2022 West Coast Eagles season

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. As of round six, they have 1 win and 5 losses, placing them seventeenth on the ladder.

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

Changes
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]

Season summary

Results
Regular season results[20]
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 [21]
2 Sunday 27 March Lost 8 11 59 North Melbourne 10 14 74 Marvel Stadium A 14,204 14th [22]
3 Sunday 3 April Lost 7 5 47 Fremantle 15 12 102 Optus Stadium H 38,920 17th [23]
4 Saturday 9 April Won 14 3 87 Collingwood 10 14 74 Marvel Stadium A 25,897 15th [24]
5 Friday 15 April Lost 9 4 58 Sydney 18 13 121 Optus Stadium H 42,888 16th [25]
6 Saturday 23 April Lost 4 9 33 Port Adelaide 18 9 117 Adelaide Oval A 28,587 17th [26]
7 Friday 29 April Richmond Optus Stadium H
8 Saturday 7 May Brisbane Lions The Gabba A
9 Sunday 15 May Melbourne Optus Stadium H
10 Greater Western Sydney Giants Stadium A
11 Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium H
12 Adelaide Adelaide Oval A
13 Bye
14 Geelong Optus Stadium H
15 Essendon Optus Stadium H
16 Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground A
17 Carlton Optus Stadium H
18 Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground A
19 St Kilda Optus Stadium H
20 Gold Coast Carrara Stadium A
21 Adelaide Optus Stadium H
22 Fremantle Optus Stadium A
23 Geelong GMHBA Stadium A

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne 7 7 0 0 633 434 145.9 28 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 7 6 1 0 746 532 140.2 24
3 Fremantle 7 6 1 0 601 435 138.2 24
4 St Kilda 7 5 2 0 615 478 128.7 20
5 Sydney 7 5 2 0 684 554 123.5 20
6 Carlton 7 5 2 0 609 583 104.5 20
7 Geelong 7 4 3 0 666 562 118.5 16
8 Collingwood 7 4 3 0 666 604 110.3 16
9 Richmond 7 3 4 0 669 585 114.4 12
10 Western Bulldogs 7 3 4 0 597 563 106.0 12
11 Hawthorn 7 3 4 0 585 610 95.9 12
12 Adelaide 7 3 4 0 553 635 87.1 12
13 Port Adelaide 7 2 5 0 504 533 94.6 8
14 Gold Coast 7 2 5 0 556 641 86.7 8
15 Greater Western Sydney 7 2 5 0 528 617 85.6 8
16 Essendon 7 1 6 0 532 736 72.3 4
17 North Melbourne 7 1 6 0 451 753 59.9 4
18 West Coast 7 1 6 0 420 760 55.3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

WAFL team
See also: 2022 WAFL season

References
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