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Requests revealed! WA clubs chase Optus blockbusters

Fremantle and West Coast want Optus Stadium to remain at the forefront of AFL scheduling in the wake of Perth’s historic grand final, requesting a series of marquee matches in 2022.

Braden Quartermaine

Too hardCommentsPremium‘Always doomed’: Eagles lift lid on ‘unworkable’ WAFL team

West Coast CEO Trevor Nisbett says recruiting restrictions and fixturing inflexibility made an Eagles team in the WAFL unworkable in the current environment.

Mark Duffield

Interest confirmedCommentsBrander’s AFL lifeline receives giant boost

A third AFL club has expressed interest in delisted 22-year-old Jarrod Brander, following earlier conversations with Carlton and Geelong.

Catherine Healey

COVID crackdownPremiumNic Nat: ‘I’ve always been for everyone to have a choice’

West Coast star Nic Naitanui predicts it will be an “interesting” lead up to the 2022 season, as players who chose not to be vaccinated face an uncertain future in the AFL.

Braden Quartermaine

On reflectionPremiumAllen reveals the perception which cost Brander at Eagles

West Coast lost faith in Jarrod Brander’s ability to win contested ball, contributing to the first-round draftee’s demise at the club, teammate Oscar Allen has revealed.

Mitchell Woodcock

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Aligned again?Premium
The West Australian exclusive
Third time’s the charm? Royals set to host interstate Eagles

East Perth are poised to agree to a deal with West Coast that would see interstate Eagles play at the WAFL club next season, seeing the Royals play three to eight Eagles each week.

John Townsend

ROAD TO THE DRAFT PremiumAFL list limbo: The big decisions your club must make

AFL list bosses are making the tough calls on players as they crunch the numbers on their squads. How many spots are left?

Marc McGowan

Top teamPremiumBest 22 in 2022: Who makes the cut for West Coast?

The trade period is done and dusted, so The West Australian’s football experts Mark Duffield and Braden Quartermaine pick their best 22 for West Coast ahead of the 2022 AFL season.

Mark Duffield & Braden Quartermaine

Midfield depthPremiumEmbley urges Eagles to give dumped Cat a life

West Coast Norm Smith medallist Andrew Embley has called for his former club to consider recruiting at delisted Geelong on-baller Charlie Constable to add depth to their ageing midfield.

Mitchell Woodcock

‘Aliir Aliir Syndrome’ PremiumAxed Eagle Brander ‘victim of his own versatility’

Former West Coast utility Jarrod Brander fell ‘victim’ to his own versatility, according to Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes, who says coach Adam Simpson didn’t know where to play the 195cm tall.

Samantha Rogers

Big recruitPremiumRoyals set to snare former WAFL Eagles skipper

East Perth have landed their first big recruit of the off-season, with a former West Coast midfielder likely to land at the Royals for 2022.

Mitchell Woodcock

‘Explore everything’PremiumFong tells Eagles to fight for WAFL side

West Perth president Neale Fong has urged the Eagles to explore every option to keep their own team in the WAFL before conceding other options are needed.

Mark Duffield

Season predictionWest Coast’s ‘one last dance’ for premiership success

Footy commentator David King believes West Coast will be forced to pull the pin on their veterans by round 10 next season if they fall out of finals contention.

Catherine Healey

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How position re-Brand could help discarded Eagle save career

After falling victim to one of footy’s great contradictions, there is a spot for Jarrod Brander in the AFL. Mark Duffield explains where he needs to play - and why things didn’t work at the Eagles.

Mark Duffield

On the moveCommentsBrand new club? Eagles delist former first-round pick

Jarrod Brander is on the lookout for a new home after the former first-round draft pick’s time at West Coast officially came to an end.

Chris Robinson

So close, so farPremiumHow missed emails might cost Eagles crack at top-20 fancy

Top WA draft prospect Neil Erasmus has explained how he slipped through West Coast’s hands as a potential Next Generation Academy prospect.

Jordan McArdle

Border puzzlePremiumAFLW’s Dockers, Eagles get set to hit the road

Fremantle and West Coast may be forced to spend extended time on the road during the upcoming AFLW season as WA’s hard border continues to wreak havoc on national sporting fixtures.

Eliza Reilly

JK in purple?Dockers chase Eagles legend for coaching role

Fremantle tried to poach West Coast’s greatest goal kicker Josh Kennedy for a coaching role next season and are set to try to lure him to Cockburn again next summer.

Braden Quartermaine

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The WAFL club that could benefit from Eagles trial

The WAFC will need to proceed with care in the wake of West Coast deciding not to have their own WAFL team, but one club could benefit from the addition of interstate Eagles, writes Mark Duffield

Mark Duffield

Rolling up their sleevesPremium‘No jab, no job’ looms ahead of AFL pre-season

West Coast and Fremantle expect their entire lists to be vaccinated by next month’s start of pre-season as the AFL heads toward mandatory jabs for players.

Ryan Daniels

Jon HainesPremiumWhere to now? What Dockers, Eagles need at the draft

Former football manager at North Melbourne and Gold Coast Jon Haines breaks down the WA clubs’ playing lists and assesses their strategies ahead of the draft.

Jon Haines

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Braden QuartermaineCommentsPremium
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Trade period just the entree for conservative Eagles

If the mega trade for Tim Kelly two years ago was un-West Coast like, then this trade period was typical Eagles as the club prepares for a crucial national draft.

Braden Quartermaine

No takersCommentsFreo in ‘conversations’ around unwanted Eagle

Jarrod Brander ended the trade period without a contract or a new club ahead of further talks with the Eagles - and Peter Bell says the Dockers haven’t ruled out a rare cross-town switch.

Braden Quartermaine

Best and worstPremiumClub-by-club grades: Do Freo deserve an A?

Which clubs earned ‘A’ grades - and who gets the unwanted ‘D’s and ‘F’s?

Chris Robinson