West Coast gun Luke Shuey will be good to go against Melbourne on Saturday after partner Dani delivered the couple’s first child.

The midfield star had earlier told how he was keen to avoid a scenario where an Eagles final clashed with the birth of his son, Oliver.

But Eagles coach Adam Simpson revealed on Channel 7 tonight all had played out perfectly.

“Yeah, little baby Oliver. (It was) great timing (from) Dani,” he said.

“It was in the bye week heading into a prelim so he had the birthday kick today at training and he’s good to go.”

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But while the 28-year-old looks a certain starter, Simpson held fire on naming Will Schofield as defender Brad Sheppard’s replacement.

Sheppard was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury sustained against Collingwood in week one of the finals.

“It’s a bit early to tell,” Simpson said when questioned on Sheppard’s replacement.

“We haven’t had match committee yet so we’ll have match committee on Wednesday after main training and then if everyone gets through that session we’ll have selection then.”

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Simpson admitted West Coast reaching this point seemed like “a bit of a stretch” at the start of the season, but his side was keen to make the most of the opportunity.

He also weighed in on talk of a bizarre attempt to negate the home ground advantage West Coast will enjoy at Optus Stadium on Saturday.

Melbourne fans are reportedly buying tickets to the final only to stay in Victoria. The move is aimed at leaving empty seats at Optus.

Simpson joked Melbourne fans “sounded like they were a bit worried about the crowd”.

“That’s a bit of by-play. I’m not buying into any of that really,” he said.

“We love our crowd, we love our support. We thought it really helped us last week getting over the line against the Pies.”