Hes lost his two plantaris tendons, but West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is adamant hell have lost none of his explosive leap later this season when he makes his AFL return.Naitanui had the plantaris tendon in both feet removed last month in a bid to ease achilles tendon soreness.The 2012 All Australian resumed running on Tuesday and would build up in coming weeks with the aim of being back by round 19 or 20.Naitanui possesses the best leap in the competition and says its an asset that wont be affected despite his surgery.The tendon that they did remove, doesnt really play a particular role in your body, Naitanui said on Wednesday.Im not really concerned. Its just more of a confidence thing with my body and being back out there.Im pretty comfortable that Ill be right in the next few weeks.I think Ill be pain-free for the remainder of the year that I come back for.Naitanui revealed he required mid-week painkilling injections earlier this season to be able to play.He was so sore after some games, he was forced onto crutches.That plantaris tendon that was taken out on either side was getting pretty angry and inflamed, Naitanui said.When that got more swollen, it was rubbing against my achilles tendon and making me pretty sore.Naitanui has been a frustrated onlooker for the past two games since undergoing surgery but says his recovery has been going well.Obviously, you guys saw me on that silly little bike-scooter thing the other day. Its always good fun to get on that when theres a crowd around, he said.I started running again yesterday. Only slowly, but its forward steps from being in a wheelchair only a couple of weeks ago.Im feeling pretty good and pretty confident in my body at the moment.I couldnt put a definite date on it, but were looking around round 19, round 20, to make that return.West Coasts top-four hopes go on the line on Sunday when they take on North Melbourne at Domain Stadium.In the absence of Naitanui, the Eagles face a major test to halt the influence of the Kangaroos All-Australian ruckman Todd Goldstein.Naitanui helped launch the AFLs multicultural round on Wednesday.The Eagles will wear special warm-up guernseys this week featuring a design inspired by Naitanuis Fijian heritage. Isaiah Johnson Jersey .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Cooper Kupp Jersey . 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Niki Lauda thinks Formula One risks alienating a large chunk of its fanbase if it continues going too far in the push for safety.This week the FIA is conducting the last set of tests on the Halo safety device ahead of the July decision on whether to implement it to F1 in 2017. F1 has been relentless in the push for safety in recent years but the introduction of Halo would be a ground-breaking step which could have ramifications in all series of open wheel racing.The Halo had a largely negative reaction from fans and drivers, with Lewis Hamilton calling it the worst modification to a car in F1 history. Fellow three-time world champion Lauda thinks F1s safety push could be sanitising the sport.If you go too far with these things, its no wonder that fewer people are watching these days, Lauda told Motorsport Magazine in reference to the Halo device. I think -- in a very respectful way -- that the DNA of Formula One should be maintained, and were slowly going to destroy it if we keep on inventing what are -- for me -- too many safety issues.Lauda believes F1 fans will stop watching if the sport is perceived to be too safe with none of the risks associated with the past.Because of improvements in the cars and tracks, Formula One has never been as safe as it iis today, so now the question for me is how far can we go on safety issues without losing the interest of the people? If someone says he wants to make $40m a year, with an easy car to drive, and no risk, this is not reality.dddddddddddd..Laudas fears are echoed by Sebastian Vettel, who thinks there is a fine balance to be found between safety and the risk of racing.The fact that the cars have become a lot safer is obviously nice for us, because knowing a little bit of history shows you that many years ago the drivers werent as lucky, and I think you need to find the right compromise, Vettel said at the FIAs Sport Conference last week. The ingredients of passion, speed, danger and noise are very important.We want to make the sport safer - we cant shut our eyes if bad things happen. Its a difficult balance, and it might sound wrong initially, but I think the sport in some way has to remain dangerous because that is what is appealing to people. If you lose that ingredient, they dont sense any more that its something out of their reach - out of this world - and it becomes less exciting. 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