A year on, the picture is clearer on what could have been if West Coast gave up the rights to Harley Reid, with one trade offer likely the best pitch ever made. See what it looks like now.
They won flags between 2017 and 2020, now Richmond and West Coast are bottom-four clubs. MARK DUFFIELD looks at how both sides are plotting to get back to the top.
Trade period is behind us and the clear winners and losers have emerged. How will every club’s best 23 look for 2025 after the exchange period? FIND OUT HERE
West Coast had to choose at the trade deadline whether Carlton or Hawthorn would finish lower in 2025. It was a 50-50 gamble that could unlock the Chad Warner race – did they get it right?
Tim Kelly says he wishes things had panned out differently from his trade home to Perth on the results front, but tells MARK DUFFIELD he has no regrets about the switch.
An incredible 18 charges were handed out from Saturday night’s Western Derby, with the ‘Brayden Maynard rule’ finally resulting in a ban, while Nat Fyfe has also been rubbed out.
Carlton senior assistant Ash Hansen has been quizzed on his links to the vacant West Coast coaching role, providing an insight into whether he would consider a return to Western Australia.
Taking over from Adam Simpson was never going to be easy — on Saturday, Jarrad Schofield and West Coast powerbrokers were given a worrying wake-up call about the club’s future and life after Elliot Yeo, Jeremy McGovern and Jack Darling.
It seems premiership Tiger Liam Baker won’t be at Richmond next season, but is he locked into the Eagles? Or will their recent draft history help send him to their rivals Fremantle?
Key defenders have become a prized commodity in the trade market in recent years. MARK DUFFIELD speaks to emerging backman Harry Edwards about his West Coast future amid likely interest from rivals.
A leading AFL player fears becoming “hesitant” on the field following the suspension of one of his teammates for making a “perfect tackle”.
A Brisbane stalwart says Lions forward Charlie Cameron should not be suspended for a tackle that led to a West Coast Eagles defender being concussed.
Nathan Buckley admits he’s weighing up returning to the AFL’s coaching ranks after being linked with the West Coast job following Adam Simpson’s sacking.
Adam Simpson should be remembered for the good things he did at West Coast Eagles, according to Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan.
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