West Coast Eagles

Names
Full name	West Coast Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Season 2007
Position	5th (After Finals)
Top Goalkicker	Quinten Lynch
Best & Fairest	Darren Glass
Club Details
Founded	1986
Colours	Home: Navy Blue, White and Gold, Away: Royal Blue and Gold
Competition	Australian Football League
Chairman	Mark Barnaba
Coach	John Worsfold
Captain(s)	Darren Glass
Ground(s)	Subiaco Oval (43,500)
Other information
Official website	www.westcoasteagles.com.au

West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Quinten Lynch (born 24 January 1983 is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer He mainly plays at Full forward and Centre half forward Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The club is based at Subiaco Oval in Perth, Western Australia and was formed in August 1986 when the then Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League) expanded to include teams from Perth and Brisbane for the 1987 season. Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The club played 54^[1] of its home games between 1987 and 2000 at the WACA due to an agreement that some games would be played there and also the fact that Subiaco Oval could not host night games due to a lack in lighting. Since entering the competition, the Eagles have been one of the most successful clubs in the AFL, winning the 1992, 1994 and 2006 premierships, being runners up in 1991 and 2005, and competing in finals in all but four seasons. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1994. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1991. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.

Contents 1 History 1.1 1980s: The Early Years 1.2 1990s: The Malthouse Years 1.3 2000-2001: The Ken Judge Years 1.4 2002 - current: The John Worsfold Years 2 Club Awards 2.1 AFL Premiers 2.2 McClelland Trophy 3 Club Honour Board 4 Individual awards 4.1 AFL Hall of Fame Members 4.2 Brownlow Medal winners 4.3 Leigh Matthews Trophy winners 4.4 Sandover Medal winners 4.5 Norm Smith Medal winners 4.6 Coleman Medal winners 4.7 AFL Rising Star winners 4.8 Goal of the Year winners 4.9 Mark of the Year winners 4.10 All Australian selection 4.11 Team of the Decade 5 Membership and attendance 6 Club Song 7 Club Mascot 8 Team 20 9 Current squad 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

History

1980s: The Early Years

The West Coast Eagles were formed initially when Indian Pacific (a Victorian investor company) applied in 1986 to enter a West Australian based franchise team in the Victorian Football League

The new club managed to draw a creditable squad together, mostly out of the WAFL, but also with a few players returning from Victoria to play for the new Perth based side. Route The route leaves East Perth Station and travels first along a dual gauge section of the Midland suburban line and east to Kalgoorlie, then following Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary In a lavish function at the then Merlin Hotel (now the Hyatt Perth), in October of 1986, the club released its new colours, its inaugural squad, and announced the club's name would be the "West Coast Eagles". Hyatt is an international brand of hotels within the Global Hyatt Corporation that operates numerous properties ^[2]

The club's reception in West Australian football circles was mixed, with many diehard supporters of the WAFL opposed to the entry of the VFL into Perth. But with a good array of local talent on board, including the return from Melbourne of 1983 Brownlow Medallist Ross Glendinning as the club's inaugural captain, the Eagles caught the attention of a majority of the football supporters of Western Australia. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian West Coast's first official match of any sort was a pre-season game against Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) on March 3, 1987, which the Eagles won. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

The club's first official home and away match at Subiaco Oval against Richmond on March 29, 1987 was played before a respectable crowd of 23,897. Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The fledgeling Eagles, down by 33 points at the final change, somehow managed to outscore the visiting and tiring Tigers nine goals to one in the final term to run out 14 point winners - a club record last quarter comeback that lasted until round 10 of 2006. ^[3] By season's end, the club had split its games with eleven wins and eleven losses for a seventh place finish, but despite this quite respectable effort, inaugural coach Ron Alexander was sacked from the position and replaced with WA coaching legend John Todd. Ron Alexander (born 10 December 1950 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and WAFL as well as a coach John Todd (born 21 May 1938 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach

The 1988 season saw the Eagles improve to become one of the strongest teams of the competition, finishing the home and away season in fourth, before narrowly losing the Elimination Final to Melbourne by two points. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. Despite this loss, the mood was upbeat at the club for the future, although it was the last game for inaugural captain Glendinning. ^[4]

However, the 1989 season put the club under a lot of pressure. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Injuries and poor form led to the club only winning two matches in the first fifteen rounds of the season, culminating in the "Windy Hill Massacre", where the Eagles lost by a club record 142 points to Essendon. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. In the nadir of this season, with major financial problems besetting the club and a bleak outlook, there was even talk of disbanding the club and reverting back to the WAFL as the senior competition in Western Australia. However, the Eagles rallied with five wins in the last seven weeks of the season. While it was enough to stave off the wolves, it was not enough to keep John Todd in the role of senior coach, nor allow first year captain Murray Rance to retain the role. Murray Rance (born 25 January 1962 in Kununoppin) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the

