West Coast Eagles - Wikipedia West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles Names Full name West Coast Eagles Nickname ( s ) Eagles 2017 season After finals 6th Home - and - away season 8th Leading goalkicker Josh Kennedy ( 69 ) John Worsfold Medal Elliot Yeo Club details Founded 1986 ; 32 years ago ( 1986 ) Colours royal blue, gold Competition Australian Football League ( AFL ) Owners West Australian Football Commission ( WAFC ) Chairman Russell Gibbs CEO Trevor Nisbett Coach Adam Simpson Captain ( s ) Shannon Hurn Premierships 3 : 1992, 1994, 2006 Ground ( s ) Perth Stadium ( 2018 -- ) ( capacity : 60,000 ) Former ground ( s ) WACA Ground ( 1987 -- 2000 ) ( capacity : 20,000 ) Subiaco Oval ( 1987 -- 2017 ) ( capacity : 43,500 ) Training ground ( s ) Lathlain Park Uniforms Home Away Alternate Other information Official website westcoasteagles.com.au The West Coast Eagles, also known as West Coast, is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ), representing the state of Western Australia and the Perth metropolitan region. It trains at Lathlain Park and plays its home games at Perth Stadium in Burswood, Western Australia, having previously played at Subiaco Oval and the WACA Ground. The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Western Australia, the other being its main rival, the Fremantle Football Club. West Coast was founded in 1986 as an expansion team. It entered the AFL, then known as the Victorian Football League, in 1987 along with the Brisbane Bears. It made the finals series for the first time in 1988. It won its first premiership in 1992, having been defeated in the grand final the previous year. It is the first non-Victorian team to play in and win a Grand Final. The Eagles have since won two more premierships, in 1994 and 2006. The club 's current coach is Adam Simpson, and the current captain is Shannon Hurn. Since 2014, the East Perth Football Club, which competes in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ), has served as West Coast 's reserves team. Contents 1 History 2 Finance and ownership 3 Membership and attendance 4 Club identity 4.1 Symbols and uniform 4.2 Partnerships 4.3 Song 5 List of seasons 6 Club honours 6.1 Life members 6.2 Team of the Decade 6.3 Team 20 7 Individual awards 7.1 Hall of Fame inductees 7.2 West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame inductees 7.3 Brownlow Medal winners 7.4 AFLPA Awards 7.5 Norm Smith Medal winners 7.6 Coleman Medal winners 7.7 AFL Rising Star winners 7.8 Goal of the Year winners 7.9 Mark of the Year winners 7.10 All - Australian selection 7.11 VFL Team of the Year 8 Players and staff 8.1 Squad 8.2 Coaching staff 8.3 Club officials 9 Rivalries 10 Game and ladder records 10.1 VFL / AFL finishing positions ( 1987 -- present ) 10.2 Win - loss record 11 See also 12 Footnotes 13 External links History Main article : History of the West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles seasons Year No % 8th 22 11 0 11 97.87 1988 4th 23 13 0 10 111.85 1989 11th 22 7 0 15 86.69 1990 3rd 26 17 8 118.44 1991 1st 26 21 0 5 162.21 1992 4th 25 18 6 125.91 1993 6th 22 13 0 9 115.81 1994 1st 25 19 0 6 132.19 1995 5th 24 14 0 10 122.87 4th 24 16 0 8 125.20 1997 5th 24 13 0 11 111.24 1998 7th 23 12 0 11 109.42 1999 5th 24 13 0 11 106.76 2000 13th 22 7 14 92.37 2001 14th 22 5 0 17 65.95 2002 8th 23 11 0 12 97.96 2003 7th 23 12 9 117.36 7th 23 13 0 10 103.76 2005 2nd 25 19 0 6 123.96 2006 1st 26 20 0 6 120.44 2007 3rd 24 15 0 9 111.73 2008 15th 22 0 18 65.88 2009 11th 22 8 0 14 93.30 16th 22 0 18 77.09 2011 4th 25 18 0 7 130.32 2012 5th 24 16 0 8 124.18 2013 13th 22 9 0 13 95.28 2014 9th 22 11 0 11 116.86 2015 2nd 25 18 6 148.20 2016 6th 23 16 0 7 130.00 2017 8th 24 13 0 8 105.71 2018 * 2nd 16 11 0 120.60 The West Coast Eagles were selected in 1986 as one of two expansion teams to enter the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) the following season, along with the Brisbane Bears. Ron Alexander was appointed as the team 's inaugural coach in September 1986, with the inaugural squad, comprising a majority of players from the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ), unveiled in late October. Ross Glendinning, recruited from North Melbourne, was made the club 's first captain as one of the few players with previous VFL experience. The team 's first senior match in the VFL was played against Richmond at Subiaco Oval in late March 1987, with West Coast defeating Richmond by 14 points. Having won eleven games and lost eleven games for the season, the club finished eighth out of fourteen teams. At the end of the season, John Todd, the coach of Swan Districts in the WAFL, replaced Alexander as West Coast 's coach. The club made the finals for the first time in 1988, but lost form the following season, winning only seven games to finish 11th on the ladder. Todd was sacked at the end