2011 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
President | Alan Cransberg | ||
Coach | John Worsfold | ||
Captain(s) | Darren Glass | ||
Home ground | Patersons Stadium | ||
Pre-season competition | Semi-finals | ||
AFL season | 4th | ||
Finals series | 4th | ||
Best & Fairest | Darren Glass | ||
Leading goalkicker | Josh Kennedy (59) | ||
Highest home attendance | 42,803 vs. Carlton (semi-final) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 35,059 vs. Port Adelaide (round 13) | ||
Average home attendance | 37,436 | ||
|
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2011 season was their 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their tenth season under premiership coach John Worsfold, and the fourth season with Darren Glass as captain. In the previous season, West Coast finished last on the ladder to receive their first wooden spoon. West Coast began their 2011 season with a four-point win over North Melbourne on 27 March. At the conclusion of round ten, West Coast had won five of their nine games and lost four, but over the remainder of the season they won 12 of their 13 games to finish fourth at the end of the regular season. In the finals series, the club lost their qualifying final to Collingwood by 20 points. They defeated Carlton in a home semi-final, but lost to Geelong, the eventual premiers in a preliminary final at the MCG the following week.
At the conclusion of the season, Glass was awarded the Club Champion Award as the club's best and fairest, with Matt Priddis finishing runner-up. Josh Kennedy was the leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals throughout the season.
The Eagles' leadership group for 2011 was composed of the captain Darren Glass, vice-captain Beau Waters, as well as Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood and Beau Waters. [1]
Ashley Hansen, Matthew Spangher, Will Sullivan, Adam Cockie and Tony Notte were delisted. [2] [3] [4] Tim Houlihan was delisted but was later re-listed by the Eagles in the 2011 Rookie draft. [5]
West Coast traded Ben McKinley to North Melbourne in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 National draft.
West Coast also upgraded rookies Lewis Stevenson, Callum Wilson and Andrew Strijk to the senior list using selections 78, 84 and 93 respectively.
Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Notes/Milestone(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Brown | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 14 | 10 | |
Mark LeCras | 2 | 22 | 47 | 29 | 237 | 121 | 358 | 92 | 86 | |
Andrew Gaff | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 172 | 130 | 302 | 75 | 19 | AFL debut (round 1) |
Daniel Kerr | 4 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 174 | 220 | 394 | 35 | 38 | |
Brad Ebert | 5 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 176 | 123 | 299 | 82 | 73 | |
Mark Nicoski | 6 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 214 | 105 | 319 | 72 | 70 | |
Chris Masten | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 99 | 190 | 32 | 42 | |
Beau Waters | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 69 | 198 | 53 | 34 | |
Nic Naitanui | 9 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 120 | 179 | 299 | 50 | 88 | |
Scott Selwood | 10 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 220 | 248 | 468 | 69 | 202 | |
Matt Priddis | 11 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 276 | 386 | 662 | 76 | 193 | |
Brad Sheppard | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 17 | 22 | |
Luke Shuey | 13 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 323 | 179 | 502 | 65 | 104 | |
Koby Stevens | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Tom Swift | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 37 | 83 | 23 | 5 | |
Eric Mackenzie | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 83 | 162 | 55 | 30 | |
Josh Kennedy | 17 | 23 | 59 | 38 | 208 | 62 | 270 | 144 | 70 | |
Bradd Dalziell | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
Tim Houlihan | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rookie |
Dean Cox | 20 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 270 | 176 | 446 | 137 | 43 | |
Quinten Lynch | 21 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 262 | 125 | 387 | 157 | 33 | |
Ryan Neates | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Darren Glass | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 144 | 266 | 97 | 48 | 200th AFL game |
Matt Rosa | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 233 | 168 | 401 | 94 | 56 | |
