Eagles lose McGovern for Swans AFL clash Star West Coast midfield trio Tim Kelly, Elliot Yeo, and Luke Shuey are set to return against Sydney on Friday night, but Jeremy McGovern has been ruled out. AAP · Apr 14, 2022
Young Swans forwards face stern AFL test A Sydney attack without Lance Franklin, and with Tom Papley still sidelined, will face an in-form West Coast defence in the Good Friday clash at Optus Stadium. AAP · Apr 11, 2022
Knee injury sidelines Naitanui in AFL Just as West Coast are about to regain several key players they have lost star ruckman Nic Naitanui until the second half of the AFL season with a knee injury. AAP · Apr 11, 2022
West Coast beat Collingwood and massive injury list, Lance Franklin breaks finger in Swans win A depleted West Coast Eagles side secures a stunning victory over Collingwood at Docklands while Lance Franklin is expected to miss weeks with a finger injury as Sydney, Fremantle and Richmond record wins. ABC News · Apr 9, 2022
Defiant Eagles aim to topple Magpies Andrew Gaff and Sam Petrevski-Seton have become the latest West Coast players to be cut down by injury in a nightmare start to the season for the AFL club. AAP · Apr 8, 2022
Magpies accept De Goey's one-game AFL ban Collingwood star Jordan De Goey is out of Saturday's clash against West Coast after they opted not to take his one-game suspension to the AFL tribunal. AAP · Apr 5, 2022
Eagles coach says AFL season starts now West Coast's COVID-19 outbreak appears to be easing, and coach Adam Simpson believes he will have close to a near full-strength side in the coming weeks. AAP · Apr 3, 2022
Dockers thrash Eagles in AFL western derby Fremantle forward Lachie Schultz has won the Glendinning-Allan Medal as best afield in the Dockers' 55-point AFL western derby win over West Coast. AAP · Apr 3, 2022
Dockers coach Longmuir in COVID protocols Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has been forced into COVID-19 isolation and will miss the Dockers' AFL derby against West Coast. AAP · Mar 31, 2022
Noble sees scrappy AFL win vital for North North Melbourne were widely expected to smash an undermanned West Coast but just scraped home in a narrow AFL win by 15 points. AAP · Mar 27, 2022
Freewheeling Fever dazzle for new coach The West Coast Fever have shocked the two-time Super Netball champion Sunshine Coast Lightning with an 82-62 thrashing in Perth. AAP · Mar 27, 2022
North win AFL scrap over virus-hit Eagles West Coast's makeshift team gave North Melbourne a scare before falling 15 points short in a scrappy AFL contest at Marvel Stadium. AAP · Mar 27, 2022
St Kilda beat Fremantle thanks to Max King brilliance in Perth, Richmond off the mark against GWS Four second-half goals from Max King lead St Kilda to victory over Fremantle. Meanwhile Richmond beat GWS and North Melbourne had just enough for a heavily-depleted West Coast. ABC News · Mar 27, 2022
Darling returns among unfamiliar Eagles West Coast have lost a dozen players to COVID-19 protocols, but vaccine-hesitant forward Jack Darling isn't one of them. AAP · Mar 25, 2022
ABC News · Mar 25, 2022 West Coast Eagles hit by 'severe' COVID-19 outbreak with 12 players unavailable for AFL clash against Kangaroos Coach Adam Simpson says as few as 17 listed players could be available for the game against North Melbourne, leaving the club reliant on state top-up players.
AAP · Mar 25, 2022 West Coast's AFL team decimated by COVID West Coast's game against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium is set to go ahead on Sunday despite the Eagles experiencing a devastating COViD-19 outbreak.
AAP · Mar 24, 2022 Eagles decimated by COVID-19 protocols Top-up players Declan Mountford and Stefan Giro have been called into West Coast's virus-hit squad for the AFL round-two meeting with North Melbourne.
AAP · Mar 23, 2022 AFL decides against Rioli verdict appeal The AFL has decided against challenging the tribunal's Willie Rioli verdict, even though it disagrees with the decision to clear the West Coast forward.
ABC News · Mar 22, 2022 Willie Rioli, Rory Sloane cleared to play by AFL Tribunal, Mitch Robinson's ban upheld The AFL Tribunal clears Willie Rioli of rough conduct in an incident with Matt Rowell. Rory Sloane has an eye-contact charge overturned, while Mitch Robinson's ban for front-on contact is upheld.
AAP · Mar 22, 2022 Sloane's AFL eye-contact charge downgraded Adelaide captain Rory Sloane has had his one-game ban for making contact with the eye of Fremantle's Blake Acres downgraded to a fine.
AAP · Mar 21, 2022 Eagles' Rioli offered one-match AFL ban West Coast's Willie Rioli has been offered a one-match suspension for his high hit on Gold Coast's Matt Rowell.
AAP · Mar 17, 2022 GWS banking on Brander spark for AFL derby Former West Coast forward Jarrod Brander will play his first AFL game for GWS in the round-one derby against Sydney.
AAP · Mar 15, 2022 Eagles 'scraping it' after injury chaos West Coast might have to dig into its top-up list as early as this week following an unprecedented injury crisis and the growing threat of COVID-19.
AAP · Mar 14, 2022 AFL weighs up options for Eagles, Dockers West Coast may have to call on top-up players for round one as the AFL's two Perth-based clubs brace for more COVID-19 cases this season.
AAP · Mar 12, 2022 Riddell sets AFLW record as Kangaroos fire Prolific midfielder Ash Riddell gathered an AFLW-record 42 disposals in North Melbourne's huge win over West Coast.