{{short description|Australian rules football club}}

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{{Infobox australian football club

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| clubname = West Coast Eagles

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| fullname = West Coast Eagles Football Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=31009178894|title=Current details for ABN 31 009 178 894|website=ABN Lookup|date=November 2014 |publisher=Australian Business Register|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>

| nicknames = Eagles

| season =<span style="color:#FABD42">2023</span>

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| home&away = 18th ([[2023 AFL season|AFL]])<br />16th ([[2022 AFL Women's season season 7|AFLW]])<br />10th ([[2021 WAFL season|WAFL]])

| topgoalkicker = AFL: Oscar Allen (53 goals)<br />AFLW: [[Grace Kelly (footballer)|Grace Kelly]] (7 goals)

| founded = 20 October 1986

| colours = Royal blue, gold <br />{{color box|#003087}} {{color box|#F2AA00}}

| league = '''[[Australian Football League|AFL]]:''' Senior men<br />'''[[AFL Women's|AFLW]]:''' Senior women<br /> '''[[West Australian Football League|WAFL]]:''' Reserves men

| owners = [[West Australian Football Commission]] (WAFC)

| chairman = [[Paul Fitzpatrick]]

| ceo = [[Don Pyke]]

| coach = '''AFL:''' [[Adam Simpson]]<br />'''AFLW:''[[Daisy Pearce]]<br />'''WAFL:''' [[Robert Wiley]]

| premierships = '''AFL''' (4){{hlist|[[1992 AFL Grand Final|1992]]|[[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]]|[[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]]| [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]}}

| captain = '''AFL:''' [[Oscar Allen (footballer)|Oscar Allen]] and [[Liam Duggan]]<br />'''AFLW:''' [[Emma Swanson]]<br />'''WAFL:''' Jackson Nelson

| n1th = Jan Cooper<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/west-coast/west-coasts-new-no1-ticket-holder-and-female-football-pioneer-jan-cooper-opens-up-about-her-fight-for-equity-career-and-future/news-story/fbb682986fc44e6f7263d34d1df91588 | title=Fighting for equity: Female footy pioneer's new role }}</ref>

| ground = '''AFL:''' [[Perth Stadium|Optus Stadium]] (61,266)<br />'''AFLW/WAFL:''' [[Lathlain Park|Mineral Resources Park]] (6,500)

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| formerground = [[WACA Ground]] (1987–2000)<br />[[Subiaco Oval]] (1987–2017)

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The '''West Coast Eagles''' are a professional [[Australian rules football]] club based in [[Perth]], Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two [[expansion team]]s in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football League. The club plays its home games at [[Perth Stadium|Optus Stadium]] and has its headquarters at [[Lathlain Park]]. The [[West Australian Football Commission]] wholly owns the West Coast Eagles and the [[Fremantle Football Club]], the AFL's other Western Australian team.

The West Coast Eagles are one of the most successful clubs in the AFL era (1990 onwards). They have won the equal second most premierships (four, along with {{AFL Gee}} and second to {{AFL Haw}}) of any club in that time and were the first non-Victorian team to compete in and win an [[AFL Grand Final]], achieving the latter feat in [[1992 AFL Grand Final|1992]]. The Eagles have since won premierships in [[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]], [[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]] and [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]. They are one of the most profitable and influential clubs in the league, and as of 2021 have more members than any other club with over 106,000.<ref>[https://www.afl.com.au/news/659242/2021-afl-club-membership-breaks-all-time-record afl.com.au]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/05/09/best-two-clubs-afl-era-no-neither-hawthorn/|title=The best two clubs of the AFL era (and no, neither is Hawthorn)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/flag-win-a-2-million-windfall-for-west-coast-eagles-ng-b88977105z|title=Flag win a $2 million windfall for West Coast Eagles|date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

West Coast also fields a [[West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's)|women's team in the AFLW competition]] and a reserves team in the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]].

==History==

{{Main|History of the West Coast Eagles}}

{{seealso|Australian rules football in Western Australia}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:right; font-size: 85%; border: 1px solid #BBB; margin: .5em 0 0 .3em;"

! colspan="7"| West Coast Eagles seasons

|-

! Year !! No. !! P !! W !! D !! L !! %

|-

| [[1987 West Coast Eagles season|1987]] || {{sort|08|8th}} || 22 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 97.87

|-

| '''[[1988 West Coast Eagles season|1988]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || 23 || 13 || 0 || 10 || 111.85

|-

| [[1989 West Coast Eagles season|1989]] || {{sort|11|11th}} || 22 || 7 || 0 || 15 || 86.69

|-

| '''[[1990 AFL season|1990]]''' || {{sort|03|3rd}} || 26 || 17 || 1 || 8 || 118.44

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[1991 AFL season|1991]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || 26 || 21 || 0 || 5 || 162.21

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[1992 AFL season|1992]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || 25 || 18 || 1 || 6 || 125.91

|-

| '''[[1993 AFL season|1993]]''' || {{sort|06|6th}} || 22 || 13 || 0 || 9 || 115.81

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[1994 AFL season|1994]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || 25 || 19 || 0 || 6 || 132.19

|-

| '''[[1995 AFL season|1995]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || 24 || 14 || 0 || 10 || 122.87

|-

| '''[[1996 AFL season|1996]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || 24 || 16 || 0 || 8 || 125.20

|-

| '''[[1997 AFL season|1997]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || 24 || 13 || 0 || 11 || 111.24

|-

| '''[[1998 AFL season|1998]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || 23 || 12 || 0 || 11 || 109.42

|-

| '''[[1999 AFL season|1999]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || 24 || 13 || 0 || 11 || 106.76

|-

| [[2000 AFL season|2000]] || {{sort|13|13th}} || 22 || 7 || 1 || 14 || 92.37

|-

| [[2001 AFL season|2001]] || {{sort|14|14th}} || 22 || 5 || 0 || 17 || 65.95

|-

| '''[[2002 AFL season|2002]]''' || {{sort|08|8th}} || 23 || 11 || 0 || 12 || 97.96

|-

| '''[[2003 AFL season|2003]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || 23 || 12 || 2 || 9 || 117.36

|-

| '''[[2004 AFL season|2004]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || 23 || 13 || 0 || 10 || 103.76

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[2005 AFL season|2005]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || 25 || 19 || 0 || 6 || 123.96

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[2006 AFL season|2006]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || 26 || 20 || 0 || 6 || 120.44

|-

| '''[[2007 AFL season|2007]]''' || {{sort|03|3rd}} || 24 || 15 || 0 || 9 || 111.73

|-

| [[2008 AFL season|2008]] || {{sort|15|15th}} || 22 || 4 || 0 || 18 || 65.88

|-

| [[2009 AFL season|2009]] || {{sort|11|11th}} || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 93.30

|-

| [[2010 West Coast Eagles season|2010]] || {{sort|16|16th}} || 22 || 4 || 0 || 18 || 77.09

|-

| '''[[2011 West Coast Eagles season|2011]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || 25 || 18 || 0 || 7 || 130.32

|-

| '''[[2012 AFL season|2012]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || 24 || 16 || 0 || 8 || 124.18

|-

| [[2013 AFL season|2013]] || {{sort|13|13th}} || 22 || 9 || 0 || 13 || 95.28

|-

| [[2014 AFL season|2014]] || {{sort|09|9th}} || 22 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 116.86

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[2015 AFL season|2015]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || 25 || 18 || 1 || 6 || 148.20

|-

| '''[[2016 AFL season|2016]]''' || {{sort|06|6th}} || 23 || 16 || 0 || 7 || 130.00

|-

| '''[[2017 AFL season|2017]]''' || {{sort|08|8th}} || 24 || 13 || 0 || 11 || 105.71

|-

| style="background:gold"|'''[[2018 AFL season|2018]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || 25 || 19 || 0 || 6 || 121.40

|-

| '''[[2019 AFL season|2019]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || 24 || 16 || 0 || 8 || 112.5

|-

| '''[[2020 AFL season|2020]]''' || 5th || 18 || 12 || 0 || 6 || 117.04

|-

| [[2021 AFL season|2021]] || 9th || 22 || 10 || 0 || 12 || 93.2

|-

| [[2022 AFL season|2022]] || 17th || 22 || 2 || 0 || 20 || 59.8

|-

| [[2023 AFL season|2023]] || 18th || 23 || 3 || 0 || 20 || 53.0

|}

===1986–1989: Formation and first years===

The West Coast Eagles were selected in 1986 as one of two [[expansion team]]s to enter the Victorian Football League (VFL) the following season, along with the [[Brisbane Bears]].<ref name="fpf">[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080820235200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/87904/20080821-0952/www.fullpointsfooty.net/west_coast_(2).html WEST COAST: Part Two (1986 to 2007)] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}– Full Points Footy. Archived by the National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> [[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. The Eagles benefitted from a strong WAFL competition and very loose transfer restrictions relative to later expansion teams, with early success seen as a key factor to promoting the new national competition.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/History/HistoryTimeLine/tabid/14890/Default.aspx Brief history] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref> [[Ross Glendinning]], recruited from {{AFL NM}}, 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 {{AFL Ric}} at [[Subiaco Oval]] in late March 1987, with West Coast defeating Richmond by 14 points.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/1987%20inaugural%20team/tabid/7285/default.aspx Inaugural Team (Round 1, 1987)] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref> 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 (footballer)|John Todd]], the coach of {{WAFL SD}} in the WAFL, replaced Alexander as West Coast's coach.<ref name="honourroll">[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/honour%20roll/tabid/7271/default.aspx Honour Roll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203110850/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/honour%20roll/tabid/7271/default.aspx |date=3 December 2009 }} – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> 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.<ref name="seasonsummary">[http://afltables.com/afl/teams/westcoast/season.html West Coast: Season Summary] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref>

