2022 West Coast Eagles season explained

Club:	West Coast Eagles
Prevseason:	2021
Lowest Attendance:	20,932 vs. (round 1)
Highest Attendance:	42,888 vs. (round 5)
Leading Goalscorer:	Josh Kennedy (37)
Club B&Amp;F:	Best and Fairest
Regularseason Comp:	AFL season
Season:	2022
Home Ground:	Optus Stadium
Captain:	Luke Shuey (3rd season)
Coach:	Adam Simpson (9th season)
Nextseason:	2023

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. They finished the season with two wins and 20 losses, placing them 17th on the ladder.

Background

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

Player! scope="col"

Reason	Games played
Daniel Venables	Retired	21	^[4] ^[5]
Brendon Ah Chee	Delisted	58 (31 at West Coast)	^[6]
Mark Hutchings	Delisted	120
Nathan Vardy	Retired	77 (52 at West Coast)
Brayden Ainsworth	Delisted	14	^[7] ^[8]
Will Collins	Delisted	0
Ben Johnson	Delisted	0
Jarrod Cameron	Delisted	12	^[9]
Jarrod Brander	Delisted	22	^[10] ^[11]
Brad Sheppard	Retired	216	^[12] ^[13]

Player! scope="col"

Acquired	Former club	Former league
Sam Petrevski-Seton	Trade		AFL	^[14] ^[15]
Campbell Chesser	14, 2021 national draft	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	^[16] ^[17]
Brady Hough	31, 2021 national draft	Peel Thunder	WAFL
Rhett Bazzo	37, 2021 national draft	Swan Districts	WAFL
Jack Williams	57, 2021 national draft	East Fremantle	WAFL
Greg Clark	62, 2021 national draft	Subiaco	WAFL
Hugh Dixon	Supplementary selection period	East Fremantle	WAFL	^[18]
Luke Strnadica	Supplementary selection period	East Fremantle	WAFL	^[19]
Patrick Naish	Supplementary selection period		AFL
Tom Joyce	Supplementary selection period		AFL

Statistics

Playing list and statistics^[20]

Player		Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Handballs	Disposals	Marks	Tackles	Notes/Milestone(s)
	1	17	19	12	153	34	187	71	39
	2	20	18	11	143	42	185	97	32
	3	16	2	3	191	192	383	72	38
	4	1	0	0	11	9	20	2	4
	6	5	0	1	50	25	75	21	8
	7	8	3	1	37	48	85	20	27
	8	21	5	1	231	225	456	121	110
	9	8	2	1	43	62	105	12	19
	10	14	1	1	89	75	164	42	43	West Coast debut (round 1)^[21]
	11	17	6	5	211	201	412	60	67
	13	17	3	2	207	157	364	48	100
	14	20	3	1	281	127	408	148	33
	15	17	22	13	170	64	234	70	68
	16	3	1	0	19	15	34	11	5
	17	15	37	13	96	37	133	58	21
	19	15	0	3	127	59	186	74	14	AFL debut (round 1)
	20	10	1	0	111	53	164	67	12
	21	8	8	8	61	20	81	30	18
	22	6	3	2	25	25	50	13	7
	23	13	0	0	207	72	279	100	26
	24	11	2	0	96	64	160	19	51
	25	19	0	0	356	80	436	143	33
	26	2	1	1	9	11	20	1	3
	27	21	34	15	154	86	240	99	48
	28	11	1	3	120	64	184	42	15	West Coast debut (round 1)
	29	16	1	2	144	61	205	68	40
	30	13	1	0	104	82	186	46	28
	31	18	3	2	177	102	279	59	69
	32	17	6	6	83	74	157	31	35
	33	9	0	1	57	32	89	38	10
	34	2	1	1	12	9	21	3	5
	34	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1
	35	13	2	0	103	38	141	71	21
	36	14	3	3	100	98	198	34	52
	37	19	1	0	210	85	295	145	14	100th AFL game (round 1)
	39	9	1	1	52	46	98	24	31
	40	9	0	0	29	45	74	16	20
	41	10	4	3	44	41	85	26	19	West Coast debut (round 1)
	42	17	0	0	125	43	168	94	18
	44	13	14	3	104	52	156	41	41
	46	1	0	0	9	10	19	3	7
	46	1	0	1	3	3	6	1	2
	47	1	1	0	11	4	15	4	2
	48	1	0	0	5	4	9	4	0
	49	4	1	1	28	25	53	8	30
	49	1	0	0	7	0	7	2	3
	52	2	1	0	10	10	20	1	3

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,,,, and 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. 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.

