# 2022 West Coast Eagles season

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.
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. Adam Simpson was head coach for a ninth season.

## Playing list
### Changes

Removals from playing list :
| Player | Reason | Games played |
| Daniel Venables | Retired | 21 |
| Brendon Ah Chee | Delisted | 58 (31 at West Coast) |
| Mark Hutchings | Delisted | 120 |
| Nathan Vardy | Retired | 77 (52 at West Coast) |
| Brayden Ainsworth | Delisted | 14 |
| Will Collins | Delisted | 0 |
| Ben Johnson | Delisted | 0 |
| Jarrod Cameron | Delisted | 12 |
| Jarrod Brander | Delisted | 22 |
| Brad Sheppard | Retired | 216 |
Additions to playing list :
| Player | Acquired | Former club | Former league |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | Trade | Carlton | AFL |
| Campbell Chesser | No. 14, 2021 national draft | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League |
| Brady Hough | No. 31, 2021 national draft | Peel Thunder | WAFL |
| Rhett Bazzo | No. 37, 2021 national draft | Swan Districts | WAFL |
| Jack Williams | No. 57, 2021 national draft | East Fremantle | WAFL |
| Greg Clark | No. 62, 2021 national draft | Subiaco | WAFL |
| Hugh Dixon | Supplementary selection period | East Fremantle | WAFL |
| Luke Strnadica | Supplementary selection period | East Fremantle | WAFL |
| Patrick Naish | Supplementary selection period | Richmond | AFL |
| Tom Joyce | Supplementary selection period | Brisbane Lions | AFL |

### Statistics

Playing list and statistics :
| Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Notes/Milestone(s) |
| Liam Ryan | 1 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 153 | 34 | 187 | 71 | 39 | |
| Jake Waterman | 2 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 143 | 42 | 185 | 97 | 32 | |
| Andrew Gaff | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 191 | 192 | 383 | 72 | 38 | |
| Dom Sheed | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | |
| Elliot Yeo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 21 | 8 | |
| Zac Langdon | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 20 | 27 | |
| Jack Redden | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 231 | 225 | 456 | 121 | 110 | |
| Nic Naitanui | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 12 | 19 | |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 75 | 164 | 42 | 43 | West Coast debut (round 1) |
| Tim Kelly | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 211 | 201 | 412 | 60 | 67 | |
| Luke Shuey | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 207 | 157 | 364 | 48 | 100 | |
| Liam Duggan | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 281 | 127 | 408 | 148 | 33 | |
| Jamie Cripps | 15 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 170 | 64 | 234 | 70 | 68 | |
| Luke Edwards | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 5 | |
| Josh Kennedy | 17 | 15 | 37 | 13 | 96 | 37 | 133 | 58 | 21 | |
| Brady Hough | 19 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 59 | 186 | 74 | 14 | AFL debut (round 1) |
| Jeremy McGovern | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 53 | 164 | 67 | 12 | |
| Jack Petruccelle | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 20 | 81 | 30 | 18 | |
| Isiah Winder | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 7 | |
| Alex Witherden | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 72 | 279 | 100 | 26 | |
| Xavier O'Neill | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 64 | 160 | 19 | 51 | |
| Shannon Hurn | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 80 | 436 | 143 | 33 | |
| Zane Trew | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Darling | 27 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 154 | 86 | 240 | 99 | 48 | |
| Patrick Naish | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 64 | 184 | 42 | 15 | West Coast debut (round 1) |
| Luke Foley | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 61 | 205 | 68 | 40 | |
| Jackson Nelson | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 82 | 186 | 46 | 28 | |
| Jamaine Jones | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 177 | 102 | 279 | 59 | 69 | |
| Bailey Williams | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 74 | 157 | 31 | 35 | |
| Rhett Bazzo | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 32 | 89 | 38 | 10 | |
| Luke Strnadica | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 5 | |
| Jack Williams | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josh Rotham | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 38 | 141 | 71 | 21 | |
| Connor West | 36 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 98 | 198 | 34 | 52 | |
| Tom Barrass | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 85 | 295 | 145 | 14 | 100th AFL game (round 1) |
| Greg Clark | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 24 | 31 | |
| Callum Jamieson | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 16 | 20 | |
| Hugh Dixon | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 26 | 19 | West Coast debut (round 1) |
| Harry Edwards | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 43 | 168 | 94 | 18 | |
| Junior Rioli | 44 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 104 | 52 | 156 | 41 | 41 | |
| Jake Florenca | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 7 | |
| Brayden Ainsworth | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Aaron Black | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
| Stefan Giro | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jai Culley | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 8 | 30 | |
| Angus Dewar | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Declan Mountford | 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 Geelong, Richmond, Fremantle, Gold Coast, and Adelaide twice, and the other teams once each.