===1990–1999: Malthouse era and dual premierships===

Todd was sacked at the end of the [[1989 VFL season|1989 season]], and was replaced by [[Mick Malthouse]], who had previously coached {{AFL Foo}}.<ref>Stevens, Mark (2011). [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/the-years-of-collingwood-coach-mick-malthouse-part-1/story-fn81kdya-1226148410385 The years of Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse: Part 1] – ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Telegraph]]''. Published 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> 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 {{AFL Ess}}, having been forced to play four consecutive finals in [[Melbourne]].<ref>Foreman, Glen (2011). [http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/from-class-of-1990-to-this-years-suprise-packets-eagles-history-is-repeating/story-e6frg1xu-1226086242208 From class of 1990 to this year's surprise packets: Eagles history is repeating] – Perth Now. Published 2 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref>

[[File:Michael Gardiner wins another ruck contest.jpg|thumb|left|[[Michael Gardiner]] contests a boundary throw-in against {{AFL Col}} during the [[2005 AFL season|2005 season]].]]

[[John Worsfold]] replaced [[Steve Malaxos]] as captain for the [[1991 AFL season|1991 season]], and the club finished the season as [[Minor premiership|minor premiers]] for the first time, losing only three games.<ref name="fpf"/> In the finals series, West Coast progressed to the [[grand final]], but [[1991 AFL Grand Final|were defeated]] by {{AFL Haw}} by 53 points. [[Peter Sumich]] kicked 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.<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/teams/westcoast/leadinggk.html West Coast Goalkicking Records] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> In 1992, West Coast finished fourth on the ladder, but again progressed to the grand final, [[1992 AFL Grand Final|defeating]] {{AFL Gee}} by 28 points to become the first team based outside [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] to win a premiership.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/1992%20premiership%20team/tabid/7287/default.aspx 1992 Premiership Team] – West Coast Eagles. Published 16 July 2012.</ref> Having slipped to third in 1993, the club finished as minor premiers the following season, and went on to again defeat Geelong in the [[1994 AFL Grand Final|grand final]] to win its second premiership in three years.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/1994%20premiership%20team/tabid/7288/default.aspx 1994 Premiership Team] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> 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]]".<ref>[http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/175thAnniversary/HeritageIcons/Pages/August-WesternDerby.aspx Heritage Icons: The Western Derby] – Constitutional Centre of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> 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.<ref name="seasonsummary"/> Worsfold retired at the end of the [[1998 AFL season|1998 season]], and was replaced by his vice-captain, [[Guy McKenna]], who served as captain until his retirement two seasons later.<ref>Townsend, John (2011). [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/eagles/9570256/the-secret-men-s-club-that-binds-eagle-trio/ The secret men's club that binds Eagle trio] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published 3 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref>

===2000–2005: Struggles, rebuild and Worsfold era===

Malthouse left West Coast at the end of the 1999 season to take up the senior coaching position with {{AFL Col}}, and was replaced by [[Ken Judge]], who had been coach of {{AFL Haw}}.<ref>[http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/West+Coast/15 West Coast Honour Board] – Australian Football. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> The [[2000 AFL season|2000]] and [[2001 AFL season|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.<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/venues/waca_gm.html W.A.C.A.: All Games] – AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> Judge was sacked on 5 September 2001, just days after a 112-point loss to {{AFL PA}}, their 10th loss in 2001 by over 60 points. He was replaced by the club's former captain [[John Worsfold]], who had been serving as assistant coach at {{AFL Car}}.<ref>O'Donoghue, Craig (2012). [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/eagles/13775547/blues-were-grooming-worsfold-for-top-job/ Blues were grooming Worsfold for top job] – ''[[The West Australian]]'' online. Published 25 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref>

The club made the finals in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but each time failed to progress past the elimination final.<ref name="seasonsummary"/> [[Ben Cousins]] was made sole captain of the club in 2002, having shared the role with [[Dean Kemp]] the previous season.<ref name="honourroll"/> 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 AFL draft#National Draft|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.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/21/1095651257787.html Chris Judd claims West Coast's first Brownlow] – ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' online. Published 21 September 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> In 2005, the Eagles won 15 of their first 16 games, and were 20 points clear on top of the ladder at stages, but they eventually slipped to second behind {{AFL Ade}}. They progressed to the grand final against {{AFL Syd}}, where [[2005 AFL Grand Final|they were defeated]] by four points.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/victory-to-the-swans/2005/09/24/1126982265994.html Victory to the Swans] – ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' online. Published 24 September 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> Chris Judd received the Norm Smith Medal.

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.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/west-coast-skipper-claims-brownlow-medal/2005/09/20/1126982006745.html West Coast skipper claims Brownlow Medal] – ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. Published 20 September 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref>

===2006–2010: Third premiership, controversies and final misses===

West Coast finished as minor premiers for a third time in 2006, with seventeen wins from 22 games.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s1781574.htm Wally's Grand Final Call] – ABC Radio. Published 5 November 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> In the [[2006 AFL finals series|2006 finals series]], the club lost the qualifying final to Sydney by one point, but after defeating the {{AFL WB}} and the {{AFL Ade}} Crows 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.<ref>Schmook, Nathan (2010). [http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7155/newsid/102959/default.aspx That winning feeling] – West Coast Eagles. Published 21 September 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> The two grand finals in 2005 and 2006 were part of a [[Sydney–West Coast AFL rivalry|series of close games]] between the two clubs that resulted in a total difference of thirteen points across six games, an AFL record.<ref>[[Neil Cordy|Cordy, Neil]] (2012). [http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/huge-impact-when-east-meets-west/story-e6frf3e3-1226425057334 West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans: the greatest modern rivalry in the AFL?] – Fox Sports. Published 13 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref>

[[File:Players fly for the mark, 2005 AFL Grand Final.jpg|thumb|right|[[Daniel Chick]] and [[Tyson Stenglein]] in a [[Mark (Australian rules football)|marking contest]] against {{AFL Syd}} in the [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005 Grand Final]].]]

The club finished third during the regular [[2007 AFL season|2007 season]], but after a series of late-season injuries lost both its games during the [[2007 AFL finals series|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 AFL season|2007 season]] after being arrested for possession of drugs,<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/eagles-sack-ben-cousins/story-e6frf7kx-1111114659426 West Coast Eagles sack Cousins] – ''[[Herald Sun]]'' online. Published 17 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> while Judd requested to be traded back to Victoria, and was traded to {{AFL Car}} in exchange for a key forward, [[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]], and several draft picks.<ref>[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/judd-deal-done/story-e6frecrc-1111114619203 Chris Judd trade from West Coast to Carlton finally complete] – Adelaide Now. Published 10 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> [[Darren Glass]], the club's [[Fullback (Australian rules football)|full-back]] since the retirement of [[Ashley McIntosh]] in 2003, was then appointed captain.<ref>[http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/darren-glass-eagles-skipper/story-e6frg1wu-1111114840752 Champion defender Darren Glass new skipper of West Coast Eagles] – Perth Now. Published 8 November 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> These controversies were followed by a series of poor seasons on-field, culminating in the club's first [[Wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]], after winning only four games in 2010.<ref>Schmook, Nathan (2010). [http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=99873 Last-kick loss for Eagles] – West Coast Eagles. Published 7 August 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> The three-year period between 2008 and 2010 was the longest time in the club's history without a finals appearance.

