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Road woesEagles in limbo as COVID scuppers Saints clash

West Coast’s Friday night clash against St Kilda has been postponed due to the Eagles’ COVID outbreak. 

Eliza Reilly

Inactive listCommentsPremiumUnvaccinated Lion bids ‘emotional’ farewell to teammates

Cam Ellis-Yolmen declined the opportunity to speak to the Lions’ playing group, instead calling a select few. Brisbane Lions hard man Mitch Robinson was one of them.

Nick Smart

COVID impactAFL looks to new player pool for 2022 season

The AFL is considering following in the Big Bash League’s footsteps and building a designated pool of players clubs can use as top-ups should they be impacted by COVID-19.

Mitchell Woodcock

Forced from fieldPremiumEagles skipper suffers injury at pre-season training

West Coast captain Luke Shuey appeared to be having a strong pre-season but his injury problems appear to have re-surfaced during match simulation at training.

Craig O'Donoghue

DOUBLE FIGURESEagles’ COVID outbreak grows, Saints clash in limbo

West Coast’s Friday night clash with St Kilda could still go ahead despite a COVID-19 outbreak in the team’s camp reaching double figures.

Mitchell Woodcock and Eliza Reilly

Finals predictionWhy West Coast are still in my top six

Can West Coast make finals in 2022 without Jack Darling? Footy commentator Karl Langdon believes they can.

Catherine Healey

Shocking timing PremiumCOVID outbreak grips