West Coast Eagles
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The Harley hype machine: Why West Coast’s one obligation to Reid is keeping him on the right path
West Coast can define the era of their rebuild if they manage Harley Reid well, regardless of whether or not they end up keeping him.
- by Peter Ryan
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AFL 2025
See the full 2025 fixture: AFL banks on Blues, Magpies, as Dreamtime at the ’G moves to Friday night
The full 2025 AFL fixture has been released, and the league is banking on Carlton and Collingwood being big drawcards.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Daisy Pearce on Mario Kart, mindfulness and what she misses about Melbourne
Lauded by West Coast as “one of the biggest recruiting coups of their history”, Daisy Pearce discusses her first year as the Eagles’ AFLW senior coach and her move across the continent.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Pick a winner: Who your team will target in the AFL draft
We now know the ins and outs, the draft picks and the list spots that are available, so what will your club’s strategy be at the national draft and what players do they have their eyes on?
- by Marc McGowan
AFL trades as it happened: Houston a Magpie after tough talks; Former AFL coach joins Saints
Keep up with all the action from the AFL’s trade period. Dan Houston becomes a Magpie after the deal that faltered last night was resurrected. Meanwhile, Liam Baker and Matthew Owies found their way to West Coast.
- by Scott Spits
Houston, we have lift-off: Magpies all-in on flag tilt after landing All-Australian
Collingwood landed dual All-Australian Dan Houston in a huge trade involving Gold Coast and Port Adelaide that saw five players change clubs.
- by Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson, Marc McGowan and Jake Niall
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AFL 2024
New coach McQualter to lean on Hardwick style, Liam Baker chooses Eagles
Just moments after former Richmond assistant Andrew McQualter was announced as West Coast coach, it became clear that Tiger Liam Baker would nominate the Eagles as his preferred new home.
- by Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall
Who is new West Coast head coach Andrew McQualter?
McQualter will be West Coast’s seventh head coach after signing a three-year deal.
‘Did you mean that?’ How a slip of the tongue and a mega-trade revived Willie Rioli
Willie Rioli’s had a rocky road at times throughout his AFL career, but those who know him best say he is as humble and generous as he is brilliant.
- by Marc McGowan
Down to three: Victorian coaches in running for West Coast coaching job
West Coast’s rigorous process to select their next senior coach has whittled the candidates down to three assistants from Victorian clubs.
- by Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
Who’s going? Who’s staying? A club-by-club guide to the AFL trade period
We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period, and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.
- by Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
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