of the 1989 season, and was replaced by Michael Malthouse, who had previously coached Footscray. With the competition having rebranded itself as the Australian Football League ( AFL ) at the start of the 1990 season, West Coast finished third on the ladder at the conclusion of the home - and - away season, and progressed to the preliminary final before losing to Essendon, having been forced to play four consecutive finals in Melbourne. Michael Gardiner contests a boundary throw - in against Collingwood during the 2005 season. John Worsfold replaced Steve Malaxos as captain for the 1991 season, and the club finished the season as minor premiers for the first time, losing only three games. In the finals series, West Coast progressed to the grand final, but were defeated by Hawthorn by 53 points. Peter Sumich kicking 111 goals during the season, becoming the first West Coast player to reach a century of goals, as well as the first - ever left - footer. In 1992, West Coast finished fourth on the ladder, but again progressed to the grand final, defeating Geelong by 28 points to become the first team based outside Victoria to win a premiership. Having slipped to third in 1993, the club finished as minor premiers the following season, and went on to again defeat Geelong in the grand final to win its second premiership in three years. In 1995, a second AFL team based in Western Australia, the Fremantle Football Club, with the two clubs ' subsequent rivalry branded as the `` Western Derby ''. West Coast made the finals in every year that remained in the 1990s, but failed to reach another grand final, with a fourth - place finish in 1996 their best result. Worsfold retired at the end of the 1998 season, and was replaced by his vice-captain, Guy McKenna, who served as captain until his retirement two seasons later. Malthouse left West Coast at the end of the 1999 season to take up the senior coaching position with Collingwood, and was replaced by Ken Judge, who had been coach of Hawthorn. The 2000 and 2001 seasons were marked by a rapid decrease in form after the loss of several key senior players, culminating in a 14th - place in 2001, at the time the worst in the club 's history. Round eighteen of the 2000 season marked the club 's final match at the WACA Ground, which had been used concurrently with Subiaco Oval since the club 's inception. Judge was sacked at the end of 2001, and replaced by the club 's former captain John Worsfold, who had been serving as assistant coach at Carlton. The club made the finals in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but each time failed to progress past the elimination final. Ben Cousins was made sole captain of the club in 2002, having shared the role with Dean Kemp the previous season. During this time, the team was boosted by a number of high picks in the AFL Draft gained as a result of the previous poor finishes. Chris Judd, who had been taken with pick three in the 2001 National Draft, won the Brownlow Medal as the best player in the competition in 2004, becoming the first West Coast player to win the award. In 2005, the Eagles finished second on the ladder after the regular season, and progressed to the grand final against Sydney, where they were defeated by four points. For the second consecutive year, the Brownlow Medal was won by an Eagles player, with Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr finishing first and second, respectively. West Coast finished as minor premiers for a third time in 2006, with seventeen wins from 22 games. In the 2006 finals series, the club lost the qualifying final to Sydney by one point, but after defeating the Western Bulldogs and the Adelaide in the semi - and preliminary final, respectively, again progressed to the grand final, where the Eagles defeated Sydney by a point in an exact reversal of the score in the qualifying final. The two grand finals in 2005 and 2006 were part of a series of close games between the two clubs that resulted in a total difference of thirteen points across six games, an AFL record. Daniel Chick and Tyson Stenglein in a marking contest against Sydney in the 2005 Grand Final. The club finished third during the regular 2007 season, but after a series of late - season injuries lost both its games during the final series. During the past few seasons, the club had been impacted by a series of highly publicised off - field controversies involving allegations of recreational drug use, nightclub assaults, and links to outlawed motorcycle gangs. Michael Gardiner was traded after crashing his car while drunk, and Ben Cousins resigned the captaincy of the club prior to the 2006 season after being charged with evading a police breath - test, with Chris Judd taking over as captain. Cousins was sacked at the end of the 2007 season after being arrested for possession of drugs, while Judd requested to be traded