The 2014 season was the

West Coast Eagles 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 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...

' 28th season in the

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(AFL), the premier

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competition. The 2014 season also marks the first season of the club's reserves affiliation with the

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in the

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(WAFL). West Coast finished thirteenth in the previous season, despite having made the finals in the two preceding seasons. At the end of the 2013 season, previous coach

John Worsfold John Richard Worsfold (born 25 September 1968) is a former Australian rules football coach and player. He was the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between October 2015 and September 2020. He pr ...

retired, after twelve seasons in the position, and was replaced by

Adam Simpson Adam Simpson (born 16 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current premiership coach of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). A left-footed midfielder, his playing career for spanned from ...

, who had not coached previously at AFL level.

Darren Glass Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a full-back for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Northam, Western Australia, he attended Carine Senior High Sc ...

was retained as captain for a seventh season, with Josh Kennedy and

Scott Selwood Scott Selwood (born 27 March 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As an Eagle, Selwood won a John Worsfold Medal in 20 ...

as vice-captains. However, Glass retired from football after round 12, and was replaced by five acting co-captains:

Shannon Hurn Shannon William Hurn (born 4 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From South Australia, he excelled at both cricket and football at junior level, and at one ...

, Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie,

Matt Priddis Matthew Harley Priddis (born 21 March 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to being drafted, Priddis won two premierships with the Subia ...

, and Selwood. Undefeated in the 2014 pre-season competition (which used a different format to previous years), West Coast started its season against the on 23 March. The club failed to qualify for the 2014 finals series, finishing its season in ninth place, with 11 wins and 11 losses. Priddis won the highest individual award, the

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Beau Waters Beau Waters (born 30 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from the Happy Valley Football Club, South Australia, he playe ...

won the

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Community Leadership Award, and Mackenzie was the club champion winning the

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. No players from West Coast were selected on the

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team.

Squad and leadership group

was initially named captain of the West Coast Eagles for a seventh season, having taken over from

Chris Judd Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and captain of both the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Widely regarded as one of the bes ...

from the 2008 season.

and Josh Kennedy were named vice-captains, while

Dean Cox Dean Michael Cox (born 1 August 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer and current assistant coach of the Sydney Swans who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Dampier, Western Austr ...

and

were also named to the leadership group.

, who had been sole vice-captain for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, stepped down from the role to concentrate on his recovery from persistent shoulder injuries. Leadership positions were voted on by the playing group as a whole, and confirmed by the senior coach, the match committee, and the board. Darren Glass announced his retirement from football prior to round 13 of the season. Five players were named acting co-captains for the remainder of the season:

, Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie,

, and Scott Selwood.

Pre-season

List changes and coaching changes

West Coast delisted

Bradd Dalziell Bradd Dalziell (born 15 March 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted to the Brisbane Lions with selection 52 of 2007 AFL Draft, 2007 AFL National Draft fro ...

and

Cale Morton Cale Morton (born 18 January 1990) is a former Australian rules football player, recruited at pick 4 in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Melbourne Football Club. Morton was a midfield/forward with a penetrating and accurate kick as well as being a g ...

at the end of the 2013 season. Murray Newman was also delisted, but was redrafted by the club with pick 38 in the 2014 Rookie Draft.

Brad Dick Brad Dick (born 25 July 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A small, speedy wingman from Western Australia, Dick was ...

Andrew Embley Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final ...

Ashton Hams Ashton Kane Hams (born 6 September 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded ...

Daniel Kerr Daniel Alan Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 220 games for the club between 2001 and 2013, as a hard-running inside midfield ...

Mark Nicoski Mark Nicoski (born 24 November 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who previously played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Perth, Western Australia, Nicoski first played for in the West Australi ...

, and

Adam Selwood Adam Murray Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Bendigo, Victoria, Selwood played under-18 football for the Bendigo Pion ...

all retired from AFL football at various stages during and after the season. During the trade period, player

Xavier Ellis Xavier John Ellis (born 28 February 1988) is a media personality and former professional Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Over 125 senior matc ...

joined West Coast on a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent. Midway through the season, in August 2014, West Coast signed former professional baseball player

Corey Adamson Corey Adamson (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian sportsman who has played both professional baseball and professional Australian rules football. Previously a professional baseball outfielder who played for the Australian national baseball ...