Shannon Hurn | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 343 | 109 | 452 | 114 | 44 | |
Sam Butler | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 68 | 228 | 80 | 51 | |
Jack Darling | 27 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 165 | 119 | 284 | 103 | 93 | AFL debut (round 1) |
Ashley Smith | 28 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 97 | 261 | 81 | 33 | |
Scott Lycett | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | AFL debut (round 19) |
Blayne Wilson | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Will Schofield | 31 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 109 | 263 | 91 | 47 | |
Andrew Embley | 32 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 312 | 206 | 518 | 113 | 104 | |
Jordan Jones | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jacob Brennan | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Patrick McGinnity | 35 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 110 | 219 | 41 | 67 | |
Callum Wilson | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Adam Selwood | 37 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 245 | 185 | 430 | 102 | 57 | 150th AFL game |
Brett Jones | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Lewis Broome | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rookie |
Anton Hamp | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rookie |
Andrew Strijk | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Jeremy McGovern | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rookie |
Ashton Hams | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 7 | |
Gerrick Weedon | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | AFL debut (round 7) |
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rookie |
Lewis Stevenson | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The first round of the 2011 NAB Cup was played using a round-robin format where the Eagles, Fremantle and Hawthorn each played each other once in a series of games held at Patersons Stadium on 13 February. [7] The Eagles won both of their games, progressing through to the NAB Cup quarter-finals where they defeated Gold Coast by 37 points to progress to a semi-final against Collingwood; however they lost their semi-final by 24 points and were eliminated from the NAB Cup.
After finishing with the wooden spoon in 2010, most commentators predicted the Eagles to finish in the bottom four. [8] [9] [10] [11] The team won their first two matches, against North Melbourne and Port Adelaide by four points and 18 points respectively, and lost the next two, at home to Sydney by 13 points and away to Hawthorn by seven points. The team won the Western Derby by 33 points in round 8, their first since 2007. The Eagles won their round 9 match against the Western Bulldogs by 123 points, the Eagles' highest score and greatest winning margin against the Bulldogs, and the third-biggest winning margin in the club's history, with Josh Kennedy kicking 10 goals, the season-high for the competition. [12] West Coast lost to Collingwood in round 10 by 52 points before going on a five-match winning streak, their best since 2007. The team's round 16 win over Geelong was their first over the Cats since 2006. [13]
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||||
1 | Sunday 27 March | Won | 13 | 14 | 92 | North Melbourne | 13 | 10 | 88 | Patersons Stadium | H | 35,878 | 5th |
2 | Saturday 2 April | Won | 16 | 20 | 116 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 8 | 98 | AAMI Stadium | A | 23,214 | 3rd |
3 | Saturday 9 April | Lost | 13 | 10 | 88 | Sydney | 15 | 11 | 101 | Patersons Stadium | H | 37,288 | 9th |
4 | Saturday 16 April | Lost | 9 | 11 | 65 | Hawthorn | 10 | 12 | 72 | Aurora Stadium | A | 15,063 | 10th |
5 | Bye | 10th | |||||||||||
6 | Thursday 28 April | Won | 15 | 16 | 106 | Melbourne | 6 | 16 | 52 | Patersons Stadium | H | 36,298 | 7th |
7 | Sunday 8 May | Lost | 12 | 18 | 90 | Essendon | 16 | 10 | 106 | Etihad Stadium | A | 33,631 | 10th |
8 | Sunday 15 May | Won | 14 | 12 | 96 | Fremantle | 9 | 9 | 63 | Patersons Stadium | H | 40,567 | 7th |
9 | Sunday 22 May | Won | 26 | 19 | 175 | Western Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 52 | Patersons Stadium | H | 37,308 | 6th |
10 | Sunday 29 May | Lost | 7 | 11 | 53 | Collingwood | 16 | 9 | 105 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 52,560 | 7th |
11 | Saturday 4 June | Won | 13 | 7 | 85 | Gold Coast | 10 | 7 | 67 | Patersons Stadium | H | 36,815 | 6th |
