2022 West Coast Eagles season

West Coast Eagles
2022 season
CoachAdam Simpson
(9th season)
Captain(s)Luke Shuey
(3rd season)
Home groundOptus Stadium
Leading goalkickerJosh Kennedy (37)
Highest home attendance42,888 vs. Sydney (round 5)
Lowest home attendance20,932 vs. Gold Coast (round 1)
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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

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Male footballer in guernsey and shorts jogging
Male football coach walking
Luke Shuey (captain) and Adam Simpson (coach)

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.[1]

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.[2][3] Adam Simpson was head coach for a ninth season.

Playing list

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Changes

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Removals from playing list
Player Reason Games played Ref.
Daniel Venables Retired 21 [4][5]
Brendon Ah Chee Delisted 58 (31 at West Coast) [6]
Mark Hutchings Delisted 120 [6]
Nathan Vardy Retired 77 (52 at West Coast) [6]
Brayden Ainsworth Delisted 14 [7][8]
Will Collins Delisted 0 [7][8]
Ben Johnson Delisted 0 [7][8]
Jarrod Cameron Delisted 12 [9]
Jarrod Brander Delisted 22 [10][11]
Brad Sheppard Retired 216 [12][13]
Additions to playing list
Player Acquired Former club Former league Ref.
Sam Petrevski-Seton Trade Carlton AFL [14][15]
Campbell Chesser No. 14, 2021 national draft Sandringham Dragons NAB League [16][17]
Brady Hough No. 31, 2021 national draft Peel Thunder WAFL [16]
Rhett Bazzo No. 37, 2021 national draft Swan Districts WAFL [16]
Jack Williams No. 57, 2021 national draft East Fremantle WAFL [16]
Greg Clark No. 62, 2021 national draft Subiaco WAFL [16]
Hugh Dixon Supplementary selection period East Fremantle WAFL [18]
Luke Strnadica Supplementary selection period East Fremantle WAFL [19]
Patrick Naish Supplementary selection period Richmond AFL [19]
Tom Joyce Supplementary selection period Brisbane Lions AFL [19]

Statistics

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Playing list and statistics[20]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Liam Ryan 1 17 19 12 153 34 187 71 39
Jake Waterman 2 20 18 11 143 42 185 97 32
Andrew Gaff 3 16 2 3 191 192 383 72 38
Dom Sheed 4 1 0 0 11 9 20 2 4
Elliot Yeo 6 5 0 1 50 25 75 21 8
Zac Langdon 7 8 3 1 37 48 85 20 27
Jack Redden 8 21 5 1 231 225 456 121 110
Nic Naitanui 9 8 2 1 43 62 105 12 19
Sam Petrevski-Seton 10 14 1 1 89 75 164 42 43 West Coast debut (round 1)[21]
Tim Kelly 11 17 6 5 211 201 412 60 67
Luke Shuey 13 17 3 2 207 157 364 48 100
Liam Duggan 14 20 3 1 281 127 408 148 33
Jamie Cripps 15 17 22 13 170 64 234 70 68
Luke Edwards 16 3 1 0 19 15 34 11 5
Josh Kennedy 17 15 37 13 96 37 133 58 21
Brady Hough 19 15 0 3 127 59 186 74 14 AFL debut (round 1)[21]
Jeremy McGovern 20 10 1 0 111 53 164 67 12
Jack Petruccelle 21 8 8 8 61 20 81 30 18
Isiah Winder 22 6 3 2 25 25 50 13 7
Alex Witherden 23 13 0 0 207 72 279 100 26
Xavier O'Neill 24 11 2 0 96 64 160 19 51
Shannon Hurn 25 19 0 0 356 80 436 143 33
Zane Trew 26 2 1 1 9 11 20 1 3
Jack Darling 27 21 34 15 154 86 240 99 48
Patrick Naish 28 11 1 3 120 64 184 42 15 West Coast debut (round 1)[21]
Luke Foley 29 16 1 2 144 61 205 68 40
Jackson Nelson 30 13 1 0 104 82 186 46 28
Jamaine Jones 31 18 3 2 177 102 279 59 69
Bailey Williams 32 17 6 6 83 74 157 31 35
Rhett Bazzo 33 9 0 1 57 32 89 38 10
Luke Strnadica 34 2 1 1 12 9 21 3 5
Jack Williams 34 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
Josh Rotham 35 13 2 0 103 38 141 71 21
Connor West 36 14 3 3 100 98 198 34 52
Tom Barrass 37 19 1 0 210 85 295 145 14 100th AFL game (round 1)[21]
Greg Clark 39 9 1 1 52 46 98 24 31
Callum Jamieson 40 9 0 0 29 45 74 16 20
Hugh Dixon 41 10 4 3 44 41 85 26 19 West Coast debut (round 1)[21]
Harry Edwards 42 17 0 0 125 43 168 94 18
Junior Rioli 44 13 14 3 104 52 156 41 41
Jake Florenca 46 1 0 0 9 10 19 3 7
Brayden Ainsworth 46 1 0 1 3 3 6 1 2
Aaron Black 47 1 1 0 11 4 15 4 2
Stefan Giro 48 1 0 0 5 4 9 4 0
Jai Culley 49 4 1 1 28 25 53 8 30
Angus Dewar 49 1 0 0 7 0 7 2 3
Declan Mountford 52 2 1 0 10 10 20 1 3