### 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

Regular season results :
| Round | Day | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| Round | Day | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| 1 | Sunday | 20 March | Lost | 12 | 8 | 80 | Gold Coast | 16 | 11 | 107 | Optus Stadium | H | 20,932 | 15th | |
| 2 | Sunday | 27 March | Lost | 8 | 11 | 59 | North Melbourne | 10 | 14 | 74 | Marvel Stadium | A | 14,204 | 14th | |
| 3 | Sunday | 3 April | Lost | 7 | 5 | 47 | Fremantle | 15 | 12 | 102 | Optus Stadium | H | 38,920 | 17th | |
| 4 | Saturday | 9 April | Won | 14 | 3 | 87 | Collingwood | 10 | 14 | 74 | Marvel Stadium | A | 25,897 | 15th | |
| 5 | Friday | 15 April | Lost | 9 | 4 | 58 | Sydney | 18 | 13 | 121 | Optus Stadium | H | 42,888 | 16th | |
| 6 | Saturday | 23 April | Lost | 4 | 9 | 33 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 117 | Adelaide Oval | A | 28,587 | 17th | |
| 7 | Friday | 29 April | Lost | 8 | 8 | 56 | Richmond | 25 | 15 | 165 | Optus Stadium | H | 39,430 | 18th | |
| 8 | Saturday | 7 May | Lost | 4 | 6 | 30 | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 9 | 105 | The Gabba | A | 19,331 | 18th | |
| 9 | Sunday | 15 May | Lost | 5 | 8 | 38 | Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 112 | Optus Stadium | H | 27,488 | 18th | |
| 10 | Sunday | 22 May | Lost | 13 | 8 | 86 | Greater Western Sydney | 21 | 12 | 138 | Giants Stadium | A | 5,057 | 18th | |
| 11 | Saturday | 28 May | Lost | 9 | 6 | 60 | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 11 | 161 | Optus Stadium | H | 31,838 | 18th | |
| 12 | Saturday | 4 June | Lost | 8 | 9 | 57 | Adelaide | 13 | 10 | 88 | Adelaide Oval | A | 22,859 | 18th | |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 18th | |
| 14 | Saturday | 18 June | Lost | 9 | 9 | 63 | Geelong | 12 | 9 | 81 | Optus Stadium | H | 32,526 | 18th | |
| 15 | Friday | 24 June | Won | 16 | 11 | 107 | Essendon | 14 | 13 | 97 | Optus Stadium | H | 40,933 | 17th | |
| 16 | Sunday | 3 July | Lost | 13 | 15 | 93 | Richmond | 20 | 8 | 128 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 39,391 | 17th | |
| 17 | Sunday | 10 July | Lost | 8 | 5 | 53 | Carlton | 17 | 14 | 116 | Optus Stadium | H | 43,359 | 17th | |
| 18 | Sunday | 17 July | Lost | 12 | 5 | 77 | Hawthorn | 15 | 12 | 102 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 22,598 | 17th | |
| 19 | Sunday | 24 July | Lost | 10 | 2 | 62 | St Kilda | 14 | 6 | 90 | Optus Stadium | H | 35,665 | 17th | |
| 20 | Sunday | 31 July | Lost | 16 | 8 | 104 | Gold Coast | 16 | 11 | 107 | Carrara Stadium | A | 8,282 | 17th | |
| 21 | Sunday | 7 August | Lost | 13 | 8 | 86 | Adelaide | 16 | 6 | 102 | Optus Stadium | H | 50,117 | 17th | |
| 22 | Saturday | 13 August | Lost | 7 | 5 | 47 | Fremantle | 9 | 17 | 71 | Optus Stadium | A | 53,818 | 17th | |
| 23 | Saturday | 20 August | Lost | 7 | 4 | 46 | Geelong | 19 | 17 | 131 | GMHBA Stadium | A | 21,098 | 17th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2146 | 1488 | 144.2 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1936 | 1483 | 130.5 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1616 | 127.9 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1839 | 1763 | 104.3 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1739 | 1486 | 117.0 | 62 | Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2147 | 1799 | 119.3 | 60 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2165 | 1780 | 121.6 | 54 | Finals series |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1973 | 1812 | 108.9 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1857 | 1714 | 108.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1703 | 1715 | 99.3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1806 | 1638 | 110.3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1871 | 1820 | 102.8 | 40 | |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1787 | 1991 | 89.8 | 32 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1721 | 1986 | 86.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 2087 | 83.2 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1631 | 1927 | 84.6 | 24 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1429 | 2389 | 59.8 | 8 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1337 | 2397 | 55.8 | 8 | |