12 | Saturday 11 June | Won | 15 | 16 | 106 | Adelaide | 10 | 7 | 67 | AAMI Stadium | A | 31,412 | 6th |
13 | Sunday 19 June | Won | 15 | 20 | 110 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 10 | 88 | Patersons Stadium | H | 35,059 | 5th |
14 | Sunday 26 June | Won | 15 | 13 | 103 | Carlton | 10 | 7 | 67 | Etihad Stadium | A | 38,241 | 5th |
15 | Bye | 6th | |||||||||||
16 | Friday 8 July | Won | 14 | 12 | 96 | Geelong | 13 | 10 | 88 | Patersons Stadium | H | 40,164 | 5th |
17 | Saturday 16 July | Lost | 9 | 7 | 61 | St Kilda | 13 | 4 | 82 | Etihad Stadium | A | 31,416 | 5th |
18 | Sunday 24 July | Won | 8 | 17 | 65 | Fremantle | 9 | 10 | 64 | Patersons Stadium | A | 41,055 | 5th |
19 | Saturday 30 July | Won | 15 | 13 | 103 | Western Bulldogs | 15 | 5 | 95 | Etihad Stadium | A | 20,883 | 5th |
20 | Sunday 7 August | Won | 22 | 15 | 147 | Richmond | 14 | 6 | 90 | Patersons Stadium | H | 38,106 | 5th |
21 | Sunday 14 August | Won | 16 | 14 | 110 | Melbourne | 9 | 8 | 62 | Etihad Stadium | A | 15,740 | 5th |
22 | Saturday 20 August | Won | 20 | 14 | 134 | Essendon | 11 | 11 | 77 | Patersons Stadium | H | 38,253 | 4th |
23 | Saturday 27 August | Won | 13 | 11 | 89 | Brisbane Lions | 11 | 15 | 81 | The Gabba | A | 13,500 | 4th |
24 | Saturday 3 September | Won | 22 | 13 | 145 | Adelaide | 7 | 8 | 50 | Patersons Stadium | H | 36,062 | 4th |
QF | Saturday 10 September | Lost | 9 | 8 | 62 | Collingwood | 12 | 10 | 82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | F | 67,502 | — |
SF | Saturday 17 September | Won | 15 | 11 | 101 | Carlton | 15 | 8 | 98 | Patersons Stadium | F | 42,803 | |
PF | Saturday 24 September | Lost | 10 | 9 | 69 | Geelong | 17 | 15 | 117 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | F | 59,455 |
H | Home game |
---|---|
A | Away game |
QF | Qualifying final |
SF | Semi-final |
PF | Preliminary final |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.7 | 80 | Finals series |
2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.4 | 76 | |
3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.1 | 72 | |
4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.3 | 68 | |
5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.9 | 58 | |
6 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.8 | 50 | |
7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.3 | 50 | |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0 | 46 | |
9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.2 | 40 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.6 | 36 | |
11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.1 | 36 | |
12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.4 | 34 | |
13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.3 | 34 | |
14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.4 | 28 | |
15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 81.0 | 16 | |
16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.5 | 12 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.3 | 12 |
Seven West Coast Eagles were cited by the Match Review Panel for eight separate offences during the 2011 season: [15] Quinten Lynch was the only player suspended, receiving a one-match suspension after the round 14 game against Carlton for forceful front-on contact with Marc Murphy:
Player | Round | Charge category | Subject of offence (club) | Result | Verdict | Points [b] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Callum Wilson | PS | Striking | Nathan Krakouer (Gold Coast) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
Luke Shuey | PS | Rough conduct | Tom Hunter (Collingwood) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
Scott Selwood | 11 | Striking | Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
Jack Darling | 12 | Negligent contact with an umpire | Brett Rosebury (umpire) | Guilty (early plea) | Fine ($900) | 0 |
Quinten Lynch | 14 | Forceful front-on contact | Marc Murphy (Carlton) | Guilty | Suspension (one match) | 126.56 |
Quinten Lynch | 14 | Striking | Marc Murphy (Carlton) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 45.00 |
Will Schofield | 14 | Tripping | Marc Murphy (Carlton) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
Nic Naitanui | 16 | Forceful front-on contact | Taylor Hunt (Geelong) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