back to Victoria, and was traded to Carlton in exchange for a key forward, Josh Kennedy, and several draft picks. Darren Glass, the club 's full - back since the retirement of Ashley McIntosh in 2003, was then appointed captain. These controversies were followed by a series of poor seasons on - field, culminating in the club 's first wooden spoon, after winning only four games in 2010. The three - year period between 2008 and 2010 was the longest time in the club 's history without a finals appearance. Despite predictions of another bottom - four finish in 2011, West Coast won 16 games to finish in the top four, becoming the first team since the Brisbane Lions in 1998 and 1999 to reach a preliminary final after finishing last the previous season. West Coast 's strong form continued into 2012, losing the 2012 NAB Cup grand final to Adelaide and spending the early part of the season on top of the table. They eventually finished fifth and bowed out in the semi finals to Collingwood. The Eagles went into 2013 as premiership favourites, although injuries and poor form saw the club finish in thirteenth position on the ladder, with the club losing its final three games by an average of 71 points. Coach John Worsfold resigned on September 5, 2013. Round 20 2014 - West Coast vs Collingwood at Subiaco Oval Former North Melbourne player Adam Simpson was announced as the team 's new coach for the 2014 season. Darren Glass was initially renamed as captain, but retired from football after round 12. He was replaced by five acting co-captains for the remainder of the season -- Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Scott Selwood. West Coast had a strong preseason and won their opening three matches, although they eventually finished in ninth position. During the season the club were labeled as `` flat track bullies '' due to beating lower placed teams by large margins, yet failing to defeat teams above them on the ladder. Midfielder Matt Priddis became the third Eagles player to win a Brownlow medal, winning the 2014 medal at the end of the season. On December 7, 2014, Shannon Hurn was appointed as sole captain for 2015 and beyond. At the start of the 2015 season, West Coast lost two of their opening three games and suffered injuries to key players. Despite this, they would go on to lose only three more games for the rest of the home and away season, finishing behind local rivals Fremantle in second position. The Eagles would go on to defeat Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the qualifying and preliminary finals by 32 and 25 points respectively to qualify for the 2015 Grand Final, their first since 2006, only to lose to Hawthorn by 46 points. The following season would end up being a disappointment, with the team failing to produce another top 4 finish in spite of a late form reversal. In their elimination final, the heavily favoured Eagles were defeated at home by the Western Bulldogs, who would go on to claim the 2016 premiership. In 2017, West Coast finished in eighth position on the table. A thrilling finish against Adelaide in the last ever game at Subiaco was enough to put them into their third consecutive finals series under Simpson. Their percentage of 105.7 % edged out Melbourne, who finished with the same number of wins and an almost identical percentage of 105.2 %. Remarkably, their elimination final away against Port Adelaide ended up a tie after regulation time and was sent to extra time. The Eagles controversially won after the siren courtesy of a Luke Shuey goal. The following week they were soundly defeated away by Greater Western Sydney, in front of the lowest finals crowd in over 100 years. Subiaco Oval during a match against Fremantle in the 2008 NAB Cup. Finance and ownership The West Coast Eagles have been owned in full by the West Australian Football Commission ( WAFC ) since 1989. The club was originally owned and operated by Indian Pacific Limited, a publicly listed company that was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 1990 after 75 % of the shares were bought out by the WAFC. The last minority shareholders were bought out in 2000. West Coast pay approximately $3 million in rent to the WAFC for the use of Subiaco Oval, and 50 -- 70 % of overall profits. In 2001, a South African investment company, Southern African Investments Ltd. ( SAIL ), had proposed a AUD $25 - million deal for a 49 - percent stake in the club, with the bid being rejected in 2003. In 2011, it was reported that the AFL had lobbied to take over the ownership of both the Eagles and the Fremantle Football Club from the WAFC. West Coast is currently one of the most financially successful clubs in the AFL, both in terms of revenue and profit. In May 2011, the club 's total revenue for the previous season was reported as $45.6 million, equal first with Collingwood in the AFL. The club 's football