2021 West Coast Eagles season

The 2021 season will be the West Coast Eagles' 35th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

West Coast Eagles
2021 season
CoachAdam Simpson
(8th season)
Captain(s)Luke Shuey
(2nd season)
Home groundOptus Stadium
← 2020 2022 →

Background

West Coast ended the 2020 home-and-away season fifth on the ladder. Their season ended after Collingwood beat them in the first week of the finals.

Playing list

2020 off-season changes

At the end of their 2020 season, West Coast delisted Hamish Brayshaw, Nic Reid, Francis Watson, Anthony Treacy and Mitch O'Neill.[1] Lewis Jetta was delisted after the trade period after having only played 6 AFL matches in 2020.[2]

West Coast's first trade was with Greater Western Sydney, who gave Zac Langdon to the Eagles in exchange for pick 54.[3] Tom Hickey was traded to Sydney after he requested to do so in order to be closer to his Queensland family and be selected for more games. Hickey only played 3 matches for West Coast in 2020, due to Nic Naitanui's good form and injury free season. As part of that trade, West Coast gave picks 34 and 60 to Sydney, and received picks 58, 62, a future second round pick tied to Port Adelaide, and a future third round pick.[4] West Coast's final trade was with Brisbane Lions for Alex Witherden. The Eagles gave Brisbane pick 58 and a future third round pick, and received pick 86.[5]

Deletions from playing list
Player Reason Games played Ref.
Hamish Brayshaw Delisted 1 [1]
Nic Reid Delisted 3 [1]
Francis Watson Delisted 2 [1]
Anthony Treacy Delisted 0 [1]
Mitch O'Neill Delisted 0 [1]
Tom Hickey Traded to Sydney 102 (23 at West Coast) [4]
Lewis Jetta Delisted 202 (75 at West Coast) [2]
Additions to playing list
Player Acquired Former club Former league Ref.
Zac Langdon Traded from Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney AFL [3]
Alex Witherden Traded from Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL [5]

Season summary

The fixture for the 2021 season was revealed in December 2020, with each team scheduled to play 22 matches and have a mid-season bye, as was normal prior to COVID-19. Only the first six rounds had times and dates set for the matches, with the remaining dates to be confirmed.[6] West Coast are scheduled to play Adelaide, Collingwood, Fremantle, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs twice, and the other teams once each.[7]

Results
Community Series results
Game Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance
G B T G B T
1 19 February St Kilda Leederville Oval
2 7 March Fremantle David Grays Arena
Regular season results
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 21 March Gold Coast Optus Stadium H
2 28 March Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium A
3 3 April Port Adelaide Optus Stadium H
4 10 April St Kilda Marvel Stadium A
5 16 April Collingwood Optus Stadium H
6 24 April Geelong GMHBA Stadium A
7 Fremantle Optus Stadium H
8 Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground A
9 Adelaide Optus Stadium H
10 Greater Western Sydney GIANTS Stadium A
11 Essendon Optus Stadium H
12 Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground A
13 Bye
14 Richmond Optus Stadium H
15 Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium H
16 Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground A
17 North Melbourne Optus Stadium H
18 Adelaide Adelaide Oval A
19 St Kilda Optus Stadium H
20 Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground A
21 Melbourne Optus Stadium H
22 Fremantle Optus Stadium A
23 Brisbane Lions Gabba A
Key
H Home game
A Away game

References
  1. Stocks, Gary. "West Coast Eagles confirm list changes". West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "West Coast Eagles delist Lewis Jetta ahead of 2021 AFL season". ABC News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. Cotton, Ben. "DONE DEAL: Giants forward Zac Langdon traded to West Coast". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. Robinson, Chris; Duffield, Mark. "AFL trades 2020: West Coast ruckman Tom Hickey traded to Sydney Swans in exchange for picks". The West Australian. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. Whiting, Michael. "What a bargain: Eagles swoop on talented Lions defender". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. Schmook, Nathan. "Full AFL fixture reveal: Six rounds locked in, floating schedule unveiled". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Fixture breakdown: Double-ups, byes, what your club says". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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