The 2011 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Friday, 7 October 2011, at Crown Perth. Darren Glass was named Club Champion and Best Finals Player, Brett Jones received the Best Clubman award and Luke Shuey was awarded Rookie of the Year. Josh Kennedy was leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals for the year. Mark LeCras (47 goals) and Mark Nicoski (41 goals) was next. [21] Adam Selwood, Richard Godfrey and Glenn Stewart were inducted as life members of the club. The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows: [22]
Position | Name | Votes |
---|---|---|
1 | Darren Glass | 398 [a] |
2 | Matt Priddis | 398 [a] |
3 | Dean Cox | 397 |
4 | Shannon Hurn | 374 |
5 | Luke Shuey | 359 |
6 | Adam Selwood | 342 |
7 | Nic Naitanui | 338 |
8 | Andrew Embley | 333 [b] |
9 | Mark Nicoski | 333 [b] |
10 | Scott Selwood | 332 |
b "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football League. The club plays its home games at Optus Stadium and has its headquarters at Lathlain Park. The West Australian Football Commission wholly owns the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Football Club, the AFL's other Western Australian team.
The Western Derby is the name given to the Australian rules football match between the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers, who both participate in the Australian Football League (AFL). As both teams are based in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, the term "derby" is used to describe the match. It has become the most important match for football in Western Australia, with former West Coast player and coach John Worsfold claiming that in the week before a derby that it is the main topic in Perth.
It's obviously different to the build-up of any normal game... We don't care what else is happening in the country, which is great."
The John Worsfold Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the West Coast Eagles throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season.
Andrew Gerard Embley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
Mark Nicoski is a former Australian rules footballer who previously played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Perth, Western Australia, Nicoski first played for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), before being recruited by West Coast in the 2003 Rookie Draft. Promoted from the rookie list prior to the 2004 season, he made his debut for the club in round five, and became a regular in the side the following season as a half-back flanker, playing in West Coast's grand final loss to Sydney. In 2006, Nicoski fractured an ankle midway through the season, and thus missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory. Over the next seasons, shoulder and groin injuries restricted his time on the field, but in 2011 he took up a different role in the team, kicking 41 goals playing as a forward. Nicoski also represented Australia in the 2011 International Rules Series. However, after serious injuries, including a torn hamstring during the final of the 2012 pre-season tournament, he did not play at AFL level over the following two seasons. Having played 112 games for West Coast, Nicoski retired from the AFL at the end of the 2013 season.
Matthew Harley Priddis is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Scott Francis Selwood is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As an Eagle, Selwood won a John Worsfold Medal in 2012, and was one of five acting captains at the club in the second half of the 2014 season after then-captain Darren Glass retired midway through the season. He moved to Geelong via free agency at the end of the 2015 season, playing alongside his brother and former Geelong captain Joel Selwood for a further four seasons. He is now playing senior football with the Ivanhoe Amateur football Club while also serving as an assistant coach at Collingwood Football Club.
Mitchell Brown is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Ballarat, Victoria, he played under-18 football for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup before being recruited by West Coast with the 16th pick overall in the 2006 National Draft. He made his debut for West Coast in round one of the 2007 season, and played a total of 94 games for the club, alternating between defence and the forward line. Brown's career has been interrupted by injuries, causing him to miss the entire 2008 season and 2015 season, as well as significant parts of the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Luke Shuey is a former Australian rules footballer and former captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He retired at the conclusion of the 2023 AFL season.
