Cox Still 'A Couple Of Weeks' Away

West Coast coach John Worsfold has hinted popular $418k DT ruckman Dean Cox is still at least 'a couple of weeks' away from pushing for a return to AFL footy.

Cox, who is owned by over 81,000 DT coaches, has been struggling with a groin problem recently and looks likely to be out for sometime still, leaving DTers with a dilemma.

Speaking about Cox and injured midfielder Daniel Kerr's recovery program, Worsfold dropped a big hint the ruckman will be missing for sometime yet.

"It's all going to depend on how they respond to the program they're now starting. The idea is that they get a couple of weeks of work with this program and then we start to build up their running and see how they adapt to that.

"If they get through we'll keep building them up and getting them ready to play.

"If they get sore we’ll back them off and give them extra time. That's the process."

With DT finals just 2 weeks away, it could be time for DT coaches who still own Cox to trade him in.

In other news from West Coast, $231k midfielder Tyson Stenglein is available for selection this week having been a late withdrawal against Port Adelaide, while $190k defender Brett Jones misses again after sustaining a quad injury at training on Tuesday.