McPharlin has missed the club’s past two games after he sustained a calf injury in the round 16 Carlton Mid Derby.
“Luke’s working exceptionally hard and he’s got his mind firmly fixed on the finals, there’s no doubt about that,” Weber said on the HBF Health Centre Injury Update.
“He’s at three weeks, that’s what we’ve stated from the outset… the progress is good.”
Weber confirmed Hayden Ballantyne was on track to return this Saturday night against Carlton at Etihad Stadium.
“We’ve got a bit of a process to go through to the end of the week, but he trained very strongly on the weekend and he got out there on Tuesday and had a run around with the boys,” he said.
“Confidence is very high.”
A couple of young players are close to resuming after significant spells on the injury list, including Sam Menegola, who has been out for more than three months with a knee injury.
“Sam’s coming towards the end of his rehab and it’s certainly been a very challenging injury that he had,” Weber said.
“He’s got a few hurdles to jump yet, but we’re very hopeful for him.”
Max Duffy has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and is also close to playing for East Fremantle.
“Max produced well at Tuesday’s training,” Weber said.
“We’ll look to get him in (the WAFL) next week.
“As is the case of a first-year player, we need to get him strong and balanced in order to prepare him for AFL, above all else.”
Ruckman Craig Moller appears set to play WAFL this weekend after missing last round due to soreness.
“It’s really looking after a first-year player,” Weber said.
“He’s a very tall guy and his body is developing into the game, so we just looked after him, but he trained strongly on Tuesday and we’ll hopefully get him back this weekend.”
Tall defender Tanner Smith recently underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in Melbourne.
Weber said the youngster had pulled up extremely well.
“The comments from our medical meeting were that he’s got a fantastic pain threshold, he’s not feeling very much at all,” he said.
“He’ll start work tomorrow on the other three-quarters of his body, and we’ll get that wing ready for next year.”
