High-flying Geelong have dismissed concerns complacency might be a factor in Saturday night's AFL clash with struggling West Coast at Subiaco.

Coach Mark Thompson said the Cats were determined to continue the form that saw them over-power Port Adelaide by 59 points last weekend.

"This game's got a lot to do with us and not the opposition we're playing, therefore I'd hope we go over there with a ruthless attitude," Thompson said.

"We look at the opposition and how they play but we don't often talk about how bad they're going or how good they're going.

"We really try to concentrate on what we're doing and our approach.

"Last week's performance was the best we've played in a long while and we're hoping when we go into the bye next week we can really finish off this week's work and play the best footy we can."

On paper the match between the teams placed first and second-last on the ladder looks a certain percentage booster for the Cats but Thompson denies that is a consideration.

"Ladder positions we very rarely talk about and winning games by margins is almost as irrelevant as long as we go over to Perth and win the game, that's the main thing," he said.

The Eagles have been boosted by the inclusion of premiership players Daniel Kerr, Ashley Hansen, Michael Braun and Chad Fletcher and promising young forward Ben McKinley but Thompson says he does not try to analyse changes.

"You really don't know what's inside the opposition camp's heads," he said.

"All we know is that they've brought back four really experienced players and it will make their side better so it's a better challenge."

The Cats gained some good news on the injury front with Joel Selwood and Mathew Stokes both passing fitness tests before catching a later flight to Perth to join their teammates.

But Thompson said overall the side was not feeling weary after setting the pace for the season.

"I wouldn't have thought so. I thought we were struggling maybe three or four weeks ago, coming out of the Hall of Fame game.

"I think our display last week showed that we've got legs and we are fresh and we can still play so I'd expect the same this week," Thompson said.

Hansen is back in the Eagles senior side for the first time since round four and West Coast assistant coach Darren Harris said the 25-year-old deserved the recall.

"He's played three out of the last four games (in the WAFL) so we've picked him because he's fit and ready to go," Harris said.

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