department spending over the 2011 season was reported as $18.6 million, second to Collingwood. Membership and attendance Number - one ticket - holders Years Name Occupation 1993 -- 1994 Denis McInerney Car dealer 1995 -- 1996 Ernie Dingo Television personality 1997 -- 1998 Geoff Christian Sports journalist 1999 -- 2000 Ray Turner Businessman 2001 -- 2002 Tony Evans Former footballer 2003 -- 2004 Dennis Lillee Former cricketer 2005 -- 2006 Jeff Newman Television personality 2007 -- 2008 Nigel Satterley Businessman 2009 -- 2010 Ross Glendinning Former footballer 2011 -- 2012 Michael Brennan Former footballer 2013 -- 2014 Rod Moore Club Doctor 2015 -- 2016 Daniel Ricciardo F1 Driver 2017 -- 2018 Julie Bishop Politician The club 's 2011 membership of 54,745 people was a club record, and the fourth - highest overall in the AFL. Membership numbers are limited by the capacity of Domain Stadium, which holds 43,500 seats, with 39,000 reserved exclusively for club members. In March 2012, The Weekend West reported that the cost of a West Coast Eagles adult club membership was A $ 283, the most of any club in the AFL. The current waiting list for family memberships is over 9,000 people, with a total waiting list in excess of 20,000 people, or around four years. As of July 2015, the club reached a record high of over 60,000 members. It remains the club with the highest number of members in Western Australia, as well as being the 6th highest in the league. The number - one ticket holder is a position in most Australian Football League clubs given to a well - known supporter of the club. The West Coast Eagles ' website lists `` longevity of service '', `` passion for the club '', `` contribution to the community of Western Australia '', and `` the level at which they are recognised in their chosen profession by the community '' as criteria for the position. Number - one ticket holders generally serve for two years. In total, 455,899 people attended West Coast Eagles home games in 2011, equating to an average of 37,992 people per game. The highest - attended home game was against North Melbourne in the elimination final, which was attended by 41,790 people. The highest attendance for any game featuring West Coast was against Collingwood in the semi-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 65,483 people. In terms of television audience, on average 519,000 people viewed West Coast Eagles games in 2011, with a high of 1,074,000 viewers for the round 16 game against Geelong. Club identity Symbols and uniform Jumper sponsors and manufacturers Span Manufacturer Sponsor ( s ) Puma Burswood 1988 -- 90 SGIO 1991 -- 97 SGIO and Hungry Jack 's 1997 -- 99 SGIO and BGC 1998 -- 99 SGIO and Hungry Jack 's 2000 -- 02 SGIO 2003 -- 11 SGIO and Hungry Jack 's 2012 -- 17 SGIO and Bankwest 2018 -- ISC SGIO and Hungry Jack 's The club 's former logo, used prior to 2000. An older shield variation of this logo also exists. The club 's logo used from 2000 -- 2017. West Coast 's official colours are royal blue and gold. The club had previously used navy blue in place of royal blue between 2000 and 2017, but returned to the club 's original colours prior to the 2018 season. The club 's current logo features the head of a wedge - tailed eagle in the royal blue and gold colours of the club with the words `` West Coast Eagles '' written underneath. It was introduced prior to the 2018 season and aimed to present a more realistic portrayal of an eagle than the previous logo. The previous logo, in use between 1999 and 2017, featured a more heavily stylised wedge - tailed eagle. The club 's current and former logos have all incorporated a stylised eagle 's head, always facing east ( i.e. towards the right, where east appears on most maps ) to represent the eagle eyeing off its prey in the eastern states. As part of the AFL 's Mascot Manor program, a bald eagle club mascot, Rick `` The Rock '', was created in 2003 to promote the club to junior players. The mascot is in part named after the song. A real wedge - tailed eagle, Auzzie, has performed tricks at West Coast home games since 2007. From 2018, the Eagles ' home guernsey will see a return of the club 's former ' royal blue ' design used prior to 2000, updated to feature the club 's new logo. The club 's away strip, which already uses a variation of this design with the royal blue and gold colours swapped around, will be updated to feature the new logo but will otherwise remain relatively unchanged. Between 2000 and 2015, the club 's home jumper design featured a stylised eagle on a tricolour of navy blue, white and gold. This jumper was introduced during the 2000 season along with a much criticised ochre away jumper as part of a rebrand of the club to coincide with the new millennium. The ochre jumper was later dropped at the end of 2002 in favour of an updated version of the club 's former royal blue