1990s: The Malthouse Years

As the VFL made way for the new AFL the Eagles entered the 1990s with a new coach, Mick Malthouse, a Victorian recruited from Footscray, and a new captain in Steve Malaxos who had won the club's first club champion award in 1987. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in Steve Malaxos (born 19 June 1961 is an Australian rules football identity from Western Australia. The change in leadership, and the rise of a few younger players, led to a resurgence at the club winning sixteen games on the way to a third place finish at the end of the home and away season. This led to a berth in the Qualifying Final against Collingwood, which resulted in a famous draw,^[5] but the Eagles could not win the replay, and despite beating Melbourne in the First Semi Final, bowed out a fortnight later to Essendon in the Preliminary Final. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. A Grand Final Replay is necessitated when the Grand Final is drawn This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC.

As 1991 started, out of favour captain Malaxos was replaced with youngster John Worsfold. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which That didn't seem to affect the club as the season saw what was probably the most dominant Eagles side, winning the first twelve games of the season, a club-record nineteen games in the home and away series, and the Eagles' first minor premiership. ^[6] However, the young team struggled with the finals pressure exerted by such a dominant season, and while they made the Grand Final, it was lost to Hawthorn by 53 points in front of a crowd of 75,230. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 It was the only Grand Final ever to be played at Waverley Park, and the first in the AFL to feature a non-Victorian side. Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an Australian rules football Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria

1991 AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Hawthorn	20	19	139
West Coast	13	8	86
Venue: Waverley Park	Crowd: 75,230 [5]

The Eagles weren't as strong through the 1992 season, but managed to get a reasonable spot in the finals, winning a classic final against Hawthorn^[7] on the way to a Grand Final appearance, this time against Geelong at the MCG. The 1991 AFL Grand Final took place on September 28, 1991 at Waverley Park between AFL clubs Hawthorn and West Coast. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an Australian rules football Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. The Eagles struggled early in the match, trailing by as much as four goals, but ended up over-running the Cats to win by 28 points and claim the club's first ever premiership, with Peter Matera winning the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground. Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match The 1992 premiership was the first senior AFL premiership won by a team from outside Victoria.

1992 AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
West Coast	16	17	113
Geelong	12	13	85
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 95,007 [6]

After a 1993 season that was a washout when the Eagles just never really got going (although still making the finals), in 1994 the Eagles again won the minor premiership at the end of the home and away season, and this time managed to carry the form through the finals series, despite a scare in the opening week of the finals when Collingwood nearly sneaked over the line in a close game at the WACA Ground. The 1992 AFL Grand Final was an historic Grand Final which took place on September 26, 1992 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between AFL clubs Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. In the end the Eagles did not lose a match in the series, culminating in an 80 point thrashing of Geelong in the Grand Final for the club's second premiership. Dean Kemp was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground on this occasion. Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West

1994 AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
West Coast	20	23	143
Geelong	8	15	63
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 93,860 [7]

In 1995, a local AFL rival the Fremantle Football Club was introduced to the WA football market, heightening competition for the West Australian audience and forming a fierce rivalry to become the Western Derby, a twice yearly encounter between the two clubs. The 1994 AFL Grand Final took place under overcast skies on October 1, 1994 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between AFL clubs Geelong Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL The Western Derby (ˈdɝbiː is the name given to the Australian Football League match between the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles football The derby was for much of the 90s a West Coast affair, with the Eagles winning the first nine encounters before the Dockers finally won the later derby of 1999.

Meanwhile the club's performances on the field slipped a little from the heights of the early 90s, but never so far as to not make the finals. After bowing out quietly in 1995, the Eagles won their opening final in 1996, resulting in what would normally have been a home semi final against Essendon. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) However, due to what Eagles fans saw as a poorly constructed contract between the league and the MCG, the game was scheduled to be played at the MCG instead of Subiaco. ^[8] In all the furore the Eagles were comprehensively thrashed. On a brighter note, young Eagle Ben Cousins won the club's first AFL Rising Star award for the best rookie in the competition for 1996. Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance ^[9]

The 1997 and 1998 seasons saw the Eagles mostly making up numbers in the finals, bowing out early both years, with the most notable incident being when captain John Worsfold was dropped for what would have been his final appearance in the 1998 Semi Final; ^[10] oddly mirroring what happened to his predecessor in the role, Steve Malaxos, who was dropped for the 1990 Preliminary Final and never played for the club again. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) ^[11] Worsfold was replaced in the captaincy by his vice captain, Guy McKenna. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player