===2011–2013: Breakthrough years===

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 {{AFL BL}} in 1998 and 1999 to reach a preliminary final after finishing last the previous season.<ref>White, Simon (2011). [http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/eagles-on-welltrodden-flight-path-20110711-1haho.html Eagles on well-trodden flight path] – ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. Published 12 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref>

West Coast's strong form continued into 2012, losing the [[2012 NAB Cup]] grand final to {{AFL Ade}} 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 {{AFL Col}}.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/History/HistoryTimeLine/tabid/14890/Default.aspx History Time Line] West Coast Eagles official website, accessed: 19 July 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2012.html|title=AFL Tables – 2012 Season Scores|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2013.html|title=AFL Tables – 2013 Season Scores|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsfan.com.au/burning-questions-for-2014-west-coast/tabid/91/newsid/120151/default.aspx|title=Burning Questions for 2014: West Coast|work=Sport – Australian Sport – SportsFan|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> Coach John Worsfold resigned on 5 September 2013.<ref name="timeline"/>

[[File:AFL WCE VS COLLINGWOOD.JPG|thumbnail|right|Round 20 2014 – West Coast vs Collingwood at Subiaco Oval]]

===2014–present: Simpson era, fourth premiership and downfall===

Former {{AFL NM}} player [[Adam Simpson]] was announced as the team's new coach for the [[2014 AFL season|2014 season]].<ref name="timeline"/> Darren Glass was initially renamed as captain, but retired from football after round 12.<ref>Braden Quartermaine and Chris Robinson (12 June 2014). [http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-eagles-skipper-darren-glass-retires-from-afl/story-fniv6fhh-1226951723169 "West Coast Eagles skipper Darren Glass retires from AFL"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612092127/http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-eagles-skipper-darren-glass-retires-from-afl/story-fniv6fhh-1226951723169 |date=12 June 2014 }} – PerthNow. Retrieved 12 June 2014.</ref> He was replaced by five acting co-captains for the remainder of the season – [[Shannon Hurn]], [[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]], [[Eric Mackenzie (Australian rules footballer)|Eric Mackenzie]], [[Matt Priddis]], and [[Scott Selwood]].<ref>Alex Malcolm (13 June 2014). [http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-06-13/eagles-to-rotate-five Up to five could rotate West Coast captaincy] – Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2014.</ref> West Coast had a strong [[2014 NAB Challenge|preseason]] and won their opening three matches, although they eventually finished in ninth position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2014.html|title=AFL Tables – 2014 Season Scores|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> During the season the club were labelled as "flat track bullies" due to beating lower placed teams by large margins, yet failing to defeat teams above them on the ladder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-22/eagles-unfazed-by-lyon-criticism|title=Eagles unfazed by Lyon's 'flat track bully' criticism|work=afl.com.au|date=22 May 2014 |access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> Midfielder [[Matt Priddis]] became the third Eagles player to win a Brownlow medal, winning the [[2014 Brownlow Medal|2014 medal]] at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/west-coasts-matt-priddis-wins-brownlow-medal-20140922-10klnz.html|title=West Coast's Matt Priddis wins Brownlow Medal|work=The Age|date=22 September 2014|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>

On 7 December 2014, [[Shannon Hurn]] was appointed as sole captain for 2015 and beyond.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/hurn-to-lead-eagles-from-2015/5952492|title=Hurn to lead Eagles from 2015|newspaper=ABC News|date=8 December 2014}}</ref> 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 went on to lose only three more games for the rest of the home and away season, finishing behind local rivals {{AFL Fre}} in second position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/afl-finals-west-coast-eagles-ready-for-perth-clash-against-hawthorn/story-fniv6fhh-1227516867793?sv=bc2caf9433e7c68e6850889874956f42|title=Eagles declare the 'sky is the limit'|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> The Eagles went on to defeat {{AFL Haw}} and {{AFL NM}} in the qualifying and preliminary finals by 32 and 25 points respectively to qualify for the [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015 Grand Final]], their first since [[2006 AFL season|2006]], only to lose to Hawthorn by 46 points. The following season ended 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 went on to claim the 2016 premiership.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-08/western-bulldogs-beat-west-coast-in-elimination-final/7827992|title=Western Bulldogs stun West Coast in elimination final|newspaper=ABC News|date=8 September 2016|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, West Coast finished in eighth position on the table. A thrilling finish against Adelaide in the last 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 {{AFL PA}} 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 {{AFL GWS}}, in front of the lowest finals crowd in over 100 years.

Few predicted West Coast would contend in season 2018, with most having them outside the 8. After losing the inaugural game at the new [[Optus Stadium]] against the Sydney Swans, West Coast went on to win 10 in a row to surge to top of the ladder, including defeating Hawthorn at Etihad and Richmond, the eventual minor premiers. However, injuries to star forwards [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] and [[Jack Darling]] saw them struggle, losing 3 games in a row including to Sydney for a second this time at the SCG. Despite injuries, they managed to rebound and stabilise. The Eagles' form at the MCG had long been criticised, and round 17 against an in-form Collingwood who had won 7 of the previous matches was seen as a stern test. The match was fairly close throughout, until the Eagles got on top in the last ten minutes of the third quarter to win by a commanding 35 points. The victory was bittersweet, however, as the All-Australian ruckman [[Nic Naitanui]] went down with an ACL for the second time after his 2016 injury, putting him out for the rest of the season. In round 20 star midfielder [[Andrew Gaff]] was suspended for 8 weeks for a hit on Fremantle player Andrew Brayshaw. Following this many dismissed the Eagles, believing they were unable to win the flag. The following week there was a bright spot in a dark period, as [[Jeremy McGovern]] kicked a goal after the siren at Adelaide Oval to pinch the game from Port Adelaide, in similar circumstances to West Coast's win over Port in the 2017 elimination final.

The Eagles finished the 2018 home and away season second on the ladder with 16 wins and 6 losses – their best result since 2006 – earning the right to host the second qualifying final against third-placed Collingwood at Optus Stadium. Collingwood led for most of the close, hard-fought match, before the Eagles again pulled away in the last quarter to win by 16 points.

In the 2018 second preliminary final, the Eagles faced the fifth-placed Melbourne Demons, a team whose impressive end-of-season form had begun with a victory over the Eagles at Optus Stadium in round 22. What was touted as a close-fought match instead became a blowout. West Coast led 10.9.69 to 0.6.6 at half time, Melbourne becoming the first team since 1927 to fail to score a goal in a half of finals football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/26/wce-v-melb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155147/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/26/wce-v-melb|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2018|title=West Coast Eagles Vs Melbourne – Match Centre – AFL.com.au|website=afl.com.au}}</ref> West Coast eventually won by 66 points, 121 to 55.

In the 2018 grand final, West Coast again played Collingwood, who had upset Richmond in the first preliminary final the week prior. In a match dubbed an all-time classic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/09/29/west-coast-crowned-2018-afl-premiers-in-all-time-classic-grand-final/|title=West Coast crowned 2018 AFL premiers in all-time classic grand final}}</ref> Collingwood led by as much as 29 points in the first quarter, but the resilient Eagles managed to claw their way back into the contest, and with just over 2 minutes left, a brilliant play set up by a Jeremy McGovern intercept mark and a further sensational mark by first year player Liam Ryan saw Dom Sheed score a goal from a tight angle to put the Eagles 4 points in front. The Eagles went on to win 79 to 74, claiming their fourth premiership in front of 100,022 at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]. [[Luke Shuey]] won the Norm Smith Medal.

The Eagles started their 2019 premiership defence in indifferent fashion, suffering three heavy defeats in the first six weeks of the 2019 season. The reigning premiers recovered magnificently, winning 12 of their next fourteen matches, but missed out on a spot in the top four after an upset 38-point loss to Hawthorn in round 23. The Eagles finished fifth on the AFL ladder with a 15–7 win-loss record. They thrashed Essendon by 55 points in the first elimination final but their premiership defence was brought to a premature end the following week, losing to minor premiers Geelong by 20 points in the first semi-final.

The 2020 season began with a lacklustre win over Melbourne in Round 1 in March, after which followed a hiatus due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus. Games resumed in June, with West Coast playing their games in a Queensland hub environment, going 0–3 in June to begin Round 5 in 16th place. From there, West Coast recovered to sit in 5th place with a record of 12–5 at the end of Round 18. Despite being undefeated at their Perth home ground during the regular season, the Eagles bowed out in the first week of the finals after an upset one-point defeat to Collingwood in the first elimination final at Optus Stadium.

[[File:Subiaco Oval panorama.jpg|thumb|upright=3.0|center|[[Subiaco Oval]] during a match against {{AFL Fre}} in the [[2008 NAB Cup]].]]

The 2021 season would prove to be the end of a successful era for the Eagles. West Coast struggled to find their best form throughout the year and would ultimately miss the finals for the first time since 2014, finishing ninth on the ladder with 10 wins and 12 losses. With crosstown rival Fremantle finishing 11th, it was the first season since 2009 that neither Western Australian team would feature in the finals series.