jumper, which was worn during their 1992 and 1994 premierships. Starting in 2010, the Eagles also wore a third, predominantly white guernsey in order to avoid visual clashes with teams who used similar colours. It was dropped as the club 's designated clash jumper at the end of 2016, in favour of an updated version of their original 1987 `` yellow peril '' guernsey. During October 2015, the club announced a navy version of the royal blue jumper would replace the tricolour guernsey as the club 's home uniform from 2016, and was used until the introduction of the current design. West Coast 's eagle mascot Rick `` The Rock '' Partnerships Puma manufactured the club 's uniforms since their inaugural season in 1987, but was replaced by ISC for 2018 and onward. A number of sponsors ' logos have featured on West Coast jumpers and shorts. The Burswood Entertainment Complex was the original sponsor for the 1987 season, but SGIO ( 1988 - present ), an insurance provider, Hungry Jack 's ( 1991 -- 1999 ; 2003 -- 2011, 2018 -- present ), a fast food chain ; BGC ( 1997 -- 1998 ), a construction conglomerate, and Bankwest ( 2012 -- 2017 ), a bank, have also served as major sponsors. As part of West Coast 's ( and the AFL 's in general ) efforts to develop the game outside of Australia, the club partners with a number of internationally based football clubs, providing them with guernseys and other equipment. There are currently Eagles - affiliated clubs ( also referred to as `` sister clubs '' ) in Cambodia ( the Cambodian Eagles ), Canada ( the Toronto Eagles ), China ( the Shanghai Eagles ), Italy ( the Milano Eagles ), and Sweden ( the Karlstad Eagles ). West Coast is also responsible for sponsoring FootyWILD, a program similar to Auskick held in KwaZulu - Natal, a province of South Africa. Song The club 's official team song is `` We 're the Eagles '', composed by Kevin Peek, a former member of the progressive rock band Sky, and initially recorded at Peek 's studio in Roleystone. The original 1987 version, which was played after the 1992 and 1994 Grand Final victories, featured anti-Victorian verses and a different musical structure. It was eventually altered in the mid-1990s. The re-recorded version had new verses added by Ken Walther, who also composed Fremantle 's 1995 team song. `` Eagle Rock '', a 1971 song recorded by Daddy Cool, is also traditionally played at home games. List of seasons Year No Coach Captain Best and fairest Leading goalkicker Best Clubman Rookie of the Year 8th Ron Alexander Ross Glendinning Steve Malaxos Ross Glendinning ( 38 ) Glen Bartlett Chris Mainwaring 1988 4th John Todd Ross Glendinning John Worsfold Ross Glendinning ( 73 ) Phil Scott Guy McKenna 1989 11th John Todd Murray Rance Guy McKenna Peter Sumich ( 45 ) Geoff Miles Peter Sumich 1990 3rd Mick Malthouse Steve Malaxos Chris Lewis Peter Sumich ( 90 ) Phil Scott Dean Kemp 1991 1st Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Craig Turley Peter Sumich ( 111 ) Chris Waterman Glen Jakovich 1992 4th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Dean Kemp Peter Sumich ( 82 ) David Hynes Matt Clape 1993 6th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Glen Jakovich Don Pyke Peter Sumich ( 76 ) John Worsfold Drew Banfield 1994 1st Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Glen Jakovich Peter Sumich ( 49 ) Guy McKenna Shane Bond 1995 5th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Glen Jakovich Jason Ball ( 43 ) Michael Brennan Fraser Gehrig 4th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Drew Banfield Mitchell White ( 37 ) Tony Evans Andrew Donnelly 1997 5th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Peter Matera Peter Sumich ( 33 ) Chris Mainwaring Josh Wooden 1998 7th Mick Malthouse John Worsfold Ashley McIntosh Fraser Gehrig ( 42 ) John Worsfold Phillip Read 1999 5th Mick Malthouse Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Scott Cummings ( 95 ) Dean Kemp Laurie Bellotti 2000 13th Ken Judge Guy McKenna Glen Jakovich Phil Matera ( 49 ) Phil Matera Darren Glass 2001 14th Ken Judge Ben Cousins and Dean Kemp Ben Cousins Troy Wilson ( 40 ) Rowan Jones Daniel Kerr 2002 8th John Worsfold Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Phil Matera ( 46 ) Drew Banfield Chris Judd 2003 7th John Worsfold Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Phil Matera ( 62 ) Michael Braun Ashley Sampi 7th John Worsfold Ben Cousins Chris Judd Phil Matera ( 61 ) Josh Wooden Mark Seaby 2005 2nd John Worsfold Ben Cousins Ben Cousins Phil Matera ( 38 ) Andrew Embley Ashley Hansen 2006 1st John Worsfold Chris Judd Chris Judd Quinten Lynch ( 65 ) Dean Cox Jaymie Graham 2007 3rd John Worsfold Chris Judd Darren Glass Quinten Lynch ( 52 ) Ashley Hansen Matt Priddis 2008 15th John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox Ben McKinley ( 42 ) Jaymie Graham Ben McKinley 2009 11th John