In the second week of the 1999 season the Eagles again found themselves in the situation where they earned a home final (after beating the Western Bulldogs at the MCG in the first week), but once again the MCG contract denied the club the right to host the final, and the Eagles faced Carlton and lost on the road. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ^[12] This rule later cost the Adelaide Crows the right to host a Semi Final in 2002, and the Brisbane Lions a Preliminary Final in 2004 before it was finally abolished. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane

The 1999 season is probably more remembered for the continual rumours that linked coach Mick Malthouse to the senior coaching role at Collingwood; the rumours ended up being proven correct when Malthouse was released from his contract to the club for the 2000 season, to be replaced with Ken Judge. Ken Judge (born 15 January 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Also notable in 1999 was the first (and currently only) Eagle to top the AFL goalkicking, when Scott Cummings won the Coleman Medal with 95 goals. Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles and ^[13]

2000-2001: The Ken Judge Years

The Eagles might have started Judge's reign as coach impressively, thrashing reigning premiers North Melbourne in the opening game of 2000, and winning two games by over 100 points in three weeks against Adelaide and Fremantle, but it was to turn sour quite quickly in the latter part of the 2000 season. Sitting at six wins and five losses at the half way point of the season, injury struck, and West Coast slumped to win only one more match for the season, and missing the finals for the first time since 1989, and another change of captaincy, as McKenna retired to be replaced with Dean Kemp and Ben Cousins as co-captains. The Eagles also introduced a much maligned ochre colour to their home and away uniforms in these years, which have since been abandoned for the more traditional uniforms worn in previous years.

However bad 2000 might have been, the 2001 season was the club's all time nadir. In a shocking season, crueled by injury, older players falling away, and general mutterings of dissatisfaction, the club won only five matches for the entire year, all against other bottom four sides; the fourteenth place finish by far the lowest in the club's history. Against rumours of player dissatisfaction, and even revolt, Ken Judge was sacked from the coaching role, to be replaced in turn by former premiership captain John Worsfold.

2002 - current: The John Worsfold Years

It appeared to be a poisoned chalice that was handed to Worsfold in his first senior coaching role; a team that was widely tipped to slump further to the bottom of the ladder. Most fans would have been satisfied with just an improvement in performance, but Worsfold and his mostly young charges surprised many, being almost unbeatable at home, and sneaking a couple of crucial away wins to make an unexpected finals appearance on the back of an eleven win - eleven loss home and away season in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Eagles lost first up and were eliminated, but it was a sign of improvement to come.

The 2003 and 2004 seasons were opposites of each other. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In 2003, the Eagles ran riot early, sitting in the high reaches of the ladder mid-season before injury took out the second part of the season and the club slumped to finish just inside the finals, and were bundled straight out; in 2004, the season was looking down the barrel early, but a dramatic late season recovery saw the Eagles steal a spot in the finals in the last week of the home and away season, only to be thrashed in a thunderstorm by the Sydney Swans first up. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales.

2004 however saw the first ever Eagle to win Australian Football's highest individual award, when Chris Judd won the Brownlow Medal in a canter. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Previous best West Coast performances had been runner up efforts from Craig Turley in 1991 and Peter Matera in 1996. Craig Turley (born 24 August 1965 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Season 2005 saw the Eagles start on fire, easily accounting for all opponents in the opening eight weeks before inexplicably losing to then-bottom-placed Collingwood. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eagles however recovered to be as much as five games clear, before a poor run home saw the club lose the final week and surrender the minor premiership to the Adelaide Crows. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide Despite this, the Eagles turned it around in the finals to make the Grand Final against the Sydney Swans. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. However, in reverse of the result in the 2005 Qualifying Final which the Eagles won by 4 points, the Swans managed to hold out the Eagles to win the low scoring encounter by four points. There was some consolation for Eagles fans with Chris Judd being awarded the Norm Smith medal which, with captain Ben Cousins having already won the Brownlow Medal, highlighted the quality of the West Coast midfield.

2005 AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Sydney	8	10	58
West Coast	7	12	54
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 91,818

Despite promises to turn it around in 2006, the season looked set to start badly, with Cousins stripped of his captaincy after the infamous "Booze Bus" Incident), former All-Australian ruckman Michael Gardiner relegated to play at Claremont in the WAFL for continued indiscretions including drinking the night before a practise match and Ashley Sampi having some domestic trouble. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Michael Gardiner (born 5 July 1979 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and plays for the St Kilda Football Club Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary Ashley Sampi (born 12 January 1983 is an indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Chris Judd was appointed to replace Cousins as expected, while Gardiner did make it back to the club to play a couple of games, before crashing his car whilst under the influence of alcohol^[14] - which saw him made persona non grata at the club, and traded to St Kilda. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia

Despite all this, the Eagles started the season in fairly good form, winning eleven of the opening twelve matches, including a couple of massive comebacks; particularly a club record recovery against Geelong from 54 points down in the third quarter. The Eagles then struggled for a few weeks, slipping off the pace, before good late season form enabled them to win the minor premiership at the end of the season over a slipping Adelaide Crows.

