Brayshaw previously told The West the ritual was born from wanting to get the edge over other athletes but had grown into an activity everyone could get involved in.
Great Southern sports fans will get to see WA racing and AFL fame when legendary jockey Damian Oliver and West Coast Eagles premiership hero and Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins visit Albany next month.
Harry Grigson
Verity Simmons is returning to netball, with the West Coast Eagles AFLW convert set to make a comeback in her original sport with the NSW Swifts next year.
Chris Robinson
As the Perth Wildcats get set for a refresh of their logo for next season, it got us reminiscing about the very best and very worst of WA sporting teams’ logos over the years. See our rankings from 23 to 1!
Outgoing West Coast chair Paul Fitzpatrick is adamant the club is on the right track in its rebuild despite a ‘deeply disappointing’ 2024 season.
Samantha Rogers
If all you want for Christmas is a personalised video message from Harley Reid — then you better be ready to fork out hundreds of dollars for it. SEE WHAT ALL THE WA CLUBS’ STARS ARE GOING FOR.
Jakeb Waddell
The WAFL has entered a new era with 10 night games to be played next season, starting with a clash between Subiaco and East Perth at Sullivan Logistics Stadium in round one. DOWNLOAD THE FULL FIXTURES HERE
Mitchell Woodcock
West Coast draftee Kayla Dalgleish didn’t think she would be picked up in Monday night’s AFLW draft and is pinching herself about a cross-country shift to play for Daisy Pearce’s growing side.
Caitlin Bassett
Harley Reid has ramped up his pre-season workload, displaying his trademark pace and fend-off skills in a match simulation session during the Eagles’ last hit-out for the year. Here’s what caught our eye.
New West Coast player Lucia Painter’s heart was so set on landing at the Eagles she has already started planning a shift across the country.
As West Coast near their Christmas break, there were some positive signs from some of their star players at training this morning. Here’s what caught our eye.
West Coast rising star Clay Hall conceded ‘it’s extremely weird’ that he could play an AFL game in Bunbury just years after coming up through the ranks in the local league.
West Coast recruit Liam Baker spoke with police after an incident in Northbridge on Saturday night.
West Coast great Brad Sheppard has returned to football three years after he was forced to retire because of concussion.
Clay Hall is hoping that finding the right balance will help him break into West Coast’s competitive midfield brigade come round one.
Fremantle veteran Ebony Antonio will play her 10th AFLW season in 2025, as one of four Dockers to sign on with the club while West Coast also announced three contract extensions.
Coby Burgiel’s hopes of reviving his AFL career have been dealt a blow after West Coast decided to end his time as a train-on post Christmas on Friday.
West Coast’s match simulation session on Friday morning offered up some clues as to where the likes of Bo Allan, Ryan Maric and Jack Hutchinson may be positioned next season. Here’s what we saw.
West Coast overhauled their list at the end of the season making an incredible 11 changes. But where are the players who have left the club playing in 2025? Find out here.
West Coast recruit Jack Graham is aiming to complement explosive midfielders Elliot Yeo and Harley Reid as well as take his game to the ‘next level’ in his first season as an Eagle.
West Coast brought their training session forward an hour to try to beat the heat. But the temperature was still rising when they took to Mineral Resources Park today. Here’s what we saw.
West Coast have not ruled out a last-minute attempt to move up the order in a bid to secure top local talent ahead of Monday’s AFLW draft.
West Coast midfielder Dana Hooker and her husband, former basketballer Mark Worthington, have welcomed their first child - a baby girl named Zara Rose Worthington.
Bunbury footy fans will get a pre-season sneak preview of next June’s historic AFL clash in the South West, with West Coast and North Melbourne to meet in a scratch match at Hands Oval in March.