Worsfold Darren Glass Darren Glass Mark LeCras ( 58 ) Beau Waters Chris Masten 16th John Worsfold Darren Glass Mark LeCras Mark LeCras ( 63 ) Mark Nicoski Nic Naitanui 2011 4th John Worsfold Darren Glass Darren Glass Josh Kennedy ( 59 ) Brett Jones Luke Shuey 2012 5th John Worsfold Darren Glass Scott Selwood Jack Darling ( 53 ) Mitch Brown Jacob Brennan 2013 13th John Worsfold Darren Glass Matt Priddis Josh Kennedy ( 60 ) Adam Selwood Scott Lycett 2014 9th Adam Simpson Darren Glass Eric Mackenzie Josh Kennedy ( 61 ) Sam Butler Jeremy McGovern 2015 2nd Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Andrew Gaff Josh Kennedy ( 80 ) Josh Kennedy Dom Sheed 2016 6th Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Luke Shuey Josh Kennedy ( 82 ) Luke Shuey Tom Barrass 2017 8th Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Elliot Yeo Josh Kennedy ( 69 ) Mark Hutchings Liam Duggan 2018 3rd * Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn TBA Josh Kennedy ( 29 ) * TBA TBA As of Round 16 Club honours Life members Players who have played 150 games for the club are automatically inducted as life members of the club. Other players, administrators and coaches that have made an outstanding contribution to the club have also been inducted. No life members were inducted in 2001. The following players, coaches and administrators are life members of the club : Year of induction Inductees 1994 Michael Brennan, Dwayne Lamb, Chris Lewis, Chris Mainwaring, John Worsfold ( all players ) 1995 David Hart, Guy McKenna ( both players ) Hank Gloede ( property manager ), Dean Kemp ( player ), Bill Sutherland ( head trainer ) 1997 Mick Malthouse ( coach ), Peter Matera, Peter Sumich, Chris Waterman ( all players ) 1998 Brett Heady, Glen Jakovich, Ashley McIntosh 1999 Murray McHenry ( chairman ) 2000 Drew Banfield, Mitchell White ( both players ) 2002 Ross Nicholas ( marketing manager ), Brian Edwards ( manager ), Ken Fitch, Rod Moore ( both team doctors ) 2003 Ben Cousins, Don Pyke ( both players ), Robert Wiley ( player and coach ) Karl Langdon, Phil Matera ( both players ), Trevor Nisbett ( CEO ) 2005 Michael Braun, Tony Evans, Peter Wilson ( all players ) 2006 Craig Turley, Ryan Turnbull, David Wirrpanda ( all players ), David Jones ( board member ) 2007 Chad Fletcher, Rowan Jones ( both players ), Brian Dawson ( coach ), Anna Durante ( secretary ), Tim Gepp ( match committee chairman ) 2008 Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Daniel Kerr, Phil Scott ( all players ) 2009 Dalton Gooding ( chairman ), Nigel Satterley ( board member ), Adam Hunter, Quinten Lynch ( both players ) Jeff Newman 2011 Adam Selwood ( player ), Richard Godfrey ( Chief Operating Officer ), Glenn Stewart ( High Performance Manager ) 2012 Ian Miller, Trevor Woodhouse, John Adams 2013 Matt Priddis, Peter Souris, Chris Summers, Ken Godwin 2014 Shannon Hurn, Matt Rosa, Gary Greer 2015 Mark LeCras 2016 Chris Masten, Josh Kennedy, Sam Butler, Will Schofield, Neil Hamilton, Denis McInerney, Mick Moylan. 2017 Luke Shuey, Andrew Gaff, Jack Darling 2018 Nic Naitanui Source : Team of the Decade In 1996 as part of the AFL 's centenary celebrations, and the club 's 10 - year celebrations, the Eagles 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 Team 20 In 2006 the West Coast Eagles named a greatest team of the past twenty years as part of the club 's twentieth anniversary celebrations : 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 Individual awards Hall of Fame inductees The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 : Ross Glendinning -- 2000 John Todd -- 2003 Peter Matera -- 2006 Dean Kemp -- 2007 Glen Jakovich -- 2008 Guy McKenna -- 2009 West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame inductees Bill Sutherland ( trainer ) 2011 Chris Lewis ( player ) -- 2011 Peter Matera ( player ) -- 2011 Dean Kemp ( player ) -- 2011 Glen Jakovich ( player ) -- 2011 Guy McKenna ( player ) -- 2011 John Worsfold ( player / coach ) -- 2011 Mick Malthouse ( coach ) -- 2011 Michael Brennan ( player ) -- 2014 Brett Heady ( player ) -- 2014 Chris Mainwaring ( player ) -- 2014 Ashley McIntosh ( player ) -- 2014 Peter Sumich ( player ) -- 2014 Trevor Nisbett ( administrator ) -- 2014 Brownlow Medal winners Chris Judd, winner of the 2004 Brownlow Medal The Brownlow Medal is awarded to the best player in the competition during the home - and - away season as voted by the umpires : Winners Chris Judd ( 2004 ) Ben Cousins ( 2005 ) Matt Priddis ( 2014 ) Runners - up Craig Turley ( 1991 ) Peter Matera ( 1994, 1997 ) Ben Cousins ( 2003 ( equal ) ) Daniel Kerr ( 2005, 2007 ) Matt Priddis ( 2015 ) Aflpa awards The Leigh Matthews Trophy is awarded to the best player in the competition as voted by the AFL Players Association : Ben Cousins -- 2005 Chris Judd -- 2006 The Best Captain Award is awarded to the best captain as voted by the AFL Players