In the 2006 finals, the Eagles were favourites in every game and lost the opening match at Subiaco to Sydney by 1 point, but came back strong to thrash the Bulldogs in the Semi Final, and come from behind (again) against the Crows in the Preliminary Final to book a berth in the Grand Final, once again against the Swans. The Grand Final ended up with a mirror of the 2006 Preliminary Final result between these two teams, the Eagles winning one of the great Grand Finals of recent years by a solitary point. The first ever AFL Grand Final decided by this margin, and the first in AFL/VFL history since 1966. ^[15] Andrew Embley was awarded the Norm Smith medal for best on ground. And Rohan Jones won everyone's heart with his spirit.

Main article: 2006 AFL Finals Series

2006 Toyota AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
West Coast	12	13	85
Sydney	12	12	84
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 97,431

The Eagles 2007 pre-season was the most turbulent in the club's history, with midfielder Daniel Kerr charged with assault for two separate incidents, and former captain (and 2005 Brownlow Medallist) Ben Cousins suspended from the club indefinitely after continued breaches of team rules, most notably not turning up to training, leading to massive amounts of speculative reporting in the media. The Australian Football League 's 2006 finals series took place between the top eight ladder positions in the 2006 AFL season. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Despite this, the Eagles started the season in good form, winning their opening 6 matches, including another one point victory over the Sydney Swans. However the Eagles of 2007 were nowhere near as dominant as those of 2005 or 2006. Instead, the Eagles spent much of the year in the bottom part of the top four, even slipping out of the top four at times. At the end of the season, the Eagles finished third on the ladder, drawing an away final at Port Adelaide in the opening week of the finals.

The Eagles finals series was cruelled by injuries to key players, something that had been quite common in the latter half of the season, exacerbated by a hamstring injury to Ben Cousins when leading Port Adelaide in the first week. Ultimately West Coast crashed out of the finals in straight sets, losing to Port by three points in the opening week before losing to Collingwood by 19 points in a highly exciting final that went into extra time for only the second time since the extra time rule had been implemented. ^[16]

In a blow to the club, premiership captain Chris Judd declared his intention to move back to his home city of Melbourne for the 2008 season, prompting much speculation over his final destination. Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian ^[17]

Capping off an annus horribilis for the club, former Eagles champion Chris Mainwaring died on October 1, 2007, at his home, and his death was widely reported to be the result of drug-taking. Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[18][19] This became a major issue in the media, when it was revealed that Cousins had visited Mainwaring at his home the same night, just prior to his death. Cousins volunteered for a drug test following the event. ^[20] This - on top of Cousins' banishment, Chris Judd's departure and a string of minor incidents (such as Michael Braun's Western Derby speech stunt and the Adam Selwood incident involving Des Headland, all in the Western Derby) - contributed to an impression that 2007 was a disaster for the Eagles, despite a relatively successful year on the field. Michael Braun (born 24 March 1978 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. The Ross Glendinning Medal is awarded to the player judged best on ground in the Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club Adam Selwood (born 1 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. The Western Derby (ˈdɝbiː is the name given to the Australian Football League match between the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles football The horror season continued for West Coast Eagles when Ben Cousins was sacked by the club on the 17 October 2007 after being arrested for drug possession and other offences the previous day. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[21]

The Eagles started season 2008 on a positive note, defeating the Brisbane Lions by 16 points before losing their next seven games, the most recent a six-point loss to North Melbourne on the Gold Coast in front of a crowd of around 6,000. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane The Eagles the following week crushed Adelaide by 50 points at home but became victims of the AFL's new interchange policy which saw them concede a 50-metre penalty and a goal thereafter. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide In the sport of Australian rules football, the 50-metre penalty is applied by umpires to a number of different infractions when a free kick or mark has Seeing as the Crows were in 4th place, Eagles fans became cautiously optomistic about the future, however, West Coast's finals hopes were all but dashed after a humiliating 100-point loss to Collingwood.

