Nic Nat keeps Round 1 door ajar

Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui will start his pre-season campaign late. Picture: Justin Benson-cooper. Source: PerthNow

WEST Coast big man Nic Naitanui has refused to rule out a shock Round 1 appearance in the derby showdown against Fremantle.

The ruckman underwent surgery on his groins in November and is expected to sit out the entire NAB Cup.

Naitanui, 22, carried the groin problem and significant soreness late last season but bravely played on, finishing with 22 games for the year.

The All-Australian ruckman was slated for a return between Rounds 2 and 8.

"I have been following my program. My goal is still Round 1," he said today.

"I'll see how I go and track along in the next few weeks. It's my body. I know how it feels."

Eagles assistant coach Justin Longmuir told the Herald Sun this month the club wanted the key big man to be reaching his peak towards September.

"He's just started running again, so he's a long way behind the rest of the group and we'll take a really cautious approach with him," Longmuir said.

"We really need Nic Nat firing at the end of the year, not so much at the start of the year.

"If he comes up for Round 1 that will be great, but we've got the cover if he doesn't come up for Round 1."

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