COVID and an extensive injury list saw many key players sidelined and West Coast's performance decline rapidly over the next two years. The 2022 season saw the Eagles finish 17th on the ladder with 2 wins and 20 losses, avoiding the wooden spoon by percentage. The 2023 season would be West Coast's worst season in history, losing five games by more than 100 points on the way to an 18th-placed finish with 3 wins and 20 losses, thus claiming the second wooden spoon in the club's history.

==Finance and ownership==

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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delisted.com.au/Company/4207/INDIAN%20PACIFIC%20LIMITED|title=Error|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> The last minority shareholders were bought out in 2000. During the 2010s West Coast paid approximately $3 million in rent to the WAFC for the use of [[Subiaco Oval]], and 50–70% of overall profits.<ref>White, Louis. [http://www.insidesport.com.au/is/index?pg=features&spg=0706_Your-Team_01.htm Who owns your team?] – Inside Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref> 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.<ref>Butler, Steve (2012). [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14230266/eagles-toyed-with-south-african-ownership/ Eagles toyed with South African ownership] – ''[[The West Australian]]'' online. Published 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref> 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.<ref>Duffield, Mark (2011). [http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/latest/8871186/afl-in-power-play-for-eagles-dockers-licences/ AFL in power play for Eagles, Dockers licences] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published 19 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref>

West Coast is currently one of the most financially successful clubs in the AFL, both in terms of revenue and profit.<ref>Marshall, Konrad (2012). [http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/the-footy-power-50-20120524-1z7nz.html The Footy Power 50] – ''[[The Age]]'' online. Published 25 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/eagles-fly-high-in-spending-stakes-20091124-j7z2.html Eagles fly high in spending stakes] – WA Today. Published 4 April 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> In May 2011, the club's total revenue for the previous season was reported as $45.6 million, equal first with {{AFL Col}} in the AFL.<ref>Niall, Jake (2011). [http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ground-deals-key-as-revenue-gap-grows-20110504-1e8g2.html Ground deals key as revenue gap grows] – ''[[The Age]]'' online. Published 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref> The club's football department spending over the 2011 season was reported as $18.6 million, second to Collingwood.<ref>Denham, Greg (2012). [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/big-spending-afl-clubs-the-big-winners/story-fnca0u4y-1226360649454 Big-spending AFL clubs the big winners] – ''[[The Australian]]'' online. Published 19 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref>

In the AFL annual report of 2017 the West Coast Eagles were fifth in terms of revenue across the Australian Football League ($64,013,222), however, all other clubs with higher revenue receive monies from poker machines.

In 2018, the West Coast Eagles were the highest earning club in terms of revenue, reporting an income of $82,265,015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2018-financial-results-links-rankings-now-in-post-2.1202176/|title=Official Club Stuff – 2018 Financial Results (links, rankings – now in post #2)|website=BigFooty|date=17 August 2018 |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> They also had total assets of $106,229,217 and reported a profit of $7,621,284. These figures were all league records and further established West Coast's status as the biggest club in the AFL. They do not earn any poker machine income, which is attributable for significant portions of their rivals' income. They signed a new sponsorship deal with online mortgage broker Lendi, as well as naming agreements to its training facility with Mineral Resources. The major sponsors for the 2021 season are [[Hungry Jack's]], Lendi and [[Audi]].

==Membership and attendance==

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{| class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size: 8pt;"

! colspan="3"| Number-one ticket-holders

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! Years !! Name !! Occupation

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| 1993–1994 || Denis McInerney || Car dealer

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| 1995–1996 || [[Ernie Dingo]] || Television personality

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| 1997–1998 || [[Geoff Christian]] || Sports journalist

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| 1999–2000 || Ray Turner || Businessman

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| 2001–2002 || [[Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)|Tony Evans]] || Former footballer

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| 2003–2004 || [[Dennis Lillee]] || Former cricketer

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| 2005–2006 || [[Jeff Newman (TV personality)|Jeff Newman]] || Television personality

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| 2007–2008 || [[Nigel Satterley]] || Businessman

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| 2009–2010 || [[Ross Glendinning]] || Former footballer

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| 2011–2012 || [[Michael Brennan (footballer)|Michael Brennan]] || Former footballer

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| 2013–2014 || Rod Moore || Club Doctor

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| 2015–2016 || [[Daniel Ricciardo]] || F1 Driver

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| 2017–2018 || [[Julie Bishop]] || Politician

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| 2019–2020 || [[Sam Kerr]] ||Soccer player

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| 2021–2022 || [[Robert Wiley]] ||Former footballer

|}

=== Membership ===

In 2011, the West Coast Eagles had 54,745 members, which was a club record at the time, and the fourth-highest overall in the AFL. Membership numbers were limited by the capacity of [[Subiaco Oval]], which held 43,500 seats, with 39,000 reserved exclusively for club members. In 2012, the cost of an adult club membership was $283, the most of any club in the AFL.<ref>Lacy, Bridget (2012). "High demand drives up membership fees" – ''[[The West Australian|The Weekend West]]'', 17–18 March 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 17 March 2012.</ref> At that time, the waiting list was in excess of 20,000 people, or around four years.<ref>[http://www.seasonticketwaitinglist.com/2008/01/west-coast-eagles-in-wings-waitlist.html West Coast Eagles In the Wings Waitlist] – The Season Ticket Waiting List Directory. Retrieved 17 March 2012.</ref> In July 2015, the club reached a record high of more than 60,000 members, which was the highest for a club in Western Australia, as well as being the sixth highest in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcemembership.com.au/|title=West Coast Eagles Membership|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>

Membership expanded rapidly after the club moved its home games to Optus Stadium and won the 2018 premiership. In 2019, the club reached 90,445 members, becoming the second club in history to pass the 90,000 mark and having the second highest membership in the competition.<ref>[https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-08-06/thanks-a-million-afl-club-memberships-hit-alltime-record afl.com.au]</ref> The club recorded more members than any other AFL team in 2020 (100,776)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-membership-ladder-numbers-2020-afl-club-membership-west-coast-eagles-record-essendon-decline/news-story/c0b4ad1847f1dfd511f80de5f9b0ed37|title = Tigers dethroned as Victorian giants plummet: 2020 AFL membership ladder|date = 9 September 2020}}</ref> and 2021 (106,422).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Kings of the big game: West Coast top AFL membership ladder|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-eagles-remain-top-of-afl-membership-ladder-double-fremantle-dockers-tally-c-3600282|access-date=2021-10-07|website=The West Australian|language=en}}</ref>

=== Attendance ===

The highest individual crowd to watch a West Coast game at Optus Stadium is 59,608 which was between West Coast and Melbourne in the preliminary final of 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=AFL Tables – West Coast All Games – By Team|url=https://afltables.com/afl/teams/westcoast/allgames_tm.html#8|access-date=2021-10-07|website=afltables.com}}</ref> The highest-attended home game at Subiaco Oval was against {{AFL NM}} in the 2012 elimination final, which was attended by 41,790 people.<ref name=":1" />

In 2011, 455,899 people attended West Coast home games, equating to an average of 37,992 people per game.<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/crowds/westcoast.html West Coast Attendances (1921–2012)] – AFLTables. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> In 2018, West Coast had the second highest home ground attendance of any AFL club, averaging 53,250 for its 11 home games (the highest was Richmond, which averaged 61,175).

The highest attendance for any game featuring West Coast was against {{AFL Col}} in the 2018 grand final at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], attended by 100,022 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 [[2011 AFL season#Round 16|round 16]] game against {{AFL Gee}}.<ref>[http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/club%20images/attachments/wcecorpadv.pdf West Coast Eagles corporate advice]{{dead link|date=September 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – Australian Football League. Retrieved 17 March 2012.</ref>

=== Number one ticket holder ===

The [[number-one ticket holder]] is a position in most AFL clubs give to a well-known supporter of the club. West Coast's 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.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/no.%201%20ticket-holder/tabid/14163/default.aspx No. 1 ticket-holder] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 1 March 2012.</ref> Number-one ticket holders generally serve for two years.

==Club identity==

===Symbols and uniform===

West Coast's official colours are royal blue and gold. The club had previously used navy blue in place of royal blue between 1995 and 2017, but returned to the club's original colours prior to the 2018 season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/new-west-coast-eagles-jumper-and-logo-for-2018-season-revealed-ng-b88647647z|title=Eagles unveil new guernseys, logo|date=2017-11-01|work=The West Australian|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref>

[[File:West coast eagles club mascot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|West Coast's eagle mascot Rick "The Rock"|left]]

[[Image:Old West-Coast-logo.gif|thumb|upright=0.85|The club's original logo, used from 1987 to 1999. An older shield variation of this logo also exists.]]

