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DERBY DUEL VideoRotham takes out GF sprint in Eagles hat-trick

Josh Rotham has won the traditional grand final sprint at Optus Stadium, beating fellow Eagles Jack Petruccelle and Liam Ryan in a West Coast 1-2-3 in front of 60,000 fans.

Samantha Rogers

West Coast blowPremiumEagles lose key decision maker ahead of vital off-season

West Coast football boss Craig Vozzo is set to miss one of the club’s most significant national drafts after being granted indefinite leave.

Braden Quartermaine

Ben’s comeback Cousins says public support ‘better than I deserve’

West Coast great Ben Cousins has revealed he’s in a ‘happy place’ on the eve of the AFL grand final, saying he feels very fortunate to have received the support he has from the public.

Samantha Rogers

Guy’s GF tipExperience counts in fine line between pleasure and pain

Dual West Coast premiership hero Guy McKenna has tipped the underdogs to be top Dogs, with grand final experience set to be a factor in tomorrow’s decider - as it was for the Eagles in 1991.

Chris Robinson

Kings of SeptemberPremiumSpearhead Sumich a forward of remarkable craft

Peter Sumich topped the Eagles goalkicking every year from 1989 to 1994 and averaged 3.43 goals per game over his career, which included two flags, both of which he played pivotal parts in.

Glen Quartermain

Changing it upPremiumRole change: How Eagles plan to use Petrevski-Seton

Sam Petrevski-Seton spent most of his time in defence in his Carlton stint - but West Coast coach Adam Simpson has plans for a role change should the wantaway Blue join the Eagles as expected.

Eliza Reilly

What Simmo sawPremiumEagle-eyed grand final ‘spy’ Simmo spots training differences

Welcoming Melbourne and the Bulldogs inside West Coast’s training base has given Eagles coach Adam Simpson a close-up view of their preparations for Saturday - and there’s a key difference.

Braden Quartermaine

Locked inDuggan’s done deal: Eagle inks new contract

Freshly re-signed Eagles defender Liam Duggan says it’s been “slow going” as he eyes a return to the pre-season training track following knee surgery.

Chris Robinson

Sprint speedstersVideoEagle looks to bolt into grand final record books

On a historic grand final day, Jack Petruccelle has a chance to achieve his own small slice of Eagles history - and he’s the red-hot favourite to do it.

Staff writers

Trade Shue-in PremiumEagles skipper would be ‘excited to play with’ young Blue

West Coast captain Luke Shuey believes the expected addition of Carlton’s Sam Petrevski-Seton during the trade period will add the dynamic skill that the team has been robbed of in recent seasons.

Craig O'Donoghue

WITHIN A KICK OF GLORY‘It’ll hurt me ‘til the day I die’: Treloar on 2018 grand final

Western Bulldogs star Adam Treloar says the pain of Collingwood’s 2018 grand final loss still hurts, as he prepares for another shot at premiership glory with his new club. 

Samantha Rogers

Major fundraiserCommentsWest Coast champ sports rivals’ colours for great cause

Perth’s been swept up in Grand Final fever. But 2021 AFL premiership cup ambassador Glen Jakovich wants West Aussies to remember another important upcoming event too — Purple Bra day.

Charlotte Elton

Kings of SeptemberPremiumFooty world in awe of Matera’s magic

Peter Matera was born to play in finals. In 1992, he proved why.

Glen Quartermain

Return home?Petrevski-Seton seeks trade to West Coast

Out-of-contract WA product Sam Petrevski-Seton has requested a trade to West Coast after a turbulent season at Carlton.

Jay Rooney

Fitness focusCommentsCornes challenges Eagles’ million-dollar man to drop weight

Kane Cornes says a star Eagle needs a ‘massive, massive pre-season’ after a ‘really poor year’.

Catherine Healey

Envious EaglePerth GF will be ‘a little bit tough’ to watch: Kennedy

West Coast star Josh Kennedy has revealed he will have mixed emotions watching Saturday’s historic AFL grand final at Optus Stadium.

Mitchell Woodcock

Going on Redd-y to go: Veteran Eagle re-signs for 2022

Jack Redden will get the chance to match what he achieved in his career at Brisbane after re-signing with West Coast for the 2022 season. 

Eliza Reilly

A Six-Pack Of IPAPremiumSheed joins ‘polling in a pummelling’ club

Dom Sheed snaring a Brownlow vote in West Coast’s 92-point smashing got us reaching for the record books to check the largest losses where players have been good enough to poll.

Chris Robinson

Staying put PremiumNarkle resists WA shift to re-sign with Cats

Quinton Narkle has resisted the lure of a return to his home state of WA, signing a one-year deal to stay at Geelong.

Michael Warner & Jay Clark

Off-seasonPremiumWinged Eagle confident after shoulder surgery

West Coast star Dom Sheed needed surgery on his right shoulder at the end of the season and is now in recovery mode.

Craig O'Donoghue

WA flavourAFL’s grand final sprint becomes derby day

The AFL’s annual Grand Final sprint will still go ahead at Optus Stadium — but it’ll look slightly different to years’ past.

Catherine Healey

Brownlow MedalVideoIdentity of Ben Cousins’ mystery date revealed

The glamorous blonde woman by the former Eagles’ side at the Brownlow Medal has been revealed as a WA FIFO worker.

Staff reporter

All the votesWhich Eagle, Docker led the way in Brownlow count?

Evergreen Fremantle veteran David Mundy showed his younger teammates how it’s done on Brownlow Medal night. But who led the way for West Coast?

Jordan McArdle

Goal of the YearVideoSerong’s remarkable, but controversial, Derby goal wins top gong

A miracle or a mistake. Whatever you think of the Caleb Serong western derby goal... it’s now etched in AFL history.

Catherine Healey