Association : Ross Glendinning -- 1988 The Best First - Year Player Award is awarded to the best first - year player as voted by the AFL Players Association : Daniel Kerr -- 2001 Chris Judd -- 2002 Norm Smith Medal winners The Norm Smith Medal is awarded to the player judged best - on - ground in the AFL Grand Final : Peter Matera -- 1992 Dean Kemp -- 1994 Chris Judd -- 2005 ( losing side ) Andrew Embley -- 2006 Coleman Medal winners The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player who kicks the most goals in the AFL competition during the home - and - away season : Scott Cummings ( 88 goals ) -- 1999 Josh Kennedy ( 75 goals ) -- 2015 Josh Kennedy ( 80 goals ) -- 2016 AFL Rising Star winners The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best rookie player in the competition during a particular season : Ben Cousins -- 1996 Goal of the year winners The Goal of the Year is awarded to the player judged to have kicked the best goal during a particular season : Ben Cousins -- 1999 Mark Merenda -- 2001 Daniel Kerr -- 2003 Chris Judd -- 2005 Mark of the year winners The Mark of the Year is awarded to the player judged to have taken the best mark during a particular season : Ashley Sampi -- 2004 Nic Naitanui -- 2015 All - Australian selection The All - Australian team is a representative team consisting of the best players during a particular season. Prior to 1991 it was awarded to the best players in each interstate football carnival. Year Eagles Players & Coaches Selected Phil Narkle 1988 Steve Malaxos, John Worsfold 1989 Guy McKenna 1990 Chris Lewis, John Worsfold 1991 Guy McKenna, Chris Mainwaring, Peter Matera, Craig Turley, Mick Malthouse ( coach ) 1992 Dean Kemp 1993 Peter Matera, Guy McKenna 1994 Peter Matera, Guy McKenna, David Hart, Glen Jakovich 1995 Glen Jakovich Peter Matera, Chris Mainwaring, Mitchell White 1997 Peter Matera, Fraser Gehrig 1998 Ben Cousins, Ashley McIntosh 1999 Ben Cousins 2001 Ben Cousins 2002 Ben Cousins 2003 Michael Gardiner, Phil Matera Chad Fletcher, Chris Judd 2005 Ben Cousins ( vice-captain ), Dean Cox, David Wirrpanda 2006 Ben Cousins, Chris Judd, Dean Cox, Darren Glass, John Worsfold ( coach ) 2007 Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Daniel Kerr 2008 Dean Cox Mark LeCras 2011 Dean Cox, Darren Glass 2012 Dean Cox, Darren Glass ( captain ), Nic Naitanui, Beau Waters 2015 Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy ( vice-captain ), Andrew Gaff 2016 Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern 2017 Josh Kennedy ( vice-captain ), Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo VFL team of the year Prior to 1991 the VFL Team of the Year was announced each year, consisting of the best players during that season in the Victorian Football League. Year Eagles players selected Ross Glendinning 1988 John Worsfold 1989 Guy McKenna 1990 John Worsfold, Chris Lewis Players and Staff Main article : List of West Coast Eagles players Squad West Coast Eagles view talk Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff 1 Liam Ryan 2 Mark LeCras 3 Andrew Gaff 4 Dom Sheed 5 Brad Sheppard 6 Elliot Yeo 7 Chris Masten 8 Jack Redden 9 Nic Naitanui 10 Jarrod Brander 12 Oscar Allen 13 Luke Shuey 14 Liam Duggan 15 Jamie Cripps 16 Eric Mackenzie 17 Josh Kennedy ( vc ) 18 Daniel Venables 19 Nathan Vardy 20 Jeremy McGovern 21 Jack Petruccelle 22 Hamish Brayshaw 23 Lewis Jetta 24 Luke Partington 25 Shannon Hurn ( c ) 27 Jack Darling 28 Tom Cole 29 Scott Lycett 30 Jackson Nelson 31 Will Schofield 33 Brayden Ainsworth 34 Mark Hutchings 35 Josh Rotham 37 Tom Barrass 38 Kurt Mutimer 39 Malcolm Karpany 41 Brendon Ah Chee 43 Matthew Allen 44 Willie Rioli 45 Jake Waterman 26 Francis Watson ( B ) 32 Ryan Burrows 36 Fraser McInnes 40 Tony Olango 42 Tarir Bayok ( B ) 46 Callan England Head coach Adam Simpson Assistant coaches Jaymie Graham ( forwards ) Sam Mitchell ( midfield ) Nathan van Berlo ( midfield and stoppages ) Daniel Pratt ( backline and defensive coordinator ) Adrian Hickmott ( contested ball coordinator ) Luke Webster ( reserves coach ) Adam Selwood ( academy coach ) Legend : ( c ) Captain ( s ) ( vc ) Vice captain ( s ) ( B ) Category B rookie Updated : 15 March 2018 Source ( s ) : seniors, rookies, coaches Coaching staff See also : List of West Coast Eagles coaches Coaching staff Senior coach Assistant coaches Strategy coach Adam Simpson appointed 2013 Sam Mitchell appointed 2018 Nathan Van Berlo appointed 2018 Adrian Hickmott appointed 2013 TBA Development coaches Strength and conditioning coach Gavin Bell appointed 2008 Daniel Pratt appointed 2013 Adam Selwood appointed 2013 Jaymie Graham appointed 2013 Warren Kofoed appointed 2008 Club officials Club officials Chairman Deputy Chairman Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer Russell Gibbs appointed 2016 Peter Carter appointed 2016 Trevor Nisbett appointed 1999 Richard Godfrey