[[Image:West Coast Eagles logo.svg|thumb|upright=1.15|The club's logo used from 1 October 1999 to 1 November 2017]]

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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-eagles-change-logo-and-jumpers-for-2018-season/news-story/9d53955b4dc645df7700cffd90702675|title=West Coast Eagles change logo and jumpers for 2018 season|date=1 November 2017|work=PerthNow}}</ref> The previous logo, in use between 2000 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.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|page=34|publication-place=Melbourne|first=Peter|last=Simunovich|date=31 October 1986|title=West Coast Eagles fly their colours}}</ref>

As part of the AFL's [[Mascot Manor]] program, a [[bald eagle]] club [[Mascot#Sports mascots|mascot]], Rick "The Rock", was created in 2003 to promote the club to junior players. The mascot is in part named after the song.<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/mascot%20for%20a%20day/tabid/13802/default.aspx Mascot For A Day] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 18 March 2012.</ref> A real wedge-tailed eagle, Auzzie, has flown around the field before matches at West Coast home games since 2007.<ref>[http://wabirdsofprey.com/articles/auzzie-flies-high-with-the-west-coast-eagles/ Auzzie Flies High With The West Coast Eagles] – Western Australian Birds of Prey Centre. Retrieved 16 July 2012.</ref>

In 2018, the Eagles' home guernsey saw a return of the club's former 'royal blue' design used prior to 1999, updated to feature the club's new logo.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-11-01/eagles-new-jumper-and-logo-a-nod-to-the-past|title=Eagles' new jumper and logo a nod to the past|work=afl.com.au|access-date=2017-11-01}}</ref> The club's away strip, which already used a variation of the design with the royal blue and gold colours swapped around, as updated to feature the new logo but otherwise remained relatively unchanged. Between 2000 and 2015, the club's home [[Guernsey (clothing)#Use in Australian sport|jumper]] design featured a stylised eagle on a [[tricolour (flag)|tricolour]] of navy blue, white and gold.<ref name="footy jumpers">[http://www.bomberblitz.com/~rmered/westcoast.htm West Coast (1987–)] – FootyJumpers. Retrieved 18 March 2012.</ref> This jumper was introduced during the [[2000 AFL season|2000 season]] along with a much-criticised [[ochre]] away jumper as part of a rebrand of the club to coincide with the new millennium.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stocks|first1=Gary|title=Soaring into the next century|newspaper=The West Australian|date=1 October 1999}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reed|first1=David|title=Eagles turn back clock to 1992|newspaper=The West Australian|date=5 March 2003}}</ref> Starting in 2010, the Eagles also wore a third, predominantly white guernsey in order to avoid visual clashes with teams who used similar colours.<ref name="footy jumpers" /> 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 guernsey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/west-coast-eagles/west-coast-fans-unleash-abuse-over-clubs-new-gold-wings-jumper-20161007-grxjpf.html|title=West Coast fans unleash abuse over club's new gold 'wings jumper'|first=Brendan|last=Foster|date=7 October 2016|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/west-coast-eagles-announce-2016-home-guernsey-with-fan-favoured-classic-wings-design/story-e6frf3e3-1227564292079|title=West Coast Eagles to regain their 'wings' in 2016 home guernsey – Fox Sports|website=foxsports.com.au}}</ref> The Eagles rebranded to its current brand on 1 November 2017, ahead of the club's move to [[Perth Stadium]] from 2018.

===Uniform evolution===

West Coast's uniform changes throughout their history:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://footyjumpers.com/westcoastall.htm|title = Season by Season Jumpers}}</ref>

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===Sponsorship===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"

|- style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Year !! Kit Manufacturer !! Major Sponsor !! Shorts Sponsor !! Bottom Back Sponsor !! Top Back Sponsor !! Neckline Sponsor

|-

| 1987 ||rowspan="15"| [[Puma SE|Puma]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Burswood Entertainment Complex|Burswood]] ||rowspan="3"| - ||rowspan="3"| - ||rowspan="17"| -

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| 1988–90 ||rowspan="1"|[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]]

|-

| 1991—93 ||rowspan="2"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Home)<br />[[Hungry Jack's]] (Away)

|-

| 1994–99 ||rowspan="1"| [[Hungry Jack's]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away) ||rowspan="1"| [[Hungry Jack's]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away)

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| 2000 ||rowspan="3"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] ||rowspan="1"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] ||rowspan="3"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]]

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| 2001 ||rowspan="1"| [[NRMA]]

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| 2002 ||rowspan="2"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]]

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| 2003 ||rowspan="3"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Home)<br />[[Hungry Jack's]] (Away) ||rowspan="3"| [[Hungry Jack's]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away)

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| 2004–08 ||rowspan="1"| [[Hungry Jack's]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away)

|-

| 2009–11 ||rowspan="2"| Perth Precast

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| 2012–13 ||rowspan="5"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Home)<br />[[Bankwest]] (Away) ||rowspan="5"| [[Bankwest]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away)

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| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| -

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| 2015 ||rowspan="1"| Raw Hire

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| 2016 ||rowspan="1"| [[Bega Dairy & Drinks#Brands|Masters Milk]]

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| 2017 ||rowspan=6| [[AGL Energy]]

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| 2018 ||rowspan="3"| [[ISC Sport]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/west-coast-eagles-new-jersey-guernsey-logo-emblem-colours-perth-stadium/3avjevyihxwm1afiper2v4b62|title=West Coast unveil new (old) colours and logo|date=2017-11-01|work=Sporting News|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref> ||rowspan="1"| [[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/business/wa-insurer-sgio-pulls-major-sponsorship-deal-with-west-coast-eagles-after-30-year-partnership-ng-b88867843z|title=WA insurer SGIO pulls major sponsorship deal with West Coast Eagles after 30-year partnership|last=Newell|first=Daniel|date=15 June 2018|work=[[The West Australian]]|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> (Home)<br />[[Hungry Jack's]] (Away) ||rowspan="1"| [[Hungry Jack's]] (Home)<br />[[State Government Insurance Office (Western Australia)|SGIO]] (Away)

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| 2019 ||rowspan="4"| [[Hungry Jack's]] ||rowspan="4"|[[Lendi (company)|Lendi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/business/online-mortgage-broker-joins-the-eagles-ng-b88993608z|title=Online mortgage broker Lendi joins West Coast Eagles as major sponsor after SGIO exit|last=Smith|first=Sean|date=17 October 2018|work=[[The West Australian]]|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref>

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| 2020 ||rowspan="1"|[[BHP]]

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| 2021–22 ||rowspan="1"|[[Castore (brand)|Castore]]<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=West Coast and Castore announce three-year partnership|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/845427/west-coast-and-castore-announce-three-year-partnership|access-date=2020-12-18|website=West Coast Eagles}}</ref> ||rowspan="2"| [[Audi]] Centre Perth

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| 2023– ||rowspan="1"|[[New Balance]]<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-11-01|title=New Balance up and running|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1243881/new-balance-up-and-running|access-date=2022-11-01|website=West Coast Eagles}}</ref>||rowspan="1"| [[Caltex]]

|}

As part of West Coast's (and the AFL's in general) efforts to [[Australian rules football around the world|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 (Australian rules football)|Toronto Eagles]]), China (the [[Shanghai]] Eagles), Italy (the [[Milan]]o Eagles), and Sweden (the [[Karlstad]] Eagles).<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/Membership/EaglesZone/EaglesZoneBeyondtheBorder/GlobalFanZone/tabid/14225/Default.aspx Eagles news around the globe] – West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref> West Coast is also responsible for sponsoring FootyWILD, a program similar to [[Auskick]] held in [[KwaZulu-Natal]], a province of [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7155/newsid/78491/default.aspx West Coast gets behind FootyWILD] – West Coast Eagles. Published 9 June 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2012.</ref>

===Song===

The club's official [[List of Australian Football League team songs|team song]] is "We're the Eagles", composed by [[Kevin Peek]], a former member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Sky (English/Australian band)|Sky]], and initially recorded at Peek's studio in [[Roleystone, Western Australia|Roleystone]].<ref>[http://www.aussierulesinternational.com/home/game/guide/songs/eagles West Coast Eagles] – Aussie Rules International. Retrieved 18 March 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/the-club/club-song |title=Club Song - WESTCOASTEAGLES.com.au |website=www.westcoasteagles.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075458/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/the-club/club-song |archive-date=2013-01-19}}</ref> The current version of the song goes as follows:

: ''Born is pride,'' ''from isolation''

: ''Our fortress built,'' ''we cross the nation''

: ''Our colours share,'' ''the West Coast sky''

: ''Our will to win will never die,''

: ''We're the Eagles, the West Coast Eagles''

: ''And we’re here to show you why''

: ''We’re the big birds, kings of the big game''

: ''We're the Eagles, we’re flying high''

: ''We stick together,'' ''through thick and thin''

: ''We grow as champions'' ''from within''

: ''Our club knows,'' ''it's more than winning''

