2022 West Coast Eagles women's season

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. The 2022 AFL Women's season, which starts in December 2021, will be their third season in the competition. At the end of the 2021 season, West Coast delisted 10 players, gained a player via trade, a player via restricted free agency and five players at the 2021 AFL Women's draft.

West Coast Eagles
2022 season
Home ground
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Background

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia, that competes in the AFL Women's (AFLW). In the 2021 AFL Women's season, they finished the season with two wins and seven losses, placing them 12th on the ladder out of 14 teams, and thus missing out on playing in the 2021 finals series.[1]

In September 2021, it was announced that Michael Prior would take over as head coach from Daniel Pratt, as Pratt's partner was scheduled to give birth early 2022, and they didn't want him to do any quarantine that could occur in the AFLW.[2]

Playing list

Changes

During the off-season, Mhicca Carter, Beatrice Devlyn, McKenzie Dowrick, Brianna Green, Alicia Janz, Demi Liddle, Julie-Anne Norrish, Kate Orme, Chantella Perera and Katelyn Pope were delisted.[3]

In May 2021, the AFL commission approved giving five AFLW clubs, including West Coast, various assistance measures to help strengthen their playing list. West Coast received priority draft picks in the second and third rounds of the 2021 draft, directly after the fifth selection in those rounds. The priority picks were given under the condition that West Coast's first five draft picks were not traded to another club.[4] During the 2021 trade period, West Coast made one trade, with Fremantle. The Eagles received Fremantle player Evangeline Gooch in exchange for draft pick 38.[5] West Coast also signed Aimee Schmidt as a restricted free agent, having grown up in Western Australia before playing for Greater Western Sydney for five years.[6][7]

In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, teams were only allowed to pick from a pool of players in their state. West Coast held the first three out of four draft picks in Western Australia, with Fremantle holding the second in the state.[8] West Coast ended up drafting Charlotte Thomas (pick 3), Courtney Rowley (pick 21), Beth Schilling (pick 24), Sarah Lakay (pick 40) and Emily Bennett (pick 47).[9][10]

Removals from playing list
Player Reason Games played Ref.
Mhicca Carter Delisted 1 [3]
Beatrice Devlyn Delisted 8 (6 at West Coast) [3]
McKenzie Dowrick Delisted 12 (5 for West Coast) [3]
Brianna Green Delisted 7 (4 for West Coast) [3]
Alicia Janz Delisted 20 (6 for West Coast) [3]
Demi Liddle Delisted 4 [3]
Julie-Anne Norrish Delisted 0 [3]
Kate Orme Delisted 7 [3]
Chantella Perera Delisted 13 [3]
Katelyn Pope Delisted 6 [3]
Additions to playing list
Player Acquired Former club Former league Ref.
Evangeline Gooch Trade Fremantle AFL Women's [5]
Aimee Schmidt Restricted free agent Greater Western Sydney AFL Women's [5]
Charlotte Thomas No. 3, 2021 draft Subiaco WAFL Women's [9]
Courtney Rowley No. 21, 2021 draft Peel Thunder WAFL Women's [9]
Beth Schilling No. 24, 2021 draft Peel Thunder WAFL Women's [9]
Sarah Lakay No. 40, 2021 draft Swan Districts WAFL Women's [9]
Emily Bennett No. 47, 2021 draft Claremont WAFL Women's [9]

Season summary

The 2022 AFL Women's season will start in January 2021, end in March 2022, and have 10 rounds.[11]

References
  1. "2021 Ladder". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. Healey, Catherine. "Michael Prior replaces Daniel Pratt as West Coast Eagles AFLW coach". The West Australian. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. Black, Sarah. "Every club's list ahead of the 2021 AFLW Draft". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "Commission signs off on priority picks for five clubs". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. Henderson, Emma. "AFLW: Eagles excited by Evie". West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. "Schmidt to Return West". Greater Western Sydney Giants. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. Henderson, Emma. "AFLW: Schmidt signs on". West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. Reilly, Eliza. "AFLW draft 2021: West Coast spend Monday pondering draft options despite having months to decide on first pick". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. "NAB AFL Women's Draft". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. Reilly, Eliza. "AFLW draft 2021: Subiaco's Charlotte Thomas selected by West Coast with pick three, Fremantle draft Amy Franklin". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. Black, Sarah. "AFLW expansion: Four new clubs, no more AFL overlap". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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