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Giants No.1 draft pick in 2012 Lachie Whitfield says the foot injury that sidelined him for five weeks was a bit of a mystery but after a month of hard work and week in the NEAFL he's fit and firing for Sunday's clash with the Eagles in Perth.
"I hurt it against St Kilda and thought it was all right but it swelled up like crazy," Whitfield said.
"It's been a really long five weeks actually, I didn't think I would be out that long.
It's no fun doing rehab when you would rather be playing. But the foot is really good."
Whitfield hurt the same foot four years ago and says he needs to be careful
"I hurt the same foot when I was 15 and it has come back to haunt me," Whitfield said.
"I've put some time into it in the last five weeks and it feels good. I've done a lot of work on the ultra-gravity machine and have done a lot of strengthening work on my ankle and calves."
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Whitfield had a stunning debut season finishing seventh in the Kevin Sheedy Medal playing 19 games and earning a Rising Star nomination. Earlier this year he extended his contract with the Giants until the end of 2016.
"I want to be around to see how far we can get and be part of the journey," Whitfield said.
"It's good to know I'm going to be part of the Giants for at least another couple of years."
Whitfield and the Giants have kept a close eye on their fellow expansion club the Gold Coast Suns (7-2) and hope they can mount a push for the finals next year as well.
"We're trying to learn off them," Whitfield said.
"The Suns are doing great things and it all started last year when they won a handful of games. They are kind of a benchmark for us so we always keep an eye on what they are doing.
"We think we should have won a few more games this year than what we have.
The indicators are looking better, we're scoring more than we did for the first seven games last year and we've got less points being scored against us. We're heading in the right direction.
The last time the Giants travelled west they were smashed by 113 points a rampant Fremantle Dockers in round 20.
The Eagles won't present as big a task for GWS who were very competitive against one of the form teams of the competition Port Adelaide going down by 35 points.
"As long as we bring energy and effort we can compete with the best teams in the competition," Whitfield said.
"West Coast at home is a big ask but hopefully we can play some good football."
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