BREAKING NEWS: West Coast forward Mark LeCras has hurt his knee at training today raising doubts that he will be available for the start of the 2012 AFL season.

LeCras was left writhing in pain after what appeared to be an innocuous shift of balance during a intra-club scratch match.

The 25-year-old was being chased by rookie squad member Callum Papertalk 10 minutes into the session.

LeCras was assisted from the ground with the aid of two trainers and wasn't expected to take his place in the Eagles' first-round NAB Cup series at Patersons Stadium on Sunday.

Eagles football operations manager Neale Daniher quickly followed LeCras into the changerooms and club management indicated their star would have scans on the right knee later today.

LeCras was able to put weight on the leg when exiting the ground but was clearly in a lot of pain.

He was initially named in the West Coast squad but was only expected to play one of the matches against either Fremantle or Essendon.

NAB CUP SQUADS

Hayden Ballantyne, Zac Dawson, Jayden Pitt, Garrick Ibbotson, Greg Broughton, Nathan Fyfe, Nick Suban, Adam McPhee, Nick Lower, Tom Sheridan, Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Hayden Crozier, Jack Anthony, Chris Mayne, Josh Mellington, Lachie Neale, Peter Faulks, Matthew Pavlich, Zachary Clarke, Aaron Sandilands, Stephen Hill, Lee Spurr, Haiden Schloithe, Michael Johnson, Sam Menegola, Matt De Boer, Paul Duffield, Clancee Pearce, Jay van Berlo

Mark LeCras, Andrew Gaff, Brad Sheppard, Mark Nicoski, Chris Masten, Matt Priddis, Luke Shuey, Koby Stevens, Tom Swift, Eric Mackenzie, Josh Kennedy, Bradd Dalziell, Ryan Neates, Dean Cox, Quinten Lynch, Michael Mascoulis, Darren Glass, Shannon Hurn, Sam Butler, Jack Darling, Ashley Smith, Scott Lycett, Blayne Wilson, Josh Hill, Jacob Brennan, Patrick McGinnity, Fraser McInnes, Adam Selwood, Anton Hamp, Jeremy McGovern, Ashton Hams, Gerrick Weedon, Callum Papertalk, Simon Tunbridge, Lewis Stevenson

Ricky Dyson, Angus Monfries, Leroy Jetta, Mark McVeigh, David Zaharakis, Stewart Crameri, Anthony Long, Sam Lonergan, Courtenay Dempsey, Tayte Pears, Jake Melksham, David Hille, Henry Slattery, Jake Carlisle, David Myers, Cale Hooker, Luke Davis, Elliott Kavanagh, Alwyn Davey, Patrick Ryder, Travis Colyer, Jackson Merrett, Kyle Hardingham, Nick O’Brien, Lauchlan Dalgleish, Kyle Reimers, Michael Ross, Ben Howlett, Brendan Lee, Michael Hibberd, Mark Baguley, Cory Dell’Olio