Jamie Bennell is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Bunbury, Western Australia, he was recruited by Melbourne in the 2008 National draft, and played 57 games for the club before being delisted at the end of the 2012 AFL season. He was then redrafted by West Coast in the 2013 Rookie draft, and played an additional 30 games before again being delisted at the end of the 2016 season.
Ashley Smith is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Making his debut for the club during the 2010 season, he played 45 games as a midfielder and running defender before being delisted at the end of the 2014 season. From Victoria, Smith was recruited from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, and has also played at WAFL level for both Perth and East Perth.
Andrew Gaff is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played predominantly as a midfielder.
The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006. West Coast played 22 games, including 12 at Subiaco Oval, winning just four and losing the remaining eighteen.
Scott John Lycett is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The West Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia, currently playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in 1986, and played its first season in the competition in 1987. Having lost the 1991 grand final to Hawthorn, the club won premierships in 1992 and 1994, becoming one of the most successful teams of the 1990s. West Coast won its third premiership in 2006, but declined afterwards, finishing last in 2010, before undergoing a rapid resurgence the following season to finish fourth in 2011.
The 2014 season was the West Coast Eagles' 28th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the premier Australian rules football competition. The 2014 season also marks the first season of the club's reserves affiliation with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). West Coast finished thirteenth in the previous season, despite having made the finals in the two preceding seasons. At the end of the 2013 season, previous coach John Worsfold retired, after twelve seasons in the position, and was replaced by Adam Simpson, who had not coached previously at AFL level. Darren Glass was retained as captain for a seventh season, with Josh Kennedy and Scott Selwood as vice-captains. However, Glass retired from football after round 12, and was replaced by five acting co-captains: Shannon Hurn, Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Selwood. Undefeated in the 2014 pre-season competition, West Coast started its season against the Western Bulldogs on 23 March. The club failed to qualify for the 2014 finals series, finishing its season in ninth place, with 11 wins and 11 losses. Priddis won the highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal, Beau Waters won the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award, and Mackenzie was the club champion winning the John Worsfold Medal. No players from West Coast were selected on the All-Australian team.
Tom Lamb is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2020 season was their 34th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their seventh season under premiership coach Adam Simpson, and the first season with Luke Shuey as captain. The West Coast Eagles finished the season with 12 wins and 5 losses, placing them fifth on the ladder, qualifying for the 2020 AFL finals series, in which they were eliminated in the first round by eighth-placed Collingwood. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on their season, with the team forced to hub in Queensland for much of the season due to restrictions on travelling to Western Australia from other states.
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2021 season was their 35th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their eighth season under premiership coach Adam Simpson, and their second season with Luke Shuey as captain. Having finished in the top eight every season since 2015, it was expected that West Coast would do the same in 2021. They won eight of their first thirteen matches, including an unexpected win against Port Adelaide, and a 97-point thrashing by Geelong, placing them seventh on the ladder before their midseason bye. They continued on to lose seven of their remaining nine matches, including a 92-point loss to Sydney, and their first Western Derby loss since 2015, causing them to finish ninth, missing finals.
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2019 season was their 33rd season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their sixth season under coach Adam Simpson, and their fifth and final season with Shannon Hurn as captain. Having won the 2018 AFL Grand Final, expectations were that West Coast would finish in the top four on the ladder. They won only three of their first six games, losing by greater than 40 points to the Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide and Geelong, placing the Eagles 12th on the ladder at the end of round six. They then won 12 of their next 14 games, the losses being to Sydney by 45 points and to Collingwood by 1 point. By the end of round 21, West Coast had been in the top four since round 14, and were aiming to finish in the top two. They then had a disappointing six-point loss to Richmond, and a shock 38-point loss to Hawthorn at home, to finish the season fifth on the ladder. This meant West Coast missed out on the double chance that top four teams get in the AFL finals, significantly lowering their chances of winning the Grand Final. In the 2019 AFL finals series, they faced Essendon in an elimination final, beating them by 55 points, before losing to Geelong in a semi-final by 20 points, ending West Coast's season.