, adding him to the

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under the three-year non-registered rule, which allows clubs to recruit players who have not been registered with an AFL-affiliated competition. He had previously played underage representative football for

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. The club's longest-serving senior coach,

, resigned on 5 September 2013, after twelve seasons in the position. A number of candidates interviewed for the position, notably West Coast assistant Scott Burns, assistant

, assistant

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, and assistant Leigh Tudor. Simpson and Sumich, who had previously been an assistant under Worsfold, progressed to the final interview before the club's board, with Simpson announced as the club's new coach on 3 October 2013. A number of other coaching staff also left the club at the end of the 2013 season, though their departures were unrelated. Assistants Scott Burns and David Teague left to join and , respectively, while strategy coach Phil Walsh left to fill the same position at , and was replaced by

Don Pyke Donald Lachlan Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is an assistant coach at the Sydney Swans. He was formerly the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played ...

. After Adam Simpon's appointment as senior coach, former player

Brady Rawlings Brady Rawlings (born 10 June 1981 in Devonport, Tasmania) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Ahead of the 2014 season, he was appointed as the midfield coach of the West Coast Eagles ...

and former and player

Adrian Hickmott Adrian Hickmott (born 30 March 1972) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Hawthorn Football Club. As a player, he played with the Geelong Football Club and Carlton Football Club i ...

were made assistant coaches, joining

Justin Longmuir Justin Longmuir (born 21 January 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. Longmuir played for Fremantle between 1999 and 2007. Playing car ...

. Two previous West Coast players, Adam Selwood and

Jaymie Graham Jaymie Wayne Graham (born 6 February 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Kalgoorlie, where he played for the Mines Rovers Football Club, Gr ...

, and another former North Melbourne player, Daniel Pratt, were also appointed to development coaching roles.

Trades and draft selections

Trades: :*Picks 6 and 44 to , in return for picks 11, 31, and 49. :*Pick 28 to the , in return for

Elliot Yeo Elliot Yeo (born 1 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions between 2012 and 2013. Yeo won a premiership ...

:*A round-three compensation pick in the

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to , in return for pick 43 in the 2013 draft.

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selections: :*11 –

Dom Sheed Dom Sheed (born 10 April 1995) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life From Kalgoorlie, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, Sheed played underage footb ...

() :*31 –

Malcolm Karpany Malcolm Karpany (born 1 June 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was raised in Adelaide and Moonta, South Australia. He is Indigenous Aust ...

() :*43 – Tom Barrass () :*49 –

Dylan Main As of Round 2 2022, a total of 269 players have played at least one senior game for the West Coast Eagles, an Australian rules football team in the Australian Football League. A number of other players were listed (or are listed) with the club f ...

() :*61 –

Jamie Bennell Jamie Bennell (born 7 June 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Bunbury, Western Australia, he w ...

(, via West Coast) (rookie upgrade) :*74 –

Jeremy McGovern Jeremy McGovern (born 15 April 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a tall key-position player who has spent most of his career as a defender, although he occa ...

(, via West Coast) (rookie upgrade) :*85 – Simon Tunbridge (, via West Coast) (rookie upgrade)

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selections: :*10 – Will Maginness (

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) :*27 – Rowen Powell () :*38 – Murray Newman (, via West Coast) (re-drafted)

NAB Challenge and practice matches

Unlike previous pre-season tournaments, the

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did not have a

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or overall winner, instead consisting of "18 games in 18 days", with each team playing twice. West Coast began by defeating by 84 points at

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, and also won their second game, against at

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Home-and-away season

Results

Home team's score listed in bold: source
West Coast Eagles
11 August 2014

Tribunal cases

Seven West Coast Eagles players have so far been cited by the Match Review Panel during the 2014 season, with

Patrick McGinnity Patrick McGinnity (born 18 February 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited from the Claremont Football Club in the West Australi ...

Luke Shuey Luke Shuey (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Shuey was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers with pick 20 in the 2008 National Draft. After a ...

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, and Josh Kennedy receiving suspensions:

Season records and milestones

Team records

*Highest home attendance: 40,476 vs. Fremantle at Patersons Stadium, 4 May *Highest away attendance: 53,049 vs. Collingwood at the MCG, 24 May *Highest team score for: 30.8 (188) vs. GWS at Patersons Stadium, 11 May *Highest team score against: 19.9 (123) by Collingwood at the MCG, 24 May *Lowest team score for: 4.8 (32) vs. Geelong at Skilled Stadium, 12 April *Lowest team score against: 4.6 (30) by Melbourne at the MCG, 30 March *Great winning margin: 111 points vs. GWS at Patersons Stadium, 11 May *Greatest losing margin: 75 points vs. Geelong at Skilled Stadium, 12 April *Most consecutive wins: 3 (between rounds one and three) *Most consecutive losses: 4 (between rounds four and seven) Source
AFL Tables
11 August 2014

Player records

;Club records *Most games: 19 –

Jack Darling Jack Darling (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Additionally, he was recruited from West Perth in the WAFL with pick 26 in the 2010 AFL Draft. ...

