Box Hill forward Ryan Maric seems destined to be the first player picked in Wednesday’s mid-season draft. With West Coast holding that selection, Maric could be jetting across the Nullarbor as soon as Thursday and the key forward was asked whether he had spoken to Eagles coach Adam Simpson at this stage. “I’ve...
A round full of upsets made for a tipsters nightmare this week with Collingwood and Essendon the only favourites running out comfortable victors against West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne Kangaroos respectively. We were treated to some absolutely splendid football that would leave even the most...
The West Coast Eagles’ unrelentingly hellish week had all the intrigue, skullduggery, instability and leaks of a political party on the brink of a leadership spill. The rumours and scuttlebutt swirling around the corridors of Eagles’ HQ might not have had the bloodthirsty lust of the heady days...
AFL: West Coast's season of woe has rolled on as they suffered a 50-point loss at the hands of Essendon on Saturday night.
Essendon led throughout the comfortable 50-point win. With six wins and five losses, they are in the eight at the half-way mark of the season. It’s a huge tick for new coach Brad Scott. For the Eagles, they regained a little self-respect after their hiding at the hands of Hawthorn last week.
West Coast will look to shrug off a recent horror run to try and claim their second win of the season against Essendon in Perth.
David King and Kane Cornes have gone through West Coast’s veteran players and what they would be worth in a trade if the Eagles wanted to move veterans for draft picks. West Coast is about to enter a steep rebuild and will need all the draft capital they can get their hands on. Ultimately, the pair decided...
The West Coast Eagles struggles have extended from off the field and into the board room according to new reports.
It was the first of two annual Sir Doug Nicholls’ rounds this year where all 18 AFL clubs come together to acknowledge the wonderful contributions of First Nations players to our great game in Marngrook. It was a round defined by the drought breaking win of Essendon over Richmond, much to the...
Kane Cornes says the Eagles have no one to blame but themselves after an alarming slide down the ladder
There’s a scene in Avengers: Infinity War where the movie’s big bad, Thanos, wields all six ‘Infinity Stones’ - objects of godly power.
Is it in the interest of both Adam Simpson and West Coast for the coach to move on at the end of the season? The Eagles suffered an embarrassing defeat on Sunday afternoon, losing to the 17th-placed Hawthorn by 116 points. Kane Cornes believes Simpson still has plenty to offer as an AFL coach and doesn’t...
“We didn’t bring the pressure. We got beaten on the inside, they were too quick. We got beaten on the outside,” coach Adam Simpson said.
AFL: Hawthorn put an absolute beating on West Coast in Sir Doug Nicholls round, notching just their second win of the season.
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions for the AFL’s Round 10 Sunday matches.
Dermott Brereton has revealed he was part of one of the ultimate sliding doors moments audacious bid that attempted to lure Chris Judd to the Hawthorn Football Club. However, it would have come at the cost of either Jarryd Roughead or Lance Franklin. Brereton was a director on the club’s board between...
It would be reckless and foolish to solely blame West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson for the club’s woeful form of late. But he might still cop it in the neck.
West Coast’s woes have rolled on this week with former skipper Shannon Hurn joining Jai Culley on the 17-man injury list ahead of the clash with the Gold Coast Suns.
It’s a Friday double header, with the Tigers desperately needing another win, while the panel praises the Suns' recent performances.
The 17th-placed Eagles are battling one of the worst injury crises the AFL has ever seen, with at least 16 players currently unavailable.
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