: ''It's West Coast magic,'' ''and it's just beginning''

: ''We're the Eagles, the West Coast Eagles''

: ''And we’re here to show you why''

: ''We’re the big birds, kings of the big game''

: ''We're the Eagles, we’re flying high''

: ''We're the Eagles, we’re flying high''

The original 1987 version, which was played after the [[1992 AFL Grand Final|1992]] and [[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]] grand final victories, featured anti-[[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] verses ("For years, they took the best of us and claimed them for their own... So watch out, all you know-alls, all you wise men from the East") and a different musical structure. It was eventually altered in the late-1990s. The re-recorded version had new verses added by Ken Walther, who also composed Fremantle's 1995 team song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/adelaide/history-behind-every-afl-club-theme-song/news-story/2704cf5f07f2f33d09d6c03e89d037ac|title=Subscribe to the Herald Sun|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> A modified version of the late-1990s song has been used from 2018 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/messing-with-tradition-afl-changes-clubs-theme-songs-ng-b88776739z|title=Is this the Eagles' new theme song?|date=2018-03-16|work=The West Australian|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> Ahead of the Eagles' appearance in the 2015 Grand Final, the [[West Australian Symphony Orchestra]] created an orchestral version of the song.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/abcperth/videos/106229360294747 Orchestral version of "We're the Eagles"] from [[ABC Radio Perth|720 ABC Perth]]</ref> In 2020, the club announced an updated version of the song, composed by Ian Berney and with vocals from Ian Kenny, both of Perth band [[Birds of Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/560166/on-song-eagles-release-re-worked-club-anthem|title=On song: Eagles release re-worked club anthem|date=2020-02-05|work=West Coast Eagles|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> "[[Eagle Rock (song)|Eagle Rock]]", a 1971 song recorded by [[Daddy Cool (band)|Daddy Cool]], is also traditionally played at home games after wins.<ref>Tressler, Rachel (2011). [http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=120018 Help us rock 25 years] – West Coast Eagles. Published 2 August 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.</ref>

===Headquarters, training and administration base===

The West Coast Eagles had its original primary training and administration base at [[Subiaco Oval]] from 1987 until 2019, the club then moved its primary training and administration base to [[Lathlain Park|Mineral Resources Park]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-06/eagles-set-to-leave-subiaco-fortress/4941708#:~:text=A%20day%20after%20parting%20ways,in%20a%20%2450%20million%20venture.|title=West Coast Eagles to leave Subiaco for Lathlain Park venture|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=6 September 2013|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/west-coast-eagles-training-base-to-be-known-as-mineral-resources-park-ng-b881122267z|title=West Coast Eagles' training base to be known as Mineral Resources Park|date= 28 February 2019|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/club/mineral-resources-park|title=Mineral Resources Park|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/lathlain-park|title=Mineral Resources Park|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>

==List of seasons==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size: 90%;"

|-

! Year !! No. !! Coach !! Captain !! [[John Worsfold Medal]] !! [[List of West Coast Eagles leading goalkickers|Leading]]<br />[[List of West Coast Eagles leading goalkickers|goalkicker]] !! [[Chris Mainwaring]]<br />Medal(Best Clubman) !! Emerging Talent Award

|-

| [[1987 West Coast Eagles season|1987]] || {{sort|08|8th}} || {{sortname|Ron|Alexander}} || {{sortname|Ross|Glendinning}} || {{sortname|Steve|Malaxos}} || {{sort|Glendinning38, Ross|[[Ross Glendinning]] (38)}} || {{sortname|Glen|Bartlett}} || {{sortname|Chris|Mainwaring}}

|-

| '''[[1988 West Coast Eagles season|1988]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || {{sortname|John|Todd|John Todd (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Ross|Glendinning}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sort|Glendinning73, Ross|[[Ross Glendinning]] (73)}} || {{sortname|Phil|Scott|Phil Scott (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}}

|-

| [[1989 West Coast Eagles season|1989]] || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sortname|John|Todd|John Todd (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Murray|Rance}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}} || {{sort|Sumich045, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (45)}} || {{sortname|Geoff|Miles}} || {{sortname|Peter|Sumich}}

|-

| '''[[1990 AFL season|1990]]''' || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|Steve|Malaxos}} || {{sortname|Chris|Lewis|Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)}} || {{sort|Sumich090, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (90)}} || {{sortname|Phil|Scott|Phil Scott (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Dean|Kemp}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[1991 AFL season|1991]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Craig|Turley}} || {{sort|Sumich111, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (111)}} || {{sortname|Chris|Waterman}} || {{sortname|Glen|Jakovich}}

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[1992 AFL season|1992]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Dean|Kemp}} || {{sort|Sumich082, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (82)}} || {{sortname|David|Hynes}} || {{sortname|Matt|Clape}}

|-

| '''[[1993 AFL season|1993]]''' || {{sort|06|6th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sort|Jakovich, Glen|[[Glen Jakovich]]<br />[[Don Pyke]]}} || {{sort|Sumich076, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (76)}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Drew|Banfield}}

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[1994 AFL season|1994]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Glen|Jakovich}} || {{sort|Sumich049, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (49)}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}} || {{sortname|Shane|Bond|Shane Bond (footballer, born 1975)}}

|-

| '''[[1995 AFL season|1995]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Glen|Jakovich}} || {{sort|Ball043, Jason|[[Jason Ball (Australian footballer)|Jason Ball]] (43)}} || {{sortname|Michael|Brennan|Michael Brennan (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Fraser|Gehrig}}

|-

| '''[[1996 AFL season|1996]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Drew|Banfield}} || {{sort|White037, Mitchell|[[Mitchell White (footballer, born 1973)|Mitchell White]] (37)}} || {{sortname|Tony|Evans|Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)}} || {{sortname|Andrew|Donnelly}}

|-

| '''[[1997 AFL season|1997]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Peter|Matera}} || {{sort|Sumich033, Peter|[[Peter Sumich]] (33)}} || {{sortname|Chris|Mainwaring}} || {{sortname|Josh|Wooden}}

|-

| '''[[1998 AFL season|1998]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Ashley|McIntosh}} || {{sort|Gehrig042, Fraser|[[Fraser Gehrig]] (42)}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Phillip|Read}}

|-

| '''[[1999 AFL season|1999]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || {{sortname|Mick|Malthouse}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}} || style="background:#C0FFC0"| {{sort|Cummings095, Scott|[[Scott Cummings (footballer)|Scott Cummings]] (95)}} || {{sortname|Dean|Kemp}} || {{sortname|Laurie|Bellotti}}

|-

| [[2000 AFL season|2000]] || {{sort|13|13th}} || {{sortname|Ken|Judge}} || {{sortname|Guy|McKenna}} || {{sortname|Glen|Jakovich}} || {{sort|Matera049, Phil|[[Phil Matera]] (49)}} || {{sortname|Phil|Matera}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}}

|-

| [[2001 AFL season|2001]] || {{sort|14|14th}} || {{sortname|Ken|Judge}} || {{sort|Cousins, Ben|[[Ben Cousins]] and<br />[[Dean Kemp]]}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sort|Wilson040, Troy|[[Troy Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Troy Wilson]] (40)}} || {{sortname|Rowan|Jones}} || {{sortname|Daniel|Kerr}}

|-

| '''[[2002 AFL season|2002]]''' || {{sort|08|8th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sort|Matera046, Phil|[[Phil Matera]] (46)}} || {{sortname|Drew|Banfield}} || {{sortname|Chris|Judd}}

|-

| '''[[2003 AFL season|2003]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sort|Matera062, Phil|[[Phil Matera]] (62)}} || {{sortname|Michael|Braun|Michael Braun (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Ashley|Sampi}}

|-

| '''[[2004 AFL season|2004]]''' || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sortname|Chris|Judd}} || {{sort|Matera061, Phil|[[Phil Matera]] (61)}} || {{sortname|Josh|Wooden}} || {{sortname|Mark|Seaby}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[2005 AFL season|2005]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}} || {{sort|Matera038, Phil|[[Phil Matera]] (38)}} || {{sortname|Andrew|Embley}} || {{sortname|Ashley|Hansen}}

|-

| style="background:gold"| '''[[2006 AFL season|2006]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Chris|Judd}} || {{sortname|Chris|Judd}} || {{sort|Lynch065, Quinten|[[Quinten Lynch]] (65)}} || {{sortname|Dean|Cox}} || {{sortname|Jaymie|Graham}}

|-

| '''[[2007 AFL season|2007]]''' || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Chris|Judd}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sort|Lynch052, Quinten|[[Quinten Lynch]] (52)}} || {{sortname|Ashley|Hansen}} || {{sortname|Matt|Priddis}}

