2021 AFL season review: West Coast Eagles
After entering the season with premiership potential, the Eagles' 2021 campaign ended in disappointment.
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West Coast at a "dead end" aligning with WAFL club
West Coast Eagles CEO Trevor Nisbett has confirmed the club is still hunting to align itself with a WAFL club. It comes after Nisbett confirmed the Eagles will not enter their own side in next year’s WAFL competition, as they look to connect with a different side in the league, as the logistics surrounding...
Nic Naitanui backs in AFL vaccination mandate
"I'm not really getting the vaccination for myself, I'm getting it for others who are more vulnerable."
‘Interesting few months’: Eagles star Nic Naitanui shares views on AFL’s new Covid vaccination policy
West Coast Eagles star Nic Naitanui believes other AFL players could refuse to have the Covid vaccination.
Andrew Embley urges West Coast to give delisted Cats ball magnet a lifeline
Premiership Eagle Andrew Embley has urged his former club to take a punt on delisted Cat Charlie Constable, suggesting he would be a “good fit” at West Coast.
Leek Alleer leaps higher than Nic Nat and into draft reckoning
Leek Alleer on Saturday broke the running vertical jump record with ease in South Australia’s combine, shattering previous records set by Kyron Hayden and Nic Naitanui.
West Coast delists first-round pick, Roos reportedly cut experienced duo
Jarrod Brander has been delisted by the Eagles, while North Melbourne has also reportedly made cuts to their list. Brander had been hopeful of moving to a new club during the AFL Trade Period, but couldn’t find a suitor. The 22-year-old played 22 games for the club including 11 this year, averaging...
West Coast confirm delisting
The 22-year-old will assess his options elsewhere.
West Coast's 2021 trade grades
The 2021 AFL Trade Period is now over and with that comes the assessments. Matt Rendell has taken a close look at each of the 18 clubs and provided his trade grades for their 2021 activity. See your club's snapshot and what he has to say below: Rendell says: I love Sam Petrevski-Seton, this...
Every non-finalist’s blueprint for success in 2022: West Coast
Is a return to September on the cards or will age weary the Eagles and condemn them again?
Former recruiter Matt Rendell unloads on ‘lazy, comfortable, selfish, unfit’ West Coast Eagles
Former AFL recruiter Matt Rendell has unleashed on West Coast after its 2021 campaign, claiming many players looked “lazy” and “unfit” during the year and that the club’s best line-up looked “beige”.
Dennis Cometti predicts tough future ahead for the West Coast Eagles
Dennis Cometti has criticised the West Coast’s trade and draft action in recent years, predicting a bleak decade ahead for Adam Simpson’s Eagles. Cometti says he “can’t see how they get better” before explaining how they could’ve handled the Tim Kelly trade in a better way. “Getting Kelly back (to...
West Coast small forward requests move out of the club
Exciting West Coast forward Jarrod Cameron has played his last game for the club. Cameron is contracted until the end of 2022, but has told the Eagles he doesn’t want to play for them next year. It is unclear whether Cameron, 21, is keen to continue his AFL career at another club or step away from the...
West Coast defender inks new deal
The premiership Eagle has extended his stay ??
The five players your team can least afford to lose: West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles finished ninth on the ladder in season 2021. They won six of their opening nine games of the season. After 13 games they had won eight and lost five games. In their last nine games of the season, they won just two games, which were in Round 18 and 19 against the Crows and the Saints....
West Coast Eagles season review: West is not best
Welcome to the halfway point of my season reviews. Today’s subject is the West Coast Eagles. I will try not to be too excoriating of the Eagles even though they missed the finals for only the second time in Adam Simpson’s tenure as head coach at West Coast. What was more apparent than ever were the...
How West Coast plans to use Sam Petrevski-Seton
West Coast coach Adam Simpson sees incoming new recruit Sam Petrevski-Seton as a potential mid-forward, despite Carlton playing him as a defender in recent years. Petrevski-Seton requested a trade back to Western Australia earlier this week, nominating the Eagles as his club of choice after five seasons...
How Sam Petrevski-Seton gets to West Coast; Jacob Townsend waiting for clarity: Trade update
Carlton is unlikely to “play hardball” with West Coast when discussing a trade for a former top-10 pick.
AFL Grand Final Sprint 2021: Who is running in the Grand Final sprint? Only West Coast and Fremantle players, when is it, participants, runners
The traditional AFL Grand Final Sprint will continue in 2021, but with a slightly new format, delivering a Western Derby for fans at Optus Stadium.
West Coast makes three delistings as off-season moves continue
West Coast has delisted three players as they begin their off-season moves. Brayden Ainsworth, Ben Johnson and Will Collins have officially been moved on by the club. Ainsworth played 14 games for the Eagles in his time at the club after being drafted in 2017. Neither Johnson nor Collins played a game...