2025 West Coast Eagles season

West Coast Eagles

2025 season
Coach	Andrew McQualter (1st season)
Captain(s)	Oscar Allen and Liam Duggan (1st season)
Home ground	Optus Stadium

The 2025 West Coast Eagles season is the 39th season of the West Coast Eagles playing the Australian Football League (AFL).

It is West Coast's first season with Andrew McQualter as coach, and first season with Oscar Allen and Liam Duggan as co-captains.

Overview

West Coast's 2025 season overview

Team	Captain(s)	Coach	Home ground	W–L–D	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker	Refs
AFL	Oscar Allen and Liam Duggan	Andrew McQualter	Optus Stadium	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	[1]

AFL

Main article: 2025 AFL season

Playing squad

Players are listed by guernsey number. Statistics are from Eagles Archive URL

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2025)	Goals (2025)	Games (WCE)	Goals (WCE)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Liam Ryan	2018	0	0	105	136	105	136
2	Jake Waterman	2017	0	0	104	132	104	132
3	Liam Baker	2018 (Richmond)	0	0	0	0	128	54
4	Dom Sheed	2014	0	0	165	69	165	69
5	Jayden Hunt	2014 (Melbourne)	0	0	40	10	154	53
6	Elliot Yeo	2012 (Brisbane Lions)	0	0	185	84	212	85
7	Reuben Ginbey	2023	0	0	40	2	40	2
8	Elijah Hewett	2023	0	0	14	4	14	4
9	Harley Reid	2024	0	0	20	10	20	10
10	Tyler Brockman	2021 (Hawthorn)	0	0	10	1	36	24
11	Tim Kelly	2018 (Geelong)	0	0	96	31	144	79
12	Oscar Allen	2018	0	0	93	139	93	139
13	Noah Long	2023	0	0	26	9	26	9
14	Liam Duggan	2015	0	0	176	15	176	15
15	Jamie Cripps	2011 (St Kilda)	0	0	235	295	251	311
16	Matthew Owies	2019 (Carlton)	0	0	0	0	72	89
17	Jack Graham	2017 (Richmond)	0	0	0	0	131	51
18	Campbell Chesser	2023	0	0	32	5	32	5
19	Brady Hough	2022	0	0	53	0	53	0
20	Jeremy McGovern	2011	0	0	191	38	191	38
21	Jack Petruccelle	2018	0	0	86	69	86	69
22	Archer Reid	2024	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Ryan Maric	2023	0	0	27	16	27	16
24	Harvey Johnston	2024	0	0	6	0	6	0
25	Matt Flynn	2016 (Greater Western Sydney)	0	0	4	1	37	11
26	Bo Allan	2025	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Tom Gross	2025	0	0	0	0	0	0

Playing squad changes

Additions

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via
3	Liam Baker	Midfielder	Richmond	trade [2]
16	Matthew Owies	Forward	Carlton	trade [2]
17	Jack Graham	Midfielder	Richmond	delisted free agent [3]
26	Bo Allan	Midfielder	Peel Thunder	AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 16) [4]
27	Tom Gross	Midfielder	Chargers	AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 46) [5]

Pre-season matches

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(West Coast's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result
Monday, 17 February (9:30 am)	Richmond	10.2 (62)	4.2 (26)	Won by 36 points	Mineral Resources Park	–	[6]
Saturday, 1 March (3:10 pm)	North Melbourne	11.5 (71)	9.15 (69)	Won by 2 points	Hands Oval	–	[7]

Home-and-away season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(West Coast's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Position	Ref.
			Home	Away	Result
OR	Bye							17th
1	Sunday, 16 March (3:10 pm)	Gold Coast	7.7 (49)	20.16 (136)	Lost by 87 points	Optus Stadium	46,532	17th
2	Sunday, 23 March (12:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	14.10 (94)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 19 points	The Gabba	30,012	18th
3	Sunday, 30 March (3:10 pm)	Fremantle	10.8 (68)	15.16 (106)	Lost by 38 points	Optus Stadium	53,289	18th
4	Sunday, 6 April (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	20.12 (132)	7.9 (51)	Lost by 81 points	Engie Stadium	9,231	18th
5	Saturday, 12 April (12:50 pm)	Carlton	17.19 (121)	6.14 (50)	Lost by 71 points	Adelaide Oval	41,252	18th
6	Friday, 18 April (4:10 pm)	Essendon	11.9 (75)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 2 points	Optus Stadium	46,080	18th
7	Sunday, 27 April (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn	18.16 (124)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 50 points	Marvel Stadium	26,425	18th
8	Saturday, 3 May (5:35 pm)	Melbourne	11.10 (76)	16.12 (108)	Lost by 32 points	Optus Stadium	41,991	18th	[8]
9	Sunday, 11 May (1:10 pm)	Richmond	11.15 (81)	11.13 (79)	Lost by 2 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground	29,539	18th
10	Sunday, 18 May (2:40 pm)	St Kilda	16.12 (108)	12.8 (80)	Won by 28 points	Optus Stadium	42,860	18th
11	Sunday, 25 May (1:10 pm)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval		18th
12	Sunday, 1 June (5:20 pm)	Geelong				Optus Stadium
13	Sunday, 8 June (1:20 pm)	North Melbourne				Hands Oval
14	Sunday, 15 June (4:10 pm)	Carlton				Optus Stadium
15	Bye
16	TBC	Collingwood				Marvel Stadium
17	TBC	Greater Western Sydney				Optus Stadium