The Eagles have been hit hard by injuries and look set to miss the finals for the first time since 2001. In a shocking incident in their game against the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium (formerly known as Telstra Stadium), defender Brent Staker was floored by a left-hook punch from Sydney full-forward Barry Hall. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Brent Staker (born 23 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who plays for the West Coast Eagles. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Hall was then outed for seven matches. Coincidentally, Staker was reported in the Eagles' round six loss to the Western Bulldogs however escaped with a reprimand. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in

Club Awards

AFL Premiers

1992, 1994, 2006

McClelland Trophy

1991, 1994, 2006

Club Honour Board

Year	Finishing position	Coach	Captain	Best and Fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Chris Mainwaring Best Clubman
1987	7th	Ron Alexander	Ross Glendinning	Steve Malaxos	Ross Glendinning (38)	Glenn Bartlett
1988	5th	John Todd	Ross Glendinning	John Worsfold	Ross Glendinning (73)	Phil Scott
1989	10th	John Todd	Murray Rance	Guy McKenna	Peter Sumich (45)	Geoff Miles
1990	3rd	Mick Malthouse	Steve Malaxos	Chris Lewis	Peter Sumich (90)	Phil Scott
1991	2nd	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Craig Turley	Peter Sumich (111)	Chris Waterman
1992	Premiers	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Dean Kemp	Peter Sumich (82)	David Hynes
1993	4th	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Glen Jakovich/Don Pyke	Peter Sumich (76)	John Worsfold
1994	Premiers	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Glen Jakovich	Peter Sumich (49)	Guy McKenna
1995	6th	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Glen Jakovich	Jason Ball (43)	Michael Brennan
1996	5th	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Drew Banfield	Mitchell White (37)	Tony Evans
1997	6th	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Peter Matera	Peter Sumich (33)	Chris Mainwaring
1998	7th	Mick Malthouse	John Worsfold	Ashley McIntosh	Fraser Gehrig (42)	John Worsfold
1999	6th	Mick Malthouse	Guy McKenna	Guy McKenna	Scott Cummings (95)	Dean Kemp
2000	13th	Ken Judge	Guy McKenna	Glen Jakovich	Phil Matera (49)	Phil Matera
2001	14th	Ken Judge	Ben Cousins/Dean Kemp	Ben Cousins	Troy Wilson (40)	Rowan Jones
2002	8th	John Worsfold	Ben Cousins	Ben Cousins	Phil Matera (46)	Drew Banfield
2003	8th	John Worsfold	Ben Cousins	Ben Cousins	Phil Matera (62)	Michael Braun
2004	8th	John Worsfold	Ben Cousins	Chris Judd	Phil Matera (61)	Josh Wooden
2005	2nd	John Worsfold	Ben Cousins	Ben Cousins	Phil Matera (38)	Andrew Embley
2006	Premiers	John Worsfold	Chris Judd	Chris Judd	Quinten Lynch (65)	Dean Cox
2007	3rd	John Worsfold	Chris Judd	Darren Glass	Quinten Lynch (52)	Ashley Hansen
2008	13th (currently)	John Worsfold	Darren Glass	?	Ben McKinley (16) (current)	?

Note: The Chris Mainwaring Best Clubman Award was created in 2007, after his death. Ron Alexander (born 10 December 1950 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and WAFL as well as a coach Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Steve Malaxos (born 19 June 1961 is an Australian rules football identity from Western Australia. Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian John Todd (born 21 May 1938 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian John Todd (born 21 May 1938 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Murray Rance (born 25 January 1962 in Kununoppin) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. Steve Malaxos (born 19 June 1961 is an Australian rules football identity from Western Australia. Chris Lewis (born 17 March 1968 is an Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles. Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Craig Turley (born 24 August 1965 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Chris Waterman (born 19 September 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer and has been a part of AFL football for over half of his life (in both playing and coaching roles Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. David Hynes (born 31 March 1967 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast and Fremantle in the AFL during the 1990s Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Don Pyke (born 5 December 1968 is a former Australian rules football player Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Jason Ball (born 21 November 1972 is a Western Australian Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is affectionately Michael Brennan (born 29 June 1965 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Drew Banfield (born 27 February 1974 is a former AFL Football Player Mitchell White is an Australian rules football (AFL player Along with Glen Jakovich, White was a priority draft choice from WA in 1990 Tony Evans (born 14 June 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the 1990s Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Ashley McIntosh (born 20 October 1972 was an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Fraser Gehrig (born 3 March 1976 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL currently listed with the St Kilda Football Club John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles and Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Ken Judge (born 15 January 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Ken Judge (born 15 January 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Troy Wilson (born 19 January 1972 is a former Australian rules footballer and speedway driver Rowan Jones (born 19 November 1979 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Drew Banfield (born 27 February 1974 is a former AFL Football Player John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Michael Braun (born 24 March 1978 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Josh Wooden (born 14 November 1978 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981 is an Australian rules football player for AFL team the West Coast Eagles. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Quinten Lynch (born 24 January 1983 is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer He mainly plays at Full forward and Centre half forward Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Quinten Lynch (born 24 January 1983 is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer He mainly plays at Full forward and Centre half forward Ashley Hansen (born 3 March 1983 is an Australian rules footballer wearing number 29 with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Ben McKinley (born 4 March 1987 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Ashley Hansen won the inaugural award. Ashley Hansen (born 3 March 1983 is an Australian rules footballer wearing number 29 with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Individual awards