appointed 2009 Amanda Cox appointed 2005 Directors Maryna Fewster elected 2015 Chris Wharton elected 2013 Paul Fitzpartick elected 2015 Rivalries Main articles : Western Derby and Sydney -- West Coast AFL rivalry The West Coast Eagles and Sydney Swans line up for the national anthem at the 2005 Grand Final. The club 's strongest rivalry is with the Fremantle Football Club, the only other AFL club based in Western Australia. The two teams play off in the Western Derby twice each home - and - away season. Overall, 42 derbies have been played, with the Eagles winning 22 and Fremantle winning 20. Derbies usually incorporate a sold - out crowd : the average crowd since the first derby was held in 1995 has been 39,910 people per game, with the average crowd for the past ten games 40,587 people per game, out of a total ground capacity of 43,600 people. The club 's earliest rivalry was with VFL powerhouse the Hawthorn Hawks. This rivalry stemmed from a series of memorable matches in the early 1990s, most notably the 1991 Grand Final. It was considered the first ever interstate rivalry in the competition, although it had fallen to irrelevance in later years. 24 years later in 2015, the two clubs would meet again in another Grand Final. Other rivalries include with Essendon, and a rivalry with the Sydney Swans, which stems from a series of six matches between 2005 and 2007, including both the 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals, in which the total points difference was 13, the lowest of all - time. This sequence included three one - point matches between the 2006 qualifying final and round one of the 2007 season. Game and ladder records Biggest winning margin : 135 points - 26.21 ( 177 ) vs. Adelaide 5.12 ( 42 ), Subiaco Oval, 13 August 1995 Biggest losing margin : 142 points - 1.12 ( 18 ) vs. Essendon 25.10 ( 160 ), Windy Hill, 15 July 1989 Highest score : 29.18 ( 192 ) vs. Brisbane Bears, W.A.C.A., 17 April 1988 Lowest score : 1.12 ( 18 ) vs. Essendon, Windy Hill, 15 July 1989 Highest score conceded : 30.21 ( 201 ) vs. Sydney, S.C.G., 19 July 1987 Lowest score conceded : 2.8 ( 20 ) vs. Melbourne, Subiaco Oval, 24 March 1991 Highest aggregate score : 295 vs. Carlton, Princes Park, 18 April 1987 Lowest aggregate score : 76 vs. Footscray, Whitten Oval, 23 August 1992 Most goals in a match : Scott Cummings, 14 goals vs. Adelaide, W.A.C.A., 1 April 2000 Highest crowd : 98,633 vs. Hawthorn, MCG, 3 October 2015 Lowest crowd : 4859 vs. Brisbane Bears, Carrara, 16 August 1987 Highest WA crowd : 57,616 vs. Richmond, Perth Stadium, 20 May, 2018 Lowest WA crowd : 12,803 vs. St. Kilda, W.A.C.A., 12 May 1988 Highest home - and - away season crowd : 62,957 vs. Collingwood, MCG, 23 June 2012 VFL / AFL finishing positions ( 1987 -- present ) Finishing Position Year ( Finals in Bold ) Tally 1st ( Premiers ) 1992, 1994, 2006 2nd ( Runner Up ) 1991, 2005, 2015 3rd 1990 4th 1993, 2011 5th 1988, 1996, 2007, 2012 6th 1995, 1997, 1999, 2017 7th 1998, 2016 8th 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004 9th 2014 10th nil 0 11th 1989, 2009 12th nil 0 13th 2000, 2013 14th 2001 15th 2008 16th 17th nil 0 18th nil 0 Win - loss record Statistics are correct to round 18, 2018 season West Coast Eagles 's win - loss record against other VFL / AFL clubs Club Win % Adelaide 46 25 21 0 54.35 Brisbane Bears 16 13 84.38 Brisbane Lions 31 21 10 0 67.74 Carlton 44 23 21 52.27 Collingwood 50 25 24 50.0 Essendon 52 23 29 0 44.29 Fitzroy 15 9 6 0 60.00 Fremantle 47 27 20 0 57.45 Geelong 51 26 24 51.96 Gold Coast 9 8 85.00 Greater Western Sydney 10 7 0 70.00 Hawthorn 50 27 23 0 54.00 Melbourne 49 33 16 0 67.35 North Melbourne 48 27 21 0 56.25 Port Adelaide 32 14 18 0 43.75 Richmond 43 26 17 0 61.46 St Kilda 48 29 18 60.5 Sydney 50 21 29 0 42.00 Western Bulldogs 54 35 18 65.09 Totals 745 418 321 6 56.45 Key Wins Losses Draws Total Win % Winning percentage † Defunct club West Coast Eagles Football Club Finals Series Matches Record Opponent Played Won Lost Draw Most Recent Final Adelaide 0 2006 Preliminary Final Carlton 0 2011 Semi Final Collingwood 6 2012 Semi Final Essendon 5 0 5 0 2002 Elimination Final Geelong 5 0 2011 Preliminary Final GWS 0 0 2017 Semi Final Hawthorn 5 0 2015 Grand Final Melbourne 0 1994 Preliminary Final North Melbourne 5 0 2015 Preliminary Final Port Adelaide 0 2017 Elimination Final Sydney 5 0 2006 Grand Final Western Bulldogs 0 2016 Elimination Final Overall 49 22 ( 45.9 % ) 26 ( 53 % ) ( 2 % ) See also Perth portal Australian rules football portal Australian rules football in Western Australia List of West Coast Eagles coaches List of West Coast Eagles players List of West Coast Eagles records Footnotes References ^ Jump up to : WEST COAST : Part Two ( 1986 to 2007 ) -- Full Points Footy. 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Question: when did west coast eagles start in the afl
Answer: 1987