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	23	18	5	0	2278	1635	139.3	72	Finals series
2	Geelong	23	17	6	0	2425	1714	141.5	68
3	Brisbane Lions	23	16	6	1	2061	1804	114.2	66
4	Collingwood	23	16	7	0	1991	1627	122.4	64
5	Greater Western Sydney	23	16	7	0	2114	1834	115.3	64
6	Fremantle	23	16	7	0	1978	1815	109.0	64
7	Gold Coast	23	15	8	0	2173	1740	124.9	60
8	Hawthorn	23	15	8	0	2045	1691	120.9	60
9	Western Bulldogs	23	14	9	0	2493	1820	137.0	56
10	Sydney	23	12	11	0	1845	1902	97.0	48
11	Carlton	23	9	14	0	1799	1861	96.7	36
12	St Kilda	23	9	14	0	1839	2077	88.5	36
13	Port Adelaide	23	9	14	0	1705	2136	79.8	36
14	Melbourne	23	7	16	0	1902	2038	93.3	28
15	Essendon	23	6	17	0	1535	2209	69.5	24
16	North Melbourne	23	5	17	1	1805	2365	76.3	22
17	Richmond	23	5	18	0	1449	2197	66.0	20
18	West Coast	23	1	22	0	1466	2438	60.1	4

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

WAFL

Main article: 2025 WAFL season

In what was described as the "upset of the season", West Coast's first victory of the 2025 season came in round 5, when it defeated previously-unbeaten South Fremantle by 16 points. ^[9]

Home-and-away season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(West Coast's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Position	Ref.
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 5 April (2:30 pm)	East Fremantle	20.11 (131)	12.10 (82)	Lost by 49 points	The Good Grocer Park		9th	[10]
2	Friday, 11 April (6:40 pm)	Subiaco	9.19 (73)	13.14 (92)	Lost by 19 points	Mineral Resources Park		9th	[11]
3	Saturday, 19 April (2:30 pm)	Perth	15.9 (99)	9.9 (63)	Lost by 36 points	Mineral Resources Park	1,903	9th	[12]
4	Friday, 25 April (1:40 pm)	Claremont	19.10 (124)	10.12 (72)	Lost by 52 points	Revo Fitness Stadium		9th	[13]
5	Saturday, 3 May (1:40 pm)	South Fremantle	9.12 (66)	12.10 (82)	Won by 16 points	Fremantle Community Bank Oval		9th	[14]
6	Saturday, 10 May (11:10 am)	East Perth				Mineral Resources Park
7	Saturday, 24 May (4:30 pm)	West Perth				Joondalup Arena
8	Saturday, 31 May (2:30 pm)	Swan Districts				Steel Blue Oval

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	South Fremantle	18	17	1	0	1596	930	171.6	68	Finals series
2	Claremont	18	14	3	1	1515	1035	146.4	58
3	East Perth	18	11	7	0	1468	1143	128.4	44
4	East Fremantle	18	11	7	0	1482	1292	114.7	44
5	Perth	18	11	7	0	1317	1305	100.9	44
6	Peel Thunder	18	7	10	1	1140	1248	91.3	30
7	West Perth	18	6	12	0	1328	1492	89.0	24
8	Swan Districts	18	6	12	0	1103	1314	83.9	24
9	Subiaco	18	4	14	0	1002	1578	63.5	16
10	West Coast (R)	18	2	16	0	1134	1748	64.9	8

Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

References

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2. "Baker and Owies land in the nest". Eagles . Telstra. 14 October 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
3. "Graham lands in Eagles nest". Eagles . Telstra. 8 October 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
4. "The Draft File: Pick 16 – Bo Allan". Eagles . Telstra. 20 November 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
5. "Wise words shaping Gross' AFL approach". Eagles . Telstra. 29 November 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
6. "Promising signs in match sim win". West Coast Eagles. 17 February 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
7. Schmook, Nathan (1 March 2025). "Match report: Eagles swoop for pre-season win". West Coast Eagles. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
8. Schmook, Nathan (3 May 2025). "Match report: Gawn-inspired Dees overpower Eagles". West Coast Eagles. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
9. "WAFL 2025: West Coast cause upset of the season, stunning unbeaten South Fremantle". The West Australian. 3 May 2025. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
10. "WAFL Match Report: Eagles fall short to the Sharks". West Coast Eagles. 5 April 2025. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
11. "WAFL Match Report: Inaccurate Eagles suffer at the hands of Subiaco". West Coast Eagles. 11 April 2025. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
12. "Match Report: Second-half Perth surge sinks Eagles". West Coast Eagles. 19 April 2025. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
13. "WAFL Match Report: Eagles fall to Claremont in Anzac Day clash". West Coast Eagles. 25 April 2025. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
14. "WAFL Match Report: Eagles blitz ladder-leading Bulldogs". West Coast Eagles. 3 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

External links

• Official website of the West Coast Eagles
• Official website of the Australian Football League