WEST Coast veteran Sam Butler expects the upcoming pre-season to be very similar to what he experienced at the Eagles in 2005-06.

Butler, 29, is the only player on the Eagles' list that played in the 2005 losing Grand Final and the 2006 premiership the following year.

He stressed that the current Eagles group is very different to the 2006 squad, but coming off the 46-point Grand Final loss to Hawthorn, he expects to see a similarly motivated group over the summer.

"I've never been a part of a pre-season like 2006," Butler told AFL.com.au.

"The motivation was simply there.

"I have that same feeling and I'm sure my teammates do as well."

The Eagles still have a little bit of time to wait before the pre-season officially begins. The first to fourth-year players begin training on November 23, while the senior players return to the club on December 1.

Butler said he is still not quite 100 per cent, but added his body is in excellent shape after signing another one-year contract to play in 2016.

"My body feels great," Butler said.

"I got through a relatively full season for me last year and had no problems coming into the end of the season so I couldn't ask for a better off-season.

"Especially after the way last season finished I feel as motivated as ever to continue on and improve and help the team as much as I can."

Butler will join a group of senior players on a team building and community service trip to Cambodia next week.  

Eric Mackenzie, Mitch Brown, Will Schofield, Xavier Ellis, Mark Hutchings, Josh Hill and Patrick McGinnity, along with a group of coaches and staff will help build houses for a remote village in the Kompong Speu Province, an hour outside Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh.

The players will do a historical tour on Tuesday before heading to the remote village to help build 20 houses for the families in the region.

The Eagles have been involved in the project previously however it is the first time Butler will participate. He has previously visited orphanages in Cambodia through another one of the Eagles' community programs.

"It's amazing that I'm a part of an organisation that has that kind of social conscience," Butler said.

"It makes you feel like you really have to appreciate what we have and not take it for granted.

"I haven't experienced (the building project) before but seeing the young boys who have done it come back to the club and seeing the impact it's had on them, obviously we jumped at the chance to be able to experience that as well.

"It's a real eye opener and it really pleased me that we decided to go back and keep our relationship going."