Ben Brown has cleared the final hurdle and has been named to play against West Coast on Sunday.

The key forward was in a race against time to prove his fitness after a knee injury in the off season.

Brown played a practice match for Werribee last weekend and has since completed all training, including Friday’s main session, without any issues.

The 24-year-old will line-up alongside Jarrad Waite in the forward line with Brayden Preuss and Todd Goldstein also set to spend time in front of goals.

Ryan Clarke has missed a Round 1 berth and has been named on the emergency list with Sam Durdin and Ed Vickers-Willis.

Team v West Coast

B: Mitchell Hibberd, Robbie Tarrant, Luke McDonald
HB: Marley Williams, Lachlan Hansen, Shaun Atley
C: Jamie Macmillan, Trent Dumont, Jy Simpkin
HF: Nathan Hrovat, Jarrad Waite, Declan Mountford
F: Lindsay Thomas, Braydon Preuss, Shaun Higgins
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Andrew Swallow
Int: Scott Thompson, Kayne Turner, Sam Gibson, Ben Brown
Emer: Ryan Clarke, Ed Vickers-Willis, Sam Durdin