2020 West Coast Eagles women's season

The 2020 season was the West Coast Eagles's first season in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Luke Dwyer was the team's inaugural coach, and Emma Swanson was the team's inaugural captain. West Coast finished the home-and-away season seventh on the ladder, with a win–loss record of 1–5.

West Coast Eagles
2020 season
CoachLuke Dwyer
(1st season)
Captain(s)Emma Swanson
(1st season)
Home ground
AFLW season7th (Conference B)
Best and FairestDana Hooker
Leading goalkickerHayley Bullas (2)
Highest home attendance35,185 vs. Fremantle (Round 2)
Lowest home attendance0 vs. Gold Coast (Round 6)
Club membership3,318
2021 →

Background
Emma Swanson captained West Coast in 2020.

Luke Dwyer was announced as the inaugural West Coast Eagles AFLW coach in December 2018.[1]

West Coast had 3,318 members in 2020, the most of any AFLW club.[2]

Impact of COVID-19
Main article: 2020 AFL Women's season

On 11 March 2020, COVID-19 was formally declared a pandemic. This was on the Wednesday prior to round 6. As a result, West Coast's round 6 match did not have any spectators, and their rounds 7 and 8 matches against Carlton and St Kilda were cancelled. Due to their ladder position at the end of round 6, West Coast did not proceed to the finals series.[3]

Playing list
West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's)
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 1 October 2020
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Season summary

West Coast were in Conference B for the 2020 AFLW season.

Results
Regular season results[4]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 9 February Lost 1 5 11 Collingwood 5 8 38 Victoria Park A 6,100 7rd
2 15 February Lost 2 3 15 Fremantle 9 6 60 Optus Stadium H 35,185 7rd
3 23 February Lost 2 2 14 Greater Western Sydney 6 6 42 Blacktown ISP Oval A 1,980 7rd
4 29 February Won 4 6 30 Western Bulldogs 3 8 26 Leederville Oval H 2,455 7rd
5 8 March Lost 1 1 7 Melbourne 10 6 66 Casey Fields A 1,800 7rd
6 15 March Lost 1 2 8 Gold Coast 5 3 33 Mineral Resources Park H 0 7rd
7 21 March Cancelled Carlton Ikon Park A 0 N/A
8 29 March Cancelled St Kilda Mineral Resources Park H 0 N/A
Key
H Home game
A Away game

Ladder
Conference B
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Fremantle 6 6 0 0 277 179 154.7 24 Finals series
2 Carlton 6 5 1 0 249 164 151.8 20
3 Melbourne 6 4 2 0 204 124 164.5 16
4 Collingwood 6 4 2 0 229 149 153.7 16
5 St Kilda 6 2 4 0 154 170 90.6 8
6 Western Bulldogs 6 1 5 0 179 246 72.8 4
7 West Coast 6 1 5 0 77 232 33.2 4
Source: womens.afl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Awards
Dana Hooker won West Coast's inaugural Club Champion award

West Coast held its inaugural AFLW awards night at Mineral Resources Park on 11 August 2020. Vice-captain Dana Hooker won the Club Champion award with 26 votes. The runners-up were Emma Swanson, with 25 votes, and Ashlee Atkins and Parris Laurie with 23 votes. Imahra Cameron was the Best First Year Player, and Alicia Janz was the Best Club Person.[5]

Dana Hooker was West Coast's only player in the 40-woman initial All-Australian squad. She did not get selected for the All-Australian team.[6][7]

Awards received by West Coast players
Award Awarded by Player Result Ref.
All-Australian team AFL Women's Dana Hooker Shortlisted [6]
Club Champion West Coast Eagles Dana Hooker Won [5]
Best First Year Player Imahra Cameron Won
Best Club Person Alicia Janz Won

See also

References
  1. Black, Sarah. "AFLW: Eagles development coach to lead new team". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "Expansion clubs lead the way as AFLW smashes membership record". AFLW. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. "Coronavirus crisis and footy: The state of play". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. "West Coast Eagles 2020 AFLW results". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. Dickinson, Rhys. "AFLW: Hooker claims inaugural Club Champion Award". West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. "AFLW statement: 2020 AFLW All-Australian Squad". AFLW. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. McGowan, Marc. "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". AFLW. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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