2022 West Coast Eagles season

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West Coast Eagles
2022 season
Coach Adam Simpson
(9th season)
Captain(s) Luke Shuey
(3rd season)
Home ground Optus Stadium
Leading goalkicker Josh Kennedy (16)
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. As of round twelve, they have 1 win and 11 losses, placing them last on the ladder.

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Background

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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
PlayerReasonGames playedRef.
Daniel Venables Retired21 [4] [5]
Brendon Ah Chee Delisted58 (31 at West Coast) [6]
Mark Hutchings Delisted120 [6]
Nathan Vardy Retired77 (52 at West Coast) [6]
Brayden Ainsworth Delisted14 [7] [8]
Will CollinsDelisted0 [7] [8]
Ben JohnsonDelisted0 [7] [8]
Jarrod Cameron Delisted12 [9]
Jarrod Brander Delisted22 [10] [11]
Brad Sheppard Retired216 [12] [13]
Additions to playing list
PlayerAcquiredFormer clubFormer leagueRef.
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

Playing list and statistics [20]
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Liam Ryan 181166410742715
Jake Waterman 211547120915023
Andrew Gaff 372181881692918
Elliot Yeo 62011091937
Zac Langdon 75212231531113
Jack Redden 811201181262446152
Nic Naitanui 931115254003
Sam Petrevski-Seton 1081154471012632West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Tim Kelly 119231191062253539
Luke Shuey 1371297541512043
Liam Duggan 141020115731886911
Jamie Cripps 1587570311013126
Luke Edwards 16310191534115
Josh Kennedy 1791685213652913
Brady Hough 19600452772259AFL debut (round 1) [21]
Jeremy McGovern 20910105531586411
Jack Petruccelle 2133424933113
Isiah Winder 22632252550137
Alex Witherden 231000176612378519
Xavier ONeill 24510403171611
Shannon Hurn 25900153381916216
Jack Darling 271115880501304924
Patrick Naish 281113120641844215West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Luke Foley 2990296361324523
Jackson Nelson 30101089671564019
Jamaine Jones 3182164381022330
Bailey Williams 328413528631417
Luke Strnadica 342111292135
Jack Williams 3410011201
Josh Rotham 358007023934612
Connor West 3691178701482339
Tom Barrass 379108434118515100th AFL game (round 1) [21]
Greg Clark 395114333761927
Callum Jamieson 406002034541317
Hugh Dixon 417333634702216West Coast debut (round 1) [21]
Harry Edwards 4210006928975011
Willie Rioli 446824919681915
Jake Florenca 461009101937
Brayden Ainsworth 4610133612
Aaron Black 471101141542
Stefan Giro 4810054940
Angus Dewar 4910070723
Declan Mountford 5221010102013

Season summary

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

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

Regular season results [24]
RoundDayDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadderRef.
GBTGBT
1 Sunday20 MarchLost12880 Gold Coast 1611107 Optus Stadium H20,93215th [23]
2 Sunday27 MarchLost81159 North Melbourne 101474 Marvel Stadium A14,20414th [25]
3 Sunday3 AprilLost7547 Fremantle 1512102 Optus Stadium H38,92017th [26]
4 Saturday9 AprilWon14387 Collingwood 101474 Marvel Stadium A25,89715th [27]
5 Friday15 AprilLost9458 Sydney 1813121 Optus Stadium H42,88816th [28]
6 Saturday23 AprilLost4933 Port Adelaide 189117 Adelaide Oval A28,58717th [29]
7 Friday29 AprilLost8856 Richmond 2515165 Optus Stadium H39,43018th [30]
8 Saturday7 MayLost4630 Brisbane Lions 169105 The Gabba A19,33118th [31]
9 Sunday15 MayLost5838 Melbourne 1616112 Optus Stadium H27,48818th [32]
10 Sunday22 MayLost13886 Greater Western Sydney 2112138 Giants Stadium A5,05718th [33]
11 Saturday28 MayLost9660 Western Bulldogs 2511161 Optus Stadium H31,83818th [34]
12 Saturday4 JuneLost8957 Adelaide 131088 Adelaide Oval A22,85918th [35]
13 Bye
14 Saturday18 June Geelong Optus Stadium H
15 Friday24 June Essendon Optus Stadium H
16 Sunday3 July Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground A
17 Sunday10 July Carlton Optus Stadium H
18 Sunday17 July Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground A
19 Sunday24 July 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

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Brisbane Lions 1310301338997134.240 Finals series
2 Melbourne 1310301111829134.040
3 Fremantle 1310301068831128.540
4 Carlton 1394011531027112.336
5 Geelong 128401096859127.632
6 Sydney 128401116939118.832
7 Richmond 1385012371050117.832
8 St Kilda 138501082955113.332
9 Collingwood 1385011161059105.432
10 Western Bulldogs 126601102930118.524
11 Gold Coast 126601017942108.024
12 Port Adelaide 12570883857103.020
13 Greater Western Sydney 12480974105992.016
14 Hawthorn 134901081123587.516
15 Adelaide 12480899109782.016
16 Essendon 133100946122077.512
17 North Melbourne 131120724138452.34
18 West Coast 121110691136450.74
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2022. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

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