Season summary

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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 Geelong, Richmond, Fremantle, Gold Coast, and Adelaide twice, and the other teams once each.[22]

Rounds 1–12

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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.[21] 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.[23]

Results

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Regular season results[24]
Round Day Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder Ref.
G B T G B T
1 Sunday 20 March Lost 12 8 80 Gold Coast 16 11 107 Optus Stadium H 20,932 15th [23]
2 Sunday 27 March Lost 8 11 59 North Melbourne 10 14 74 Marvel Stadium A 14,204 14th [25]
3 Sunday 3 April Lost 7 5 47 Fremantle 15 12 102 Optus Stadium H 38,920 17th [26]
4 Saturday 9 April Won 14 3 87 Collingwood 10 14 74 Marvel Stadium A 25,897 15th [27]
5 Friday 15 April Lost 9 4 58 Sydney 18 13 121 Optus Stadium H 42,888 16th [28]
6 Saturday 23 April Lost 4 9 33 Port Adelaide 18 9 117 Adelaide Oval A 28,587 17th [29]
7 Friday 29 April Lost 8 8 56 Richmond 25 15 165 Optus Stadium H 39,430 18th [30]
8 Saturday 7 May Lost 4 6 30 Brisbane Lions 16 9 105 The Gabba A 19,331 18th [31]
9 Sunday 15 May Lost 5 8 38 Melbourne 16 16 112 Optus Stadium H 27,488 18th [32]
10 Sunday 22 May Lost 13 8 86 Greater Western Sydney 21 12 138 Giants Stadium A 5,057 18th [33]
11 Saturday 28 May Lost 9 6 60 Western Bulldogs 25 11 161 Optus Stadium H 31,838 18th [34]
12 Saturday 4 June Lost 8 9 57 Adelaide 13 10 88 Adelaide Oval A 22,859 18th [35]
13 Bye 18th
14 Saturday 18 June Lost 9 9 63 Geelong 12 9 81 Optus Stadium H 32,526 18th [36]
15 Friday 24 June Won 16 11 107 Essendon 14 13 97 Optus Stadium H 40,933 17th [37]
16 Sunday 3 July Lost 13 15 93 Richmond 20 8 128 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 39,391 17th [38]
17 Sunday 10 July Lost 8 5 53 Carlton 17 14 116 Optus Stadium H 43,359 17th [39]
18 Sunday 17 July Lost 12 5 77 Hawthorn 15 12 102 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 22,598 17th [40]
19 Sunday 24 July Lost 10 2 62 St Kilda 14 6 90 Optus Stadium H 35,665 17th [41]
20 Sunday 31 July Lost 16 8 104 Gold Coast 16 11 107 Carrara Stadium A 8,282 17th [42]
21 Sunday 7 August Lost 13 8 86 Adelaide 16 6 102 Optus Stadium H 50,117 17th [43]
22 Saturday 13 August Lost 7 5 47 Fremantle 9 17 71 Optus Stadium A 53,818 17th [44]
23 Saturday 20 August Lost 7 4 46 Geelong 19 17 131 GMHBA Stadium A 21,098 17th [45]

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2146 1488 144.2 72 Finals series
2 Melbourne 22 16 6 0 1936 1483 130.5 64
3 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2067 1616 127.9 64
4 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 1839 1763 104.3 64
5 Fremantle 22 15 6 1 1739 1486 117.0 62
6 Brisbane Lions 22 15 7 0 2147 1799 119.3 60
7 Richmond 22 13 8 1 2165 1780 121.6 54
8 Western Bulldogs 22 12 10 0 1973 1812 108.9 48
9 Carlton 22 12 10 0 1857 1714 108.3 48
10 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1703 1715 99.3 44
11 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 1806 1638 110.3 40
12 Gold Coast 22 10 12 0 1871 1820 102.8 40
13 Hawthorn 22 8 14 0 1787 1991 89.8 32
14 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1721 1986 86.7 32
15 Essendon 22 7 15 0 1737 2087 83.2 28
16 Greater Western Sydney 22 6 16 0 1631 1927 84.6 24
17 West Coast 22 2 20 0 1429 2389 59.8 8
18 North Melbourne 22 2 20 0 1337 2397 55.8 8
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

WAFL team

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See also: 2022 WAFL season

References

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