2022 West Coast Eagles season

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West Coast Eagles
2022 season
Coach Adam Simpson
(9th season)
Captain(s) Luke Shuey
(3rd season)
Home ground Optus Stadium
Leading goalkicker Josh Kennedy (37)
Highest home attendance42,888 vs. Sydney (round 5)
Lowest home attendance20,932 vs. Gold Coast (round 1)
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The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2022 season is their 36th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their ninth season with Adam Simpson as coach, and their third season with Luke Shuey as captain. They finished the season with two wins and 20 losses, placing them 17th on the ladder.

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Background

Luke Shuey 2018.3.jpg
Adam Simpson 2018.1.jpg
Luke Shuey (captain) and Adam Simpson (coach)

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). They ended the 2021 home-and-away season ninth on the ladder, causing them to miss finals. [1]

In the off-season, Luke Shuey was voted captain for the third year in a row. Jeremy McGovern and Nic Naitanui were voted to become vice captains for the 2022 season. Tom Barrass, Liam Duggan and Oscar Allen were voted in as the remaining players for the leadership group. Josh Kennedy was the only person to leave the leadership group, stepping down as 2022 will likely be his last season. [2] [3] Adam Simpson was head coach for a ninth season.

Playing list

Changes

Removals from playing list
PlayerReasonGames playedRef.
Daniel Venables Retired21 [4] [5]
Brendon Ah Chee Delisted58 (31 at West Coast) [6]
Mark Hutchings Delisted120 [6]
Nathan Vardy Retired77 (52 at West Coast) [6]
Brayden Ainsworth Delisted14 [7] [8]
Will CollinsDelisted0 [7] [8]
Ben JohnsonDelisted0 [7] [8]
Jarrod Cameron Delisted12 [9]
Jarrod Brander Delisted22 [10] [11]
Brad Sheppard Retired216 [12] [13]
Additions to playing list
PlayerAcquiredFormer clubFormer leagueRef.
Sam Petrevski-Seton Trade Carlton AFL [14] [15]
Campbell Chesser No. 14, 2021 national draft Sandringham Dragons NAB League [16] [17]
Brady Hough No. 31, 2021 national draft Peel Thunder WAFL [16]
Rhett Bazzo No. 37, 2021 national draft Swan Districts WAFL [16]
Jack Williams No. 57, 2021 national draft East Fremantle WAFL [16]
Greg Clark No. 62, 2021 national draft Subiaco WAFL [16]
Hugh Dixon Supplementary selection period East Fremantle WAFL [18]
Luke Strnadica Supplementary selection period East Fremantle WAFL [19]
Patrick Naish Supplementary selection period Richmond AFL [19]
Tom Joyce Supplementary selection period Brisbane Lions AFL [19]

Statistics

Playing list and statistics [20]
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Liam Ryan 1171912153341877139
Jake Waterman 2201811143421859732
Andrew Gaff 316231911923837238
Dom Sheed 41001192024
Elliot Yeo 6501502575218
Zac Langdon 78313748852027
Jack Redden 82151231225456121110
Nic Naitanui 982143621051219
Sam Petrevski-Seton 10141189751644243West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Tim Kelly 1117652112014126067
Luke Shuey 13173220715736448100
Liam Duggan 14203128112740814833
Jamie Cripps 15172213170642347068
Luke Edwards 16310191534115
Josh Kennedy 1715371396371335821
Brady Hough 191503127591867414AFL debut (round 1) [21]
Jeremy McGovern 201010111531646712
Jack Petruccelle 218886120813018
Isiah Winder 22632252550137
Alex Witherden 2313002077227910026
Xavier O'Neill 24112096641601951
Shannon Hurn 2519003568043614333
Zane Trew 262119112013
Jack Darling 27213415154862409948
Patrick Naish 281113120641844215West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Luke Foley 291612144612056840
Jackson Nelson 301310104821864628
Jamaine Jones 3118321771022795969
Bailey Williams 32176683741573135
Rhett Bazzo 339015732893810
Luke Strnadica 342111292135
Jack Williams 3410011201
Josh Rotham 351320103381417121
Connor West 361433100981983452
Tom Barrass 3719102108529514514100th AFL game (round 1) [21]
Greg Clark 399115246982431
Callum Jamieson 409002945741620
Hugh Dixon 4110434441852619West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Harry Edwards 421700125431689418
Junior Rioli 4413143104521564141
Jake Florenca 461009101937
Brayden Ainsworth 4610133612
Aaron Black 471101141542
Stefan Giro 4810054940
Jai Culley 49411282553830
Angus Dewar 4910070723
Declan Mountford 5221010102013