Results

Round! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Day	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground		Attendance
1	Sunday			12	8	80		16	11	107	Optus Stadium	H	20,932		^[23]
2	Sunday			8	11	59		10	14	74	Marvel Stadium	A	14,204		^[24]
3	Sunday			7	5	47		15	12	102	Optus Stadium	H	38,920		^[25]
4	Saturday			14	3	87		10	14	74	Marvel Stadium	A	25,897		^[26]
5	Friday			9	4	58		18	13	121	Optus Stadium	H	42,888		^[27]
6	Saturday			4	9	33		18	9	117	Adelaide Oval	A	28,587		^[28]
7	Friday			8	8	56		25	15	165	Optus Stadium	H	39,430		^[29]
8	Saturday			4	6	30		16	9	105	The Gabba	A	19,331		^[30]
9	Sunday			5	8	38		16	16	112	Optus Stadium	H	27,488		^[31]
10	Sunday			13	8	86		21	12	138	Giants Stadium	A	5,057		^[32]
11	Saturday			9	6	60		25	11	161	Optus Stadium	H	31,838		^[33]
12	Saturday			8	9	57		13	10	88	Adelaide Oval	A	22,859		^[34]
13	Bye
14	Saturday			9	9	63		12	9	81	Optus Stadium	H	32,526		^[35]
15	Friday			16	11	107		14	13	97	Optus Stadium	H	40,933		^[36]
16	Sunday			13	15	93		20	8	128	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	39,391		^[37]
17	Sunday			8	5	53		17	14	116	Optus Stadium	H	43,359		^[38]
18	Sunday			12	5	77		15	12	102	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	22,598		^[39]
19	Sunday			10	2	62		14	6	90	Optus Stadium	H	35,665		^[40]
20	Sunday			16	8	104		16	11	107	Carrara Stadium	A	8,282		^[41]
21	Sunday			13	8	86		16	6	102	Optus Stadium	H	50,117		^[42]
22	Saturday			7	5	47		9	17	71	Optus Stadium	A	53,818		^[43]
23	Saturday			7	4	46		19	17	131	GMHBA Stadium	A	21,098		^[44]