AFL Hall of Fame Members

• Ross Glendinning (2000)
• Peter Matera (2006)
• Dean Kemp (2007)
• Glen Jakovich (2008)

Brownlow Medal winners

(Awarded to the player rated best in the competition during the home and away series by the umpires)

• Chris Judd (2004)
• Ben Cousins (2005)

Runner up Brownlow Medal

• Craig Turley (1991)
• Peter Matera (1994), (1997)
• Daniel Kerr (2005), (2007)

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

(Awarded to the player rated best in the competition during the home and away series by the players association)

• Ben Cousins (2005)
• Chris Judd (2006)

Sandover Medal winners

(Awarded to the player rated best in the WAFL competition)

• Phil Narkle (1982)
• Ian Dargie (1991) (Subiaco)
• Robbie West (1992) (West Perth)
• Ryan Turnbull (2001) (East Perth)
• Matthew Priddis (2006) (Subiaco)

Norm Smith Medal winners

(Awarded to the player rated best on ground in the AFL Grand Final)

• Peter Matera (1992)
• Dean Kemp (1994)
• Chris Judd (2005)
• Andrew Embley (2006)

Coleman Medal winners

(Awarded to the player who kicks the most goals in the AFL competition during the home and away series)

• Scott Cummings (1999) - 88 goals

AFL Rising Star winners

(Awarded to the best rookie player in the competition)

• Ben Cousins (1996)

See the AFL Rising Star award page for the full criteria

Goal of the Year winners

• Ben Cousins (1999)
• Mark Merenda (2001)
• Daniel Kerr (2003)
• Chris Judd (2005)

Mark of the Year winners

• Ashley Sampi (2004)

All Australian selection

Year	Eagles players selected
1987	Ross Glendinning
1988	John Worsfold
1989	Guy McKenna
1990	John Worsfold, Chris Lewis
1991	Guy McKenna, Chris Mainwaring, Peter Matera, Craig Turley
1992	Dean Kemp
1993	Peter Matera, Guy McKenna
1994	Peter Matera, Guy McKenna, David Hart, Glen Jakovich
1995	Glen Jakovich
1996	Peter Matera, Chris Mainwaring, Mitchell White
1997	Peter Matera, Fraser Gehrig
1998	Ben Cousins, Ashley McIntosh
1999	Ben Cousins
2000	No West Coast Eagles players were selected in 2000
2001	Ben Cousins
2002	Ben Cousins
2003	Michael Gardiner, Phil Matera
2004	Chad Fletcher, Chris Judd
2005	Ben Cousins, Dean Cox, David Wirrpanda
2006	Ben Cousins, Chris Judd, Dean Cox, Darren Glass
2007	Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Daniel Kerr

Team of the Decade

In 1996, when the AFL was celebrating its 100th year, the West Coast Eagles were celebrating their 10th, and so named a team of the decade:

Backs:	David Hart	Michael Brennan	Ashley McIntosh
Half Backs:	Guy McKenna	Glen Jakovich	John Worsfold
Centres:	Peter Matera	Dean Kemp	Chris Mainwaring
Half Forwards:	Brett Heady	Mitchell White	Craig Turley
Forwards:	Chris Lewis	Peter Sumich	Tony Evans
Ruck:	Ryan Turnbull	Don Pyke	Dwayne Lamb
Interchange:	Chris Waterman	Steve Malaxos	Peter Wilson