Andrew Gaff Andrew Gaff (born 16 June 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays predominantly as a midfielder. Gaff was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers wi ...

, Eric Mackenzie,

*Most goals: 61.33 – Josh Kennedy *Most goals in a game: 11.0 – Josh Kennedy vs. GWS at Patersons Stadium, 11 May *Most disposals: 627 – Matt Priddis *Most kicks: 344 – Andrew Gaff *Most handballs: 366 – Matt Priddis *Most contested possessions: 330 - Matt Priddis *Most clearances: 147 – Matt Priddis *Most marks: 159 – Eric Mackenzie *Most contested marks: 30 –

*Most inside-50s: 88 –

*Most rebound-50s: 74 – Eric Mackenzie *Most tackles: 161 – Matt Priddis *Most hit-outs: 438 –

Nic Naitanui Nicholas Mark Naitanui (; born 4 May 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was born in Sydney to Fijian parents, and his family moved to Perth, Western Austra ...

Source
AFL Tables
31 August 2014 ;AFL season records *

led the AFL in disposals (627) and handballs (366). He was also ranked second for clearances (147) and contested possessions (330), and third for tackles (161). He recorded 18 tackles against Richmond in round 18, a season record. *

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was ranked second in the AFL for disposal efficiency (95%). * Eric Mackenzie was ranked equal third in the AFL for one-percenters (174), and fourth for marks (159). *

was ranked fifth in the AFL for uncontested possessions (382). * Josh Kennedy was ranked fifth in the AFL for goals (61) and behinds (33). He kicked 11 goals against GWS in round 8, a season record. Sources
AFL.com.au
an

31 August 2014

Milestones

* Eric Mackenzie played his 100th AFL game in round one, against the Western Bulldogs.— (26 March 2014)
"Big build-up for Dom's debut"
– West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 7 April 2014. * Josh Kennedy played his 100th game for West Coast in round two, against Melbourne. (Coincidentally, Sydney's

Josh P. Kennedy Joshua P. Kennedy (born 20 June 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club. The son and grandson of former Hawth ...

also played his 100th game for his club in the same round). *

played his 276th AFL game in round three, against St Kilda, equalling

Glen Jakovich Glen Darren Jakovich (born 24 March 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jakovich was recruited from South Fremantle in the West Australian Football Leag ...

's club record, and surpassed the mark the following round. He played his 100th consecutive game in round seven, against Fremantle. *

Chris Masten Chris Masten (born 2 May 1989) is an Australian rules footballer and former player for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and was delisted at the end of the 2019 season, after playing a pivotal role in the Eagles prem ...

played his 100th AFL game in round three. *

Brad Sheppard Bradley Sheppard (born 23 May 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected seventh overall in the 2009 AFL Draft#2009 National Draft, 2009 National Dr ...

played his 50th AFL game in round six, against Carlton.Alex Malcolm (24 April 2014)
"Eagle to debut after 'disappointing' first impression"
– Australian Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2014. *

Will Schofield Will Schofield (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). At tall and weighing , he is a versatile defender who has played key-position and ...

played his 100th AFL game in round 12, against Hawthorn. *

played his 100th AFL game in round 14, against Gold Coast. *

Matt Rosa Matthew Rosa (born 23 November 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Warracknabeal and later Ballarat, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

played his 150th AFL game in round 15, against Fremantle. *

played his 100th AFL game in round 17, against Brisbane.

Debuts

made his AFL debut in round one, against the Western Bulldogs, while

, and

each made their club debuts for West Coast in the same match, having previously played for other clubs. *

Brant Colledge Brant Colledge (born 25 October 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by West Coast with the 45th pick in the 2012 National Draft, ...

made his AFL debut in round three, against St Kilda.Nick Rynne (3 April 2014)
"Colledge set for Eagles graduation"
– ''The West Australian''. Retrieved 7 April 2014. *

made his AFL debut in round six, against Carlton.

Ladder

Notes

Carry-over points accrue following a sanction. For example, 123.45 points would draw a one-match suspension, with 23.45 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).

References

External links

Australian Football League official websiteWest Coast Eagles official website
{{2014 AFL season West Coast Eagles seasons