Season summary

The fixture for the 2022 season was revealed in December 2021, with each team scheduled to play 22 matches and have a mid-season bye. Only the first nine rounds had times and dates set for the matches, with the remaining dates released as the season progressed. West Coast are scheduled to play Geelong, Richmond, Fremantle, Gold Coast, and Adelaide twice, and the other teams once each. [22]

Rounds 1–12

West Coast's first match was against the Gold Coast Suns at Optus Stadium. This match saw the AFL debut of Brady Hough, and the West Coast debut of Sam Petrevski-Seton, Patrick Naish, and Hugh Dixon. Willie Rioli also played his first game since 2019, having served a two-year suspension for tampering with urine tests. [21] West Coast lost the match 80–107, making this the first time that the Eagles had lost to the Suns at home. Tom Barrass, who was celebrating his 100th AFL game, kicked his first ever goal. [23]

Results

Regular season results [24]
RoundDayDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadderRef.
GBTGBT
1 Sunday20 MarchLost12880 Gold Coast 1611107 Optus Stadium H20,93215th [23]
2 Sunday27 MarchLost81159 North Melbourne 101474 Marvel Stadium A14,20414th [25]
3 Sunday3 AprilLost7547 Fremantle 1512102 Optus Stadium H38,92017th [26]
4 Saturday9 AprilWon14387 Collingwood 101474 Marvel Stadium A25,89715th [27]
5 Friday15 AprilLost9458 Sydney 1813121 Optus Stadium H42,88816th [28]
6 Saturday23 AprilLost4933 Port Adelaide 189117 Adelaide Oval A28,58717th [29]
7 Friday29 AprilLost8856 Richmond 2515165 Optus Stadium H39,43018th [30]
8 Saturday7 MayLost4630 Brisbane Lions 169105 The Gabba A19,33118th [31]
9 Sunday15 MayLost5838 Melbourne 1616112 Optus Stadium H27,48818th [32]
10 Sunday22 MayLost13886 Greater Western Sydney 2112138 Giants Stadium A5,05718th [33]
11 Saturday28 MayLost9660 Western Bulldogs 2511161 Optus Stadium H31,83818th [34]
12 Saturday4 JuneLost8957 Adelaide 131088 Adelaide Oval A22,85918th [35]
13 Bye 18th
14 Saturday18 JuneLost9963 Geelong 12981 Optus Stadium H32,52618th [36]
15 Friday24 JuneWon1611107 Essendon 141397 Optus Stadium H40,93317th [37]
16 Sunday3 JulyLost131593 Richmond 208128 Melbourne Cricket Ground A39,39117th [38]
17 Sunday10 JulyLost8553 Carlton 1714116 Optus Stadium H43,35917th [39]
18 Sunday17 JulyLost12577 Hawthorn 1512102 Melbourne Cricket Ground A22,59817th [40]
19 Sunday24 JulyLost10262 St Kilda 14690 Optus Stadium H35,66517th [41]
20 Sunday31 JulyLost168104 Gold Coast 1611107 Carrara Stadium A8,28217th [42]
21 Sunday7 AugustLost13886 Adelaide 166102 Optus Stadium H50,11717th [43]
22 Saturday13 AugustLost7547 Fremantle 91771 Optus Stadium A53,81817th [44]
23 Saturday20 AugustLost7446 Geelong 1917131 GMHBA Stadium A21,09817th [45]

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Geelong (P)22184021461488144.272 Finals series
2 Melbourne 22166019361483130.564
3 Sydney 22166020671616127.964
4 Collingwood 22166018391763104.364
5 Fremantle 22156117391486117.062
6 Brisbane Lions 22157021471799119.360
7 Richmond 22138121651780121.654
8 Western Bulldogs 221210019731812108.948
9 Carlton 221210018571714108.348
10 St Kilda 22111101703171599.344
11 Port Adelaide 221012018061638110.340
12 Gold Coast 221012018711820102.840
13 Hawthorn 2281401787199189.832
14 Adelaide 2281401721198686.732
15 Essendon 2271501737208783.228
16 Greater Western Sydney 2261601631192784.624
17 West Coast 2222001429238959.88
18 North Melbourne 2222001337239755.88
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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