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.
Background
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.
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. Adam Simpson was head coach for a ninth season.
Playing list
Changes +Removals from playing listPlayerReasonGames playedDaniel VenablesRetired21Brendon Ah CheeDelisted58 (31 at West Coast)Mark HutchingsDelisted120Nathan VardyRetired77 (52 at West Coast)Brayden AinsworthDelisted14Will CollinsDelisted0Ben JohnsonDelisted0Jarrod CameronDelisted12Jarrod BranderDelisted22Brad SheppardRetired216
+Additions to playing listPlayerAcquiredFormer clubFormer leagueSam Petrevski-SetonTradeAFLCampbell Chesser 14, 2021 national draftSandringham DragonsNAB LeagueBrady Hough 31, 2021 national draftPeel ThunderWAFLRhett Bazzo 37, 2021 national draftSwan DistrictsWAFLJack Williams 57, 2021 national draftEast FremantleWAFLGreg Clark 62, 2021 national draftSubiacoWAFLHugh DixonSupplementary selection periodEast FremantleWAFLLuke StrnadicaSupplementary selection periodEast FremantleWAFLPatrick NaishSupplementary selection periodAFLTom JoyceSupplementary selection periodAFL
Statistics + Playing list and statisticsPlayerGamesGoalsBehindsKicksHandballsDisposalsMarksTacklesNotes/Milestone(s) 1 17 19 12 153 34 187 71 39 2 20 18 11 143 42 185 97 32 3 16 2 3 191 192 383 72 38 4 1 0 0 11 9 20 2 4 6 5 0 1 50 25 75 21 8 7 8 3 1 37 48 85 20 27 8 21 5 1 231 225 456 121 110 9 8 2 1 43 62 105 12 19 10 14 1 1 89 75 164 42 43 West Coast debut (round 1) 11 17 6 5 211 201 412 60 67 13 17 3 2 207 157 364 48 100 14 20 3 1 281 127 408 148 33 15 17 22 13 170 64 234 70 68 16 3 1 0 19 15 34 11 5 17 15 37 13 96 37 133 58 21 19 15 0 3 127 59 186 74 14 AFL debut (round 1) 20 10 1 0 111 53 164 67 12 21 8 8 8 61 20 81 30 18 22 6 3 2 25 25 50 13 7 23 13 0 0 207 72 279 100 26 24 11 2 0 96 64 160 19 51 25 19 0 0 356 80 436 143 33 26 2 1 1 9 11 20 1 3 27 21 34 15 154 86 240 99 48 28 11 1 3 120 64 184 42 15 West Coast debut (round 1) 29 16 1 2 144 61 205 68 40 30 13 1 0 104 82 186 46 28 31 18 3 2 177 102 279 59 69 32 17 6 6 83 74 157 31 35 33 9 0 1 57 32 89 38 10 34 2 1 1 12 9 21 3 5 34 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 35 13 2 0 103 38 141 71 21 36 14 3 3 100 98 198 34 52 37 19 1 0 210 85 295 145 14 100th AFL game (round 1) 39 9 1 1 52 46 98 24 31 40 9 0 0 29 45 74 16 20 41 10 4 3 44 41 85 26 19 West Coast debut (round 1) 42 17 0 0 125 43 168 94 18 44 13 14 3 104 52 156 41 41 46 1 0 0 9 10 19 3 7 46 1 0 1 3 3 6 1 2 47 1 1 0 11 4 15 4 2 48 1 0 0 5 4 9 4 0 49 4 1 1 28 25 53 8 30 49 1 0 0 7 0 7 2 3 52 2 1 0 10 10 20 1 3
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 , , , , and twice, and the other teams once each.
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. 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.
Results +Regular season resultsRoundDayDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance1Sunday128801611107Optus StadiumH20,9322Sunday81159101474Marvel StadiumA14,2043Sunday75471512102Optus StadiumH38,9204Saturday14387101474Marvel StadiumA25,8975Friday94581813121Optus StadiumH42,8886Saturday4933189117Adelaide OvalA28,5877Friday88562515165Optus StadiumH39,4308Saturday4630169105The GabbaA19,3319Sunday58381616112Optus StadiumH27,48810Sunday138862112138Giants StadiumA5,05711Saturday96602511161Optus StadiumH31,83812Saturday8957131088Adelaide OvalA22,85913Bye14Saturday996312981Optus StadiumH32,52615Friday1611107141397Optus StadiumH40,93316Sunday131593208128Melbourne Cricket GroundA39,39117Sunday85531714116Optus StadiumH43,35918Sunday125771512102Melbourne Cricket GroundA22,59819Sunday1026214690Optus StadiumH35,66520Sunday1681041611107Carrara StadiumA8,28221Sunday13886166102Optus StadiumH50,11722Saturday754791771Optus StadiumA53,81823Saturday74461917131GMHBA StadiumA21,098
Ladder
WAFL team
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