Nic Naitanui made a successful return for West Coast at Patersons Stadium tonight as the club completed a pre-season sweep to fuel expectations ahead of round one.

The enigmatic ruckman was substituted into the practice match against Fremantle with seven minutes left in the first half and played the majority of his game time in attack and as a ruck rover.

He finished with nine disposals as a tall Eagles forward line showed it would be an intimidating prospect this season, with spearhead Josh Kennedy booting five goals in the 13.8 (86) to 9.13 (67) victory.

Fremantle were conversely left with serious headaches over selection and the team’s lacklustre form just a week out from their season opener against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium.

The club emerged from the 19-point loss played in suffocating heat without an obvious answer to who will support Aaron Sandilands in the