Key outs don't worry West Coast Eagles Daniel Kerr will miss West Coast's clash with Brisbane. WEST Coast are adamant their midfield will not be exposed despite the omission of Daniel Kerr and Chris Masten from the side to take on Brisbane on Saturday. The loss of Kerr (knee) will leave a massive gap in their midfield but assistant coach Scott Burns denied the severity of his injury and said it was a precautionary move. "It's only a little bit sore but it's a six-day break and he didn't quite come up but he'll be right Friday night next week," Burns said. The Eagles were forced to include two players on the comeback from injury and a debutant, but are confident that they are match-ready. "They've done the minutes to get in and play or else we wouldn't be risking it," he said. " (Matt) Priddis, Scotty Selwood, (Luke) Shuey and (Andrew) Gaff, they're rock hard fit ... and Coxy (is) obviously in the ruck so the other boys add a little bit of freshness," the former Collingwood enforcer said. The Eagles and Lions sit together on eight premiership points and will both be looking to turn their respective seasons around. Burns was wary of the Lions' on-ballers and predicted a "tough" matchup at the venue where they were beaten by two points in round 10 last year. "Their midfield's quite strong and they've got a lot of players that can go through there, so playing them up here at the Gabba where they'll be pretty keen to turn things around," he said. The Eagles will blood young midfielder Mark Hutchings, who they snapped up at pick 60 in the draft after he was cut from the St.Kilda rookie list in 2010. The 21-year-old returned to the WAFL for two years and finally earned his chance after producing an impressive 33-possession game last week. It's been great for him to get in (because) he's worked really hard to get his opportunity. He is a strong-bodied midfielder and I think he'll deal pretty well at this level," Burns said.