Ladder

WAFL team

See also: 2022 WAFL season.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jovanoski . Jack . 2021 AFL season review: West Coast Eagles . Zero Hanger . 20 March 2022 . 28 October 2021.
2. Web site: Quartermaine . Braden . West Coast Eagles vote Luke Shuey in as captain, Oscar Allen into leadership group . The West Australian . 20 March 2022 . 2 February 2022.
3. Web site: Stocks . Gary . Shuey to lead West Coast for third season . West Coast Eagles . 20 March 2022 . 2 February 2022.
4. Web site: Brain trauma forces premiership Eagle to retire at just 22 . AFL.com.au . 20 March 2022 . 4 August 2021.
5. Web site: Conrad . Alex . West Coast youngster Daniel Venables forced to retire at age 22 . News.com.au . 20 March 2022 . 4 August 2021.
6. Web site: Eagles trio depart the nest . West Coast Eagles . 20 March 2022 . 7 September 2021.
7. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Eagles cut three more with 22yo midfielder let go . AFL.com.au . 20 March 2022 . 17 September 2021.
8. Web site: Rogers . Samantha . West Coast Eagles delist Brayden Ainsworth, Will Collins and Ben Johnson . PerthNow . 20 March 2022 . 17 September 2021.
9. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Eagles to cut injury-hit forward, emerging defender inks new deal . AFL.com.au . 20 March 2022 . 28 September 2021.
10. Web site: Rogers . Samantha . 3 November 2021 . Delisted West Coast Eagles utility Jarrod Brander officially joins GWS Giants . 20 March 2022 . PerthNow.
11. Web site: 3 November 2021 . Academy Giant returns: Delisted Eagle gets GWS lifeline . 20 March 2022 . AFL.com.au . Australian Associated Press.
12. Web site: Kagi . Jacob . West Coast Eagles stalwart Brad Sheppard forced into retirement following multiple concussions . ABC News . 20 March 2022 . 7 December 2021.
13. Web site: Stocks . Gary . Sheppard announces retirement . West Coast Eagles . 20 March 2022 . 7 December 2021.
14. Web site: Reilly . Eliza . 7 October 2021 . Carlton midfielder Sam Petrevski-Seton set to land at West Coast with pick 52 . 20 March 2022 . The West Australian.
15. Web site: 7 October 2021 . Done deal: Eagles secure Petrevski-Seton . 20 March 2022 . West Coast Eagles.
16. Web site: 2021 Draft . AFL.com.au . 20 March 2022.
17. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . 7 December 2021 . The Eagle hasn't landed: Draftee drives from Melbourne to Perth . 20 March 2022 . AFL.com.au.
18. Web site: Chadwick . Justin . 3 March 2022 . West Coast sign former Docker Hugh Dixon . 20 March 2022 . PerthNow . Australian Associated Press.
19. Web site: Eagles sign three SSP players . 20 March 2022 . West Coast Eagles.
20. Web site: 2022 Player Stats . AFL Tables . 27 March 2023.
21. Web site: Stocks . Gary . Squad announcement: Debutants in mix . West Coast Eagles . 17 June 2022 . 17 March 2022.
22. Web site: Quartermaine . Braden . AFL 2022 fixture: Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles part of Friday night experiment . PerthNow . 17 June 2022 . 9 December 2021.
23. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Suns rise in the west for first time over decimated Eagles . AFL.com.au . 20 March 2022 . 20 March 2022.
24. Web site: Masenhelder . Trent . Six-goal Larkey stars as Roos get job done against makeshift Eagles . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2022 . 27 March 2022.
25. Web site: Somerford . Ben . Derby domination: Dockers put winged Eagles to the sword . AFL.com.au . 17 April 2022 . 3 April 2022.
26. Web site: Kimber . Howard . Undermanned Eagles stun shellshocked Pies . AFL.com.au . 17 April 2022 . 9 April 2022 . Australian Associated Press.
27. Web site: Somerford . Ben . Swans show battered Eagles no mercy in WA romp . AFL.com.au . 17 April 2022 . 15 April 2022.
28. Web site: D'Urbano . Nick . Power on at last with massive win over Eagles . AFL.com.au . 24 April 2022 . 23 April 2022.
29. Web site: Somerford . Ben . Tigers tear Eagles to shreds in 109-point shellacking . AFL.com.au . 29 May 2022 . 29 April 2022.
30. Web site: Whiting . Michael . Lions lose another key forward in big win over Eagles . AFL.com.au . 29 May 2022 . 7 May 2022.
31. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Demons go 9-0 but feisty Eagles won't lose any fans with effort . AFL.com.au . 29 May 2022 . 15 May 2022.
32. Web site: Kimber . Howard . McVeigh's mob hands Eagles a Giant thumping . AFL.com.au . Australian Associated Press . 29 May 2022 . 22 May 2022.
33. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Dogs hammer hapless Eagles in thumping win in the west . AFL.com.au . 29 May 2022 . 28 May 2022.
34. Web site: Somerford . Ben . Fast-starting Crows fly past struggling Eagles . AFL.com.au . 4 June 2022 . 5 June 2022.
35. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Cats claw into top four after holding off spirited Eagles . AFL.com.au . 25 June 2022 . 18 June 2022.
36. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Eagles soar past Bombers to finally end losing run . AFL.com.au . 25 June 2022 . 24 June 2022.
37. Web site: Kimber . Howard . Tigers get the win but hamstring downs Dusty . AFL.com.au . Australian Associated Press . 27 March 2023 . 3 July 2022.
38. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . A pair of high-fives keep Blues' top-four hopes alive . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 10 July 2022.
39. Web site: Kalinic . Dejan . Breust bags six as Hawks fly past Eagles for back-to-back wins . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 17 July 2022.
40. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . On a prayer: Saints down Eagles to keep season alive . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 24 July 2022.
41. Web site: Whiting . Michael . Suns survive stunning fightback from Eagles in Coast v Coast thriller . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 31 July 2022.
42. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Crows spoil Kennedy farewell despite star's eight goals . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 7 August 2022.
43. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Dockers win wild west brawl against feisty Eagles . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 13 August 2022.
44. Web site: Masenhelder . Trent . Cats mark Danger's 300th with thumping win over West Coast . AFL.com.au . 27 March 2023 . 20 August 2022.