List of West Coast Eagles coaches

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Adam Simpson (current AFL coach) and Daniel Pratt (current WAFL coach)

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team from Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 1986, and had its first season in the Victorian Football League (VFL) the following year. The VFL was renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 due to it being a national competition. [1] [2] Since entering the AFL, the West Coast Eagles have had six senior coaches, as well as Jaymie Graham, who filled in for Adam Simpson for one game. [3] [4]

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In 2019, the West Coast Eagles joined the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) for the first time. They were forced to withdraw from that league in 2020 due to the AFL creating a rule that AFL-listed players cannot play in any state-based leagues, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] West Coast have since rejoined the WAFL in 2021. [6] West Coast's WAFL team has had two senior coaches.

In 2020, the West Coast Eagles joined the AFL Women's. [7] West Coast's AFLW team has had three senior coaches.

To qualify for this list, a coach must have coached the club in any regular season match or finals match. Pre-season matches, exhibition matches and other types of matches are not included.

Key

GCTotal games coached
WWins
LLosses
DDraws
W%Winning percentage
†Acting/caretaker coach
*Premiership coach

VFL/AFL

Note: Statistics are correct as to round 5 of the 2024 AFL season
Mick Malthouse was coach for West Coast's first and second premiership MoombaMick.jpg
Mick Malthouse was coach for West Coast's first and second premiership
#NameYearsAll gamesFinalsAchievements
GCWLDW%GCWLDW%
1 Ron Alexander 1987 221111050.00—————
2 John Todd 1988– 1989 452025044.4410100.00
3 Mick Malthouse * 1990– 1999 24315685264.20251212150.00 1991 minor premiers

1991 runners up
1992 premiers
1994 minor premiers 1994 premiers

4 Ken Judge 2000– 2001 441231127.27—————
5 John Worsfold * 2002–2013 281149130253.0217710—41.18 2005 runners up
2006 minor premiers

2006 premiers

6 Adam Simpson * 2014–231120110152.161275—58.33 2015 runners up
2018 premiers
† Jaymie Graham † 2018 1100100.00—————

WAFL

Note: Statistics are correct as to round 3 of the 2024 WAFL season
#NameYearsAll gamesFinalsAchievements
GCWLDW%GCWLW%
1 Luke Webster 2019 201010050.0021150.00
2 Daniel Pratt 2021–2023 5454819.26————
3 Kyal Horsley 2024 312033.33————

AFL Women's

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of round 5 of the 2023 AFL Women's season.
#NameYearsAll gamesFinalsAchievementsRef
GCWLDW%GCWLW%
1 Luke Dwyer 2020 615016.67———— [8]
2 Daniel Pratt 2021 927022.22———— [9]
3 Michael Prior 2022–2023 28523017.86———— [10]
4Rohan McHugh 2023 10100.00%————
5 Daisy Pearce 2024 –0000————

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References

  1. ↑ "Brief history of the West Coast Eagles Football Club". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Clint (14 March 2019). "How the West Coast Eagles went from the brink of collapse to financial powerhouse". ABC News. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "West Coast Coaches Win–loss records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Black, Sarah. "Coach out of Dogs clash after daughter's illness". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Club statement: WAFL team update". West Coast Eagles. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Townsend, John (17 December 2020). "WAFL fixtures: Easter start for 2021 season Eagles are back but licence fee still undecided" . The West Australian. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Sakkal, Paul (20 December 2018). "Tigers, Saints, Suns and Eagles confirmed for AFLW in 2020". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Luke Dwyer". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Pratt". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Healey, Catherine (7 September 2021). "Michael Prior replaces Daniel Pratt as West Coast Eagles AFLW coach". The West Australian. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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