West Coast forward Jake Waterman says arch-rivals Fremantle’s rebuild to become premiership favourites has inspired him despite the Eagles losing the mantle as the No.1 team in town.
Mitchell Woodcock
The AFL world will come together across every game this weekend as they honour the life and legacy of Neale Daniher following his death on Monday.
Jake Santa Maria
Marcus Herbert is preparing for football’s ultimate audition, with the mature-age defender uprooting his life in country Victoria to move to Perth on a six-month contract at West Coast.
West Coast forward Jake Waterman says the return of defender Harry Edwards to the track after his latest concussion has given him and teammates a timely boost.
West Coast fans would be buoyed by the sight of a star defender who made a shock appearance back on the training track on Wednesday morning.
West Coast have made an emphatic statement, backing the depth of key defenders and rucks on their list after choosing to bring in two ball movers in the mid-season rookie draft.
West Coast have pulled a mid-season draft shock, picking Port Adelaide son-of-a-gun Oli Francou with their first pick.
WA draftee Jaxon Artemis could make his debut for Essendon as soon as this Sunday against West Coast at Optus Stadium after the beleaguered Bombers took him with the first pick in the mid-season draft.
West Coast have made two shock selections in the mid-season draft, taking the son of a Port Adelaide gun, while a WAFL premiership star went as No.1. SEE EVERY SELECTION.
West Coast’s Jack Graham could make a shock return from a shoulder injury before the bye, with the midfielder now listed as only two to three weeks away from a return.
For two weeks in 2023, playing football, the game he loves, couldn’t have been further from West Coast star Jake Waterman’s mind.
Aaron Kirby
Malakai Champion caught my eye in West Coast’s great fight against Collingwood at the weekend. Here are the signs he has got a great understanding of the role of a small forward, writes Michael Walters.
Michael Walters
Prized West Coast recruit Brandon Starcevich could finally make his club debut this weekend, with Andrew McQualter revealing he is in the mix after returning from injury in the WAFL at the weekend.
West Coast are firming to take a towering South Australian ruckman with their first pick in tomorrow’s mid-season draft, The West Australian understands.
Mitchell Woodcock & Josh Kempton
Danielle Laidley assesses every Fremantle and West Coast player after the Dockers made it 10 wins and a row and the Eagles fought out an honourable loss. See who starred and who struggled.
Danielle Laidley
Fremantle must take a patience and conservative approach to the return of ruckman Sean Darcy. And if that means a significant stint down at Peel Thunder in the WAFL then so be it, writes Mitchell Woodcock.
Brandon Starcevich and Cooper Duff-Tytler made their West Coast WAFL debuts on Saturday — but how did the pair and their teammates fair in the 27 point-loss to East Fremantle.
Ben Smith
It feels as if there is a frustration with the fixture every single week at the moment — and a lot of it can be put down to the Friday night double-headers, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
West Coast have a golden opportunity to exceed pre-season expectations and claim an invaluable fourth win when a banged-up Bombers head west this week.
Young West Coast Eagles midfielder Tom Gross is not getting ahead of himself as he targets a return to the club’s AFL side amid his improving run of form at WAFL level.
Milan Murdock’s incredible rise to stardom at West Coast should change the way AFL clubs look at recruiting and list building because even premiership contenders could use the defensive forward.
Milan Murdock’s AFL career is only eight games old, but on Saturday afternoon, he was already sharing the MCG spotlight with Scott Pendlebury.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has defended backman Tylar Young who was at the centre of an incident which left Collingwood forward Jamie Elliott sustaining a suspected serious knee injury.
Scott Pendlebury didn’t have it all his own way in his record-breaking game, but his party was never going to be denied at the MCG.
