West Coast Eagles will be bolstered by the addition of more than 340 games’ worth of experience for their Good Friday clash with Essendon, with Tim Kelly and Jeremy McGovern set to return.
Ben Smith
West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen won’t face Essendon in the Eagles’ Good Friday fixture in a blow to the club’s hopes of a breakthrough victory. Here’s why.
Jake Santa Maria
Archer Reid believes there’s a ‘very high chance’ he plays directly opposed to brother Zach on Friday in a looming showdown between the brothers for West Coast’s clash with Essendon.
Chris Robinson
Essendon have struggled to play their best footy against West Coast in Perth and one of their biggest names says the passionate Eagles fans are one of the key reasons behind those performances.
Craig O'Donoghue
West Coast defender Brady Hough has been praised by his coach after he was overcome with raw emotion over the club’s run of heavy defeats in recent years.
Samantha Rogers
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter laid down the law at main training on Wednesday, while there was plenty of love for Brady Hough but no Oscar Allen. Here’s what we saw.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter concedes his team may have been ‘too young’ in the midfield in the horror loss to Carlton, as the club tries to find the balance between exposure and experience.
Dropped West Coast star Tim Kelly is expected to spend another week in the WAFL as Eagles coach Andrew McQualter awaits the midfielder finding the form to rise “back up to his level”.
Amid a nightmare stretch of just 10 wins in their past 77 games, will West Coast be asking for - and receiving - a draft assistance package from the AFL? One respected voice says it won’t be happening.
West Coast expect defender Jeremy McGovern to face the Bombers as the five-time All-Australian faces a crucial fitness test on his groin on Wednesday.
Aaron Kirby
Sidelined West Coast veteran Elliot Yeo says the Eagles need to ‘get urgent’ in addressing their woes following a young star's heartbreaking admission.
West Coast star Jake Waterman has made an eye-opening admission as the Eagles plumb new depths, conceding some teammates don’t know how to train at an AFL standard.
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has denied his meeting with West Coast captain Oscar Allen took place in public as he admitted he was disappointed with the blowback that fell on the star Eagle.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has revealed he is hopeful star veteran Jeremy McGovern will return to the side this week after completing rehab on his groin injury.
In A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at West Coast being the worst clearance and contested-ball side after five rounds of any season, Josh Treacy joining two Freo legends, & more.
Former Collingwood coach and AFL champion Nathan Buckley has accused West Coast of surrendering to their fate in 2025 as he blasted a complete ‘dearth’ of leadership at the club.
There were some positive signs for West Coast fans as the Eagles hit the training track at Mineral Resources Park, headlined by Jeremy McGovern looking sharp. Here’s what we saw.
Danielle Laidley runs an eye over every Fremantle Docker and West Coast Eagle after round five. Who starred and who struggled?
Danielle Laidley
From on the ground at the AFL’s Gather Round, The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds-barred look at the round that was.
Mitchell Woodcock
West Coast draftee Lucca Grego is not afraid to say it - he wants to be the Eagles’ next debutant.
Tim Kelly, Matt Flynn and draftee Lucca Grego were among 13 AFL-listed Eagles to feature in West Coast’s loss to Subiaco on Friday night. Here’s how they fared.
Brady Hough is a lifelong Eagles fan who has put it all on the line for his beloved club from the day he was drafted. But years of demoralising defeats are starting to take a toll.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter is overseeing a changing of the guard in the Eagles’ midfield, turning to youth as he looks to fix their clearance woes for the long-term.
For too long, West Coast have been on the wrong end of player deals, whether that be offering big contracts to ageing stars or over-paying to bring talent into the football club, writes Paul Hasleby.
Paul Hasleby
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