West Coast’s hopes of a second straight AFLW finals campaign have been emphatically put to bed as Geelong powered to a 53-point victory on Saturday.
Jake Santa Maria
Just because Sydney star Chad Warner is a free agent next season doesn’t mean he’ll find it easy to join West Coast at the end of the season. Tasmania’s entry will make moving clubs an incredibly tough task.
Craig O'Donoghue
West Coast expects to open contract talks with Andrew McQualter prior to Christmas as the coach prepares to enter the final season of a three-year deal.
Glen Quartermain
West Coast fans have taken to social media to express their surprise at the club’s decision to de-list forward-ruck Jack Williams.
Josh Kempton
West Coast midfielder Jaide Britton admits the Eagles need to be tougher at the coalface if they are to keep their fleeting finals hopes alive against Geelong.
Jack Williams is one of three West Coast players who have been delisted, but the luckless forward-ruck is set for an opportunity to grab a second chance in the AFL.
Mitchell Woodcock
West Coast AFLW coach Daisy Pearce could have taken jobs elsewhere throughout the league, but after being embraced by WA after moving from Victoria, Perth now feels like her real home.
West Coast have secured AFLW icon Daisy Pearce on a new deal that will see her become the Eagles’ longest-serving women’s coach as they fight to stay in the finals hunt.
‘It’s hard to put into words what this club has meant to me.’
Ben Sutton
Why has AFLW in Perth fallen in a hole? Danielle Laidley takes an in-depth look at the struggles surrounding both West Coast and Fremantle.
Danielle Laidley
West Coast plans to be more aggressive in next year’s trade period when it will set its sights on restricted Sydney free agent Chad Warner after refusing to part with early selections in this year’s draft.
Harley Reid has gone from giving Jack Viney ‘nightmares’ to being one of the new teammates the former Melbourne skipper is most excited to play alongside at West Coast.
West Coast will not be a retirement home for Jack Viney, with the new Eagle determined to earn his spot and lay the foundations for the club’s next premiership.
West Coast recruit Trent Rivers won’t waste any time in reaching out to good mate and Sydney superstar Chad Warner about joining him in the Eagles’ nest at the end of next year.
A total of 30 players found new homes in a bumper AFL trade period, as Fremantle great Paul Hasleby gives his verdict on every deal made over the past eight days.
Paul Hasleby
West Coast are leaving the door open to add more premiership experience to their list, with Eagles list boss Matt Clarke not ruling out a lifeline for Bobby Hill.
Trent Rivers grew up as a “massive Eagles fan” who “bled the colours” and idolised Mark LeCras. So it’s no surprise he shed tears of joy upon learning his trade from Melbourne to West Coast had been finalised.
Chris Robinson
Jack Viney and Trent Rivers did not cost West Coast the farm. Let’s call it a small veggie patch.
Where do Trent Rivers and Jack Viney slot in - and why were West Coast so keen to get them? Hear from the Eagles on their trade acquisitions here.
It took until the final 20 minutes, but the last day of the trade period finally saw some productivity including from West Coast. Here’s how Paul Hasleby graded every deal.
Trent Rivers and Jack Viney are now Eagles players, with West Coast executing a deal to grab the Melbourne premiership pair minutes before the AFL’s trade deadline. GET THE TRADE AND CONTRACT DETAILS HERE
West Coast were at the forefront of a flurry of deals that went through before this afternoon’s trade deadline. Recap all the action here!
West Coast’s bid to land Melbourne veteran Jack Viney is still alive, but could be one of the final deals done on a dramatic trade deadline day.
West Coast father-son prospect Noah Braun is emerging as a draft smokey, but the Eagles may face competition amid the youngster’s conversations with five rival clubs.