|-

| [[2008 AFL season|2008]] || {{sort|15|15th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sortname|Dean|Cox}} || {{sort|McKinley042, Ben|[[Ben McKinley]] (42)}} || {{sortname|Jaymie|Graham}} || {{sortname|Ben|McKinley}}

|-

| [[2009 AFL season|2009]] || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sort|LeCras058, Mark|[[Mark LeCras]] (58)}} || {{sortname|Beau|Waters}} || {{sortname|Chris|Masten}}

|-

| [[2010 West Coast Eagles season|2010]] || {{sort|16|16th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sortname|Mark|LeCras}} || {{sort|LeCras063, Mark|[[Mark LeCras]] (63)}} || {{sortname|Mark|Nicoski}} || {{sortname|Nic|Naitanui}}

|-

| '''[[2011 West Coast Eagles season|2011]]''' || {{sort|04|4th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sort|Kennedy, Josh|[[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]] (59)}} || {{sortname|Brett|Jones|Brett Jones (footballer)}} || {{sortname|Luke|Shuey}}

|-

| '''[[2012 AFL season|2012]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || {{sortname|Scott|Selwood}} || {{sort|Darling, Jack|[[Jack Darling]] (53)}} || {{sortname|Mitch|Brown|Mitch Brown (Australian footballer born 1988)}} || {{sortname|Jacob|Brennan}}

|-

| [[2013 AFL season|2013]] || {{sort|13|13th}} || {{sortname|John|Worsfold}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || [[Matt Priddis]] || {{sort|Kennedy, Josh|[[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]] (60)}} || [[Adam Selwood]] || [[Scott Lycett]]

|-

| [[2014 AFL season|2014]] || {{sort|09|9th}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Darren|Glass}} || [[Eric Mackenzie (Australian rules footballer)|Eric Mackenzie]] || {{sort|Kennedy, Josh|[[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]] (61)}} || [[Sam Butler]] || [[Jeremy McGovern]]

|-

|style="background:silver"| '''[[2015 AFL season|2015]]''' || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}||[[Andrew Gaff]]||style="background:#C0FFC0"| [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (80) || [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] || [[Dom Sheed]]

|-

| '''[[2016 AFL season|2016]]''' || {{sort|06|6th}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}||[[Luke Shuey]]||style="background:#C0FFC0"| [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (82) || [[Luke Shuey]] || [[Tom Barrass]]

|-

| '''[[2017 AFL season|2017]]''' || {{sort|08|8th}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}||[[Elliot Yeo]]||[[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (69) || [[Mark Hutchings]] || [[Liam Duggan]]

|-

| style="background:gold" | '''[[2018 AFL season|2018]]''' || {{sort|01|1st}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}||[[Elliot Yeo]]||[[Jack Darling]] (48) || [[Lewis Jetta]] || [[Willie Rioli]]

|-

| '''[[2019 AFL season|2019]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} || {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || {{sortname|Shannon|Hurn}}||[[Luke Shuey]]||[[Jack Darling]] (59) ||[[Fraser McInnes]]||[[Oscar Allen (footballer)|Oscar Allen]]

|-

| '''[[2020 AFL season|2020]]''' || {{sort|05|5th}} ||{{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || [[Luke Shuey]]||[[Nic Naitanui]]||[[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (34)||[[Brad Sheppard]]||[[Josh Rotham]]

|-

| [[2021 AFL season|2021]] || {{sort|09|9th}} ||{{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || [[Luke Shuey]]|| [[Nic Naitanui]] ||[[Jack Darling]] (42)|| [[Liam Duggan]] || [[Harry Edwards (Australian footballer)|Harry Edwards]]

|-

| [[2022 AFL season|2022]] || {{sort|17|17th}} ||{{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} || [[Luke Shuey]]|| [[Tom Barrass]] ||[[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (37)|| [[Oscar Allen (footballer)|Oscar Allen]] || [[Brady Hough]]

|-

| [[2023 AFL season|2023]] ||{{sort|18|18th}} ||{{sortname|Adam|Simpson}} ||[[Luke Shuey]]||[[Tim Kelly (footballer)|Tim Kelly]]||[[Oscar Allen (footballer)|Oscar Allen]] (53) || [[Shannon Hurn]] || [[Reuben Ginbey ]]

|}

{| class="wikitable"

| colspan="2" style="background:silver; width:3em" |

|Denotes team finished runner-up

|-

| style="background:gold; width:3em" |

| colspan="2" |Denotes team won premiership

|-

| style="background:#C0FFC0; width:3em" |

| colspan="2" |Denotes player won [[Coleman Medal]]

|}

==Club honours==

===Club achievements===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Premierships'''

|- style="background:#bdb76b;"

!Competition

!Level

!Wins

!Years won

|-

|'''[[Australian Football League]]'''||[[List of VFL/AFL premiers|Seniors]]||4||[[1992 AFL Grand Final|1992]], [[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]], [[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]], [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]

|-

| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Finishing positions'''

|-

|rowspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align: left"| '''[[Australian Football League]]'''||[[List of VFL/AFL minor premiers|Minor premiership]]<br /><small>([[McClelland Trophy]])</small>||3||[[1991 AFL season|1991]], [[1994 AFL season|1994]], [[2006 AFL season|2006]]

|-

||[[AFL Grand Final|Grand Finalist]]||3||[[1991 AFL Grand Final|1991]], [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]], [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]]

|-

||[[List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons|Wooden spoons]]||2||[[2010 AFL season|2010]], [[2023 AFL season|2023]]

|-

|'''[[AFL Women's]]'''||[[List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons#AFL Women's|Wooden spoons]]|||1||[[2022 AFL Women's season 6|2022 (S6)]]

|-

|'''[[West Australian Football League]]'''||Wooden spoons|||3||[[2021 WAFL season|2021]], [[2022 WAFL season|2022]], [[2023 WAFL season|2023]]

|}

===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 or 2021. The following players, coaches and administrators are life members of the club:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year of induction !! Inductees

|-

| 1994 || [[Michael Brennan (footballer)|Michael Brennan]], [[Dwayne Lamb]], [[Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)|Chris Lewis]], [[Chris Mainwaring]], [[John Worsfold]] (all players)

|-

| 1995 || [[David Hart (footballer)|David Hart]], [[Guy McKenna]] (both players)

|-

| 1996 || 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 (footballer, born 1973)|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)

|-

| 2004 || [[Karl Langdon]], [[Phil Matera]] (both players), [[Trevor Nisbett]] (CEO)

|-

| 2005 || [[Michael Braun (footballer)|Michael Braun]], [[Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)|Tony Evans]], [[Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Peter Wilson]] (all players)

|-

| 2006 || [[Craig Turley]], [[Ryan Turnbull (footballer)|Ryan Turnbull]], [[David Wirrpanda]] (all players), David Jones (board member)

|-

| 2007 || [[Chad Fletcher]], [[Rowan Jones]] (both players), [[Brian Dawson (football coach)|Brian Dawson]] (coach), Anna Durante (secretary), [[Tim Gepp]] (match committee chairman)

|-

| 2008 || [[Dean Cox (Australian footballer)|Dean Cox]], [[Andrew Embley]], [[Darren Glass]], [[Daniel Kerr]], [[Phil Scott (footballer)|Phil Scott]] (all players)

|-

| 2009 || [[Dalton Gooding]] (chairman), [[Satterley|Nigel Satterley]] (board member), [[Adam Hunter (footballer)|Adam Hunter]], [[Quinten Lynch]] (both players)

|-

| 2010 || [[Jeff Newman (TV personality)|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 (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]], [[Sam Butler]], [[Will Schofield]], Neil Hamilton, Denis McInerney, Mick Moylan.

|-

| 2017 || [[Luke Shuey]], [[Andrew Gaff]], [[Jack Darling]]

|-

| 2018 || [[Nic Naitanui]], [[Brad Sheppard]], [[Chris Judd]], [[David Hynes]], [[Ross Glendinning]].

|-

| 2019 || [[Chad Morrison]], [[Mark Nicoski]], Mark Hohnen, Richard Colless, Robert Armstrong

|-

| 2020 || [[Eric Mackenzie (footballer)|Eric Mackenzie]], [[Beau Waters]], [[Jamie Cripps]], [[Alan Cransberg]]

|-

| 2022 || [[Jeremy McGovern]], [[Elliot Yeo]], Michael Smith, [[Deane Pieters]], Gary Stocks, David Grace QC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1071305/west-coast-eagles-life-members-2022 |title=West Coast Eagles Life Members 2022 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 Mar 2022 |website=West Coast Eagles |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>

|}

<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/club%20life%20members/tabid/7270/default.aspx|title=Life Members|publisher=West Coast Eagles|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref></small>

===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.