Membership and attendance

In 2006, the Eagles had 44,138 members (seating capacity), a waiting list and an average home ground attendance of 40,243. Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Craig Turley (born 24 August 1965 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Daniel Richard Kerr (born 16 May 1983 is an Australian rules footballer Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary Phil Narkle is a former Australian rules football player of indigenous background who played for the Saint Kilda Football Club and West Coast Eagles Ian Dargie (born 15 November 1963 in England) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and West Coast Eagles in the Robbie West (born 7 March 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Footscray in the AFL. Ryan Turnbull is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League. } Matthew Priddis (born 21 March 1985 is an Australian Rules Footballer who plays for the West Australian football club West Coast Eagles. Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981 is an Australian rules football player for AFL team the West Coast Eagles. Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles and Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Mark Merenda (born 29 October 1975 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Daniel Richard Kerr (born 16 May 1983 is an Australian rules footballer Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Ashley Sampi (born 12 January 1983 is an indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956 was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Chris Lewis (born 17 March 1968 is an Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Craig Turley (born 24 August 1965 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player David Hart (born 3 March 1964 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Mitchell White is an Australian rules football (AFL player Along with Glen Jakovich, White was a priority draft choice from WA in 1990 Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Fraser Gehrig (born 3 March 1976 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL currently listed with the St Kilda Football Club Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Ashley McIntosh (born 20 October 1972 was an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Michael Gardiner (born 5 July 1979 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and plays for the St Kilda Football Club Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Chad Fletcher (born 30 August 1979 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football David Wirrpanda (born 3 August 1979 Melbourne Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer Football career Debuting in 1995 at the age of just Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Daniel Richard Kerr (born 16 May 1983 is an Australian rules footballer Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) David Hart (born 3 March 1964 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Michael Brennan (born 29 June 1965 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Ashley McIntosh (born 20 October 1972 was an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Brett Heady (born 4 January 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL from 1990 to 1997 Mitchell White is an Australian rules football (AFL player Along with Glen Jakovich, White was a priority draft choice from WA in 1990 Craig Turley (born 24 August 1965 is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the early 1990s Chris Lewis (born 17 March 1968 is an Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles. Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Tony Evans (born 14 June 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the 1990s Ryan Turnbull is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League. Don Pyke (born 5 December 1968 is a former Australian rules football player Dwayne Lamb (born 20 December 1961 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Chris Waterman (born 19 September 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer and has been a part of AFL football for over half of his life (in both playing and coaching roles Steve Malaxos (born 19 June 1961 is an Australian rules football identity from Western Australia. Peter Wilson (born 15 November 1963 was a dual premiership player for the West Coast Eagles Football Club in the Australian Football League, wearing the No Seating capacity refers to the number

Year	Members	Finishing position	Average crowd
1998	37,496	7th	34,473
1999	36,212	5th	30,777
2000	38,868	13th	33,191
2001	38,649	14th	32,674
2002	34,880	8th	35,928
2003	36,234	7th	38,084
2004	40,792	7th	39,037
2005	42,406	2nd	40,243
2006	44,138 [22]	1st	40,506
2007	45,949 [23]	5th	40,791
2008

Club Song

We're flying high is the official anthem of the West Coast Eagles.

It was written in the 1980s.

Original version

New Version

For years they took the best of us And claimed them for their own But now we've got them back again Our Eagles have come home Chorus We're the Eagles West Coast Eagles And we're here to show you why We're the big birds, kings of the big game We're the Eagles, we're flying high! For years we learned the lessons And we learned them very well And now we've added West Coast magic And we'll give you merry hell Chorus So watchout all you know-alls All you wisemen from the east Cause you'll get more than just a footy game You'll get a West Coast Eagles feast! Chorus We're the big birds, kings of the big game We're the Eagles, we're flying high! We're the Eagles, we're flying high!

Hey Eagles Hey Eagles We're flying high . . . We're flying high . . . We're the Eagles - the West Coast Eagles And we're here to show you why We're the big birds, Kings of the big game We're the Eagles, We're flying high!

Club Mascot

Main article: AFL Mascot Manor

West Coast's mascot is Rick "the Rock" Eagle, named after the Daddy Cool hit song that is played at home games, "Eagle Rock". In 2004 the Australian Football League began a project known as Mascot Manor. Daddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan ( bass, vocals) Ross " Eagle Rock " is a classic Australian song released by Daddy Cool in May 1971 on the Sparmac Record Label

Team 20

In 2006 the West Coast Eagles were celebrating their 20th anniversary, and a best team of the club's history was chosen. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Consideration was based on 100 games played for the West Coast Eagles, career longevity, finishes in the Club Champion Award, impact and other individual accolades. :

Backs:	David Wirrpanda	Ashley McIntosh	Michael Brennan
Half Backs:	Guy McKenna	Glen Jakovich	John Worsfold (Captain)
Centres:	Peter Matera	Dean Kemp	Chris Mainwaring
Half Forwards:	Brett Heady	Mitchell White	Chris Lewis
Forwards:	Phillip Matera	Peter Sumich	Tony Evans
Ruck:	Dean Cox	Chris Judd	Ben Cousins
Interchange:	Chris Waterman	Drew Banfield	Don Pyke		Dwayne Lamb
Coach:	Michael Malthouse

Current squad

As of November 24th, 2007:

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1 Mitch Brown 2 Mark LeCras 4 Daniel Kerr 5 Tyson Stenglein 6 Mark Nicoski 7 Chad Fletcher 8 Beau Waters 10 Michael Braun 11 Matthew Priddis 12 Jamie McNamara 13 Chris Masten 14 Mark Seaby 15 Chad Jones 16 Eric MacKenzie 17 Josh Kennedy		18 Brad Ebert 19 Tim Houlihan 20 Dean Cox 21 Quinten Lynch 22 Jaymie Graham 23 Darren Glass (capt) 24 Matthew Rosa 25 Shannon Hurn 26 Sam Butler 27 Ben McKinley 28 Scott Selwood 29 Ashley Hansen 30 Matthew Spangher 31 Will Schofield 32 Andrew Embley		33 James Thomson 34 Tony Notte 35 Steven Armstrong 37 Adam Selwood 38 Brett Jones 39 Adam Hunter 41 Brent Staker 42 Beau Wilkes 44 David Wirrpanda 48 Patrick McGinnity Rookies: 36 Callum Wilson 40 Will Sullivan 43 Ashley Arrowsmith 45 Ryan Davis 47 Lewis Stevenson [8]

Note: The No. David Wirrpanda (born 3 August 1979 Melbourne Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer Football career Debuting in 1995 at the age of just Ashley McIntosh (born 20 October 1972 was an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Michael Brennan (born 29 June 1965 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Guy "Bluey" McKenna (born 11 May 1969 is the current coach for GC17 and former Australian rules football player Glen Jakovich (born 24 March 1973 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. John Worsfold (born 25 September 1968 known affectionately as Woosha, is the current Coach and former Premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles, a team which Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Not to be confused with Denan Kemp. Dean Kemp (born 17 February 1969 is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Brett Heady (born 4 January 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL from 1990 to 1997 Mitchell White is an Australian rules football (AFL player Along with Glen Jakovich, White was a priority draft choice from WA in 1990 Chris Lewis (born 17 March 1968 is an Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles. Phillip "Fido" Matera (born 27 November 1975 was an Australian rules footballer of Italian/Aboriginal heritage Peter 'Suma' Sumich (born 11 January 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer who won two premierships with the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Tony Evans (born 14 June 1969 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the 1990s Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983 is an Australian professional Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer He is currently suspended from playing due to substance Chris Waterman (born 19 September 1968 is a former Australian rules footballer and has been a part of AFL football for over half of his life (in both playing and coaching roles Drew Banfield (born 27 February 1974 is a former AFL Football Player Don Pyke (born 5 December 1968 is a former Australian rules football player Dwayne Lamb (born 20 December 1961 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL. Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mark LeCras (born 30 August 1986 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Daniel Richard Kerr (born 16 May 1983 is an Australian rules footballer Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in Tyson Stenglein (born 16 July 1980 is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Mark Nicoski (born 24 November 1983 is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Chad Fletcher (born 30 August 1979 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Beau Waters (born 30 March 1986 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Michael Braun (born 24 March 1978 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. } Matthew Priddis (born 21 March 1985 is an Australian Rules Footballer who plays for the West Australian football club West Coast Eagles. Chris Masten (born 2 May 1989 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. Mark Seaby (born 1 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Chad Jones is an Australian rules football player who plays for the Claremont. Josh Kennedy (born 25 August 1987 is an Australian rules football player Brad Ebert (born 2 April 1990 is an Australian Rules football player currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. Tim Houlihan (born 10 February 1989 is an Australian rules footballer Dean Cox (born 1 August 1981 also known as "Big Cox" is a Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football Quinten Lynch (born 24 January 1983 is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer He mainly plays at Full forward and Centre half forward Jaymie Graham (born 6 February 1983 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Matthew Rosa (born 23 November 1986 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Shannon William Hurn (born 4 September 1987 in Angaston South Australia) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Sam Butler (born 14 January 1986 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Ben McKinley (born 4 March 1987 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Scott Francis Selwood (born 27 March 1990 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Ashley Hansen (born 3 March 1983 is an Australian rules footballer wearing number 29 with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Matthew Spangher (born 23 April 1987 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Will Schofield (born 24 January 1989 is an Australian Rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles. Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981 is an Australian rules football player for AFL team the West Coast Eagles. James Thomson (born 18 February 1988 is an AFL footballer who plays for the West Australian club Claremont Tigers. Steven Armstrong (born 12 January 1984 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who is currently without a club Adam Selwood (born 1 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Brett Andrew Jones (born 6 August 1982 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, playing for the West Coast Eagles. Adam Hunter (born 18 June 1981 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Brent Staker (born 23 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who plays for the West Coast Eagles. Beau Wilkes (born 20 March 1986 in Albany Western Australia is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the David Wirrpanda (born 3 August 1979 Melbourne Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer Football career Debuting in 1995 at the age of just 3 jumper has been retired until the end of 2010 in memory of Chris Mainwaring.

See also

• West Coast Eagles players
• List of West Coast Eagles Football Club coaches
• Australian rules football in Western Australia
• Western Derby

References

External links

• Official Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club

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