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| '''Backs:''' || [[David Hart (footballer)|David Hart]] || [[Michael Brennan (footballer)|Michael Brennan]] || [[Ashley McIntosh]]

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| '''Half backs:''' || [[Guy McKenna]] || [[Glen Jakovich]] || [[John Worsfold]]

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| '''Centres:''' || [[Peter Matera]] || [[Dean Kemp]] || [[Chris Mainwaring]]

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| '''Half forwards:''' || [[Brett Heady]] || [[Mitchell White (footballer, born 1973)|Mitchell White]] || [[Craig Turley]]

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| '''Forwards:''' || [[Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)|Chris Lewis]] || [[Peter Sumich]] || [[Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)|Tony Evans]]

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| '''Ruck:''' || [[Ryan Turnbull (footballer)|Ryan Turnbull]] || [[Don Pyke]] || [[Dwayne Lamb]]

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| '''Interchange:''' || [[Chris Waterman]] || [[Steve Malaxos]] || [[Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|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:

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| '''Backs:''' || [[David Wirrpanda]] || [[Ashley McIntosh]] || [[Michael Brennan (footballer)|Michael Brennan]]

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| '''Half Backs:''' || [[Guy McKenna]] || [[Glen Jakovich]] || [[John Worsfold]] (Captain)

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| '''Centres:''' || [[Peter Matera]] || [[Dean Kemp]] || [[Chris Mainwaring]]

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| '''Half Forwards:''' || [[Brett Heady]] || [[Mitchell White (footballer, born 1973)|Mitchell White]] || [[Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)|Chris Lewis]]

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| '''Forwards:''' || [[Phillip Matera]] || [[Peter Sumich]] || [[Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)|Tony Evans]]

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| '''Ruck:''' || [[Dean Cox (Australian footballer)|Dean Cox]] || [[Chris Judd]] || [[Ben Cousins]]

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| '''Interchange:''' || [[Chris Waterman]] || [[Drew Banfield]] || [[Don Pyke]]

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| ||[[Dwayne Lamb]] ||

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| '''Coach:''' ||[[Michael Malthouse]]

|}

===Team 25===

In 2011 the West Coast Eagles named a greatest team of the past twenty five years as part of the club's twenty fifth anniversary celebrations:

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|- border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:left;"

| '''Backs:''' || [[David Hart (footballer)|David Hart]] || [[Darren Glass]] || [[Michael Brennan (footballer)|Michael Brennan]]

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| '''Half Backs:''' || [[Guy McKenna]] || [[Glen Jakovich]] || [[John Worsfold]] (Captain)

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| '''Centres:''' || [[Peter Matera]] || [[Ben Cousins]] || [[Chris Mainwaring]]

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| '''Half Forwards:''' || [[Brett Heady]] || [[Mitchell White (footballer, born 1973)|Mitchell White]] || [[Chris Lewis (Australian rules footballer)|Chris Lewis]]

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| '''Forwards:''' || [[Phillip Matera]] || [[Peter Sumich]] || [[Tony Evans (Australian footballer born 1969)|Tony Evans]]

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| '''Ruck:''' || [[Dean Cox (Australian footballer)|Dean Cox]] || [[Dean Kemp]] || [[Chris Judd]]

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| '''Interchange:''' || [[Daniel Kerr]] || [[Ashley McIntosh]] || [[Don Pyke]]

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| ||[[Andrew Embley]] ||

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| '''Emergency''' || [[David Wirrpanda]] || [[Dwayne Lamb]] || [[Matt Priddis]]

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| '''Coach:''' ||[[Michael Malthouse]]

|}

==Individual awards==

===Hall of Fame inductees===

''The [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] was established in 1996:''

* [[Ross Glendinning]] – 2000

* [[John Todd (footballer)|John Todd]] – 2003

* [[Peter Matera]] – 2006

* [[Dean Kemp]] – 2007

* [[Glen Jakovich]] – 2008

* [[Guy McKenna]] – 2009

* [[Dean Cox]] – 2020

* [[Chris Judd]]- 2021

* [[Robert Wiley]]- 2021

* [[Sam Mitchell (footballer)|Sam Mitchell]]- 2023

===West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame inductees===

* Bill Sutherland (trainer) 2011

* [[Chris Lewis (footballer)|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 (footballer)|Michael Brennan]] (player) – 2014

* [[Brett Heady]] (player) – 2014

* [[Chris Mainwaring]] (player) – 2014

* [[Ashley McIntosh]] (player) – 2014

* [[Peter Sumich]] (player) – 2014

* [[Trevor Nisbett]] (administrator) – 2014

* [[Chris Judd]] (player) – 2021

* [[Darren Glass]] (player) – 2021

* [[Dean Cox]] (player) – 2021

* [[Mark LeCras]] (player) - 2023

* [[Matt Priddis]] (player) - 2023

* [[Phillip Matera]] (player) - 2023

* [[Don Pyke]] (player) - 2023

===Brownlow Medal winners===

[[File:Chris Judd.jpg|thumb|upright|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 [[AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain|Best Captain Award]] is awarded to the best [[Captain (Australian rules football)|captain]] as voted by the [[AFL Players Association]]:''

* [[Ross Glendinning]] – 1988

''The [[AFL Players Association awards#Best First Year Player|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 AFL Grand Final|1992]]

* [[Dean Kemp]] – [[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]]

* [[Chris Judd]] – [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]] (losing side)

* [[Andrew Embley]] – [[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]]

* [[Luke Shuey]] – [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]

===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 (footballer)|Scott Cummings]] (88 goals) – 1999

* [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (75 goals) – 2015

* [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|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 (AFL)|Goal of the Year]] is awarded to the player judged to have kicked the best [[Goal (Australian rules football)|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 (Australian football)|mark]] during a particular season:''

* [[Ashley Sampi]] – 2004

* [[Nic Naitanui]] – 2015

* [[Liam Ryan (footballer)|Liam Ryan]] – 2019

===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 matches in Australian rules football|interstate football carnival]].<ref name="Teamsoftheyear">{{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2010|year=2010|isbn=978-0-9806274-5-9|editor=Lovett, Michael|page=534|publisher=G. Slattery }}</ref>

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! Year !! Eagles Players & Coaches Selected

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| 1987 || [[Phil Narkle]]

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| 1988 || [[Steve Malaxos]]

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| 1991 || [[Guy McKenna]], [[Chris Mainwaring]], [[Peter Matera]], [[Craig Turley]], [[Mick Malthouse]] (coach)

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| 1992 || [[Dean Kemp]]

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| 1993 || [[Peter Matera]], [[Guy McKenna]]

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| 1994 || [[Peter Matera]], [[Guy McKenna]], [[David Hart (footballer)|David Hart]], [[Glen Jakovich]]

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| 1995 || [[Glen Jakovich]]

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| 1996 || [[Peter Matera]], [[Chris Mainwaring]], [[Mitchell White (footballer, born 1973)|Mitchell White]]

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| 1997 || [[Peter Matera]], [[Fraser Gehrig]]

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| 1998 || [[Ben Cousins]], [[Ashley McIntosh]]

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| 1999 || [[Ben Cousins]]

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| 2001 || [[Ben Cousins]]

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| 2002 || [[Ben Cousins]]

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| 2003 || [[Michael Gardiner]], [[Phil Matera]]

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| 2004 || [[Chad Fletcher]], [[Chris Judd]]

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| 2005 || [[Ben Cousins]] (vice-captain), [[Dean Cox]], [[David Wirrpanda]]

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| 2006 || [[Ben Cousins]], [[Chris Judd]], [[Dean Cox]], [[Darren Glass]], [[John Worsfold]] (coach)

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| 2007 || [[Dean Cox]], [[Darren Glass]], [[Daniel Kerr]]

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| 2008 || [[Dean Cox]]

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| 2010 || [[Mark LeCras]]

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| 2011 || [[Dean Cox]], [[Darren Glass]]

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| 2012 || [[Dean Cox]], [[Darren Glass]] (captain), [[Nic Naitanui]], [[Beau Waters]]

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| 2015 || [[Matt Priddis]], [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (vice-captain), [[Andrew Gaff]]

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| 2016 || [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]], [[Jeremy McGovern]]

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| 2017 || [[Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1987)|Josh Kennedy]] (vice-captain), [[Jeremy McGovern]], [[Elliot Yeo]]

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| 2018 || [[Shannon Hurn]], [[Jeremy McGovern]], [[Andrew Gaff]], [[Adam Simpson]] (coach)

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| 2019 || [[Shannon Hurn]] (vice-captain), [[Jeremy McGovern]], [[Elliot Yeo]], [[Jack Darling]]

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| 2020 || [[Brad Sheppard]], [[Nic Naitanui]], [[Liam Ryan (footballer)|Liam Ryan]]

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| 2021 ||[[Nic Naitanui]]

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|}

===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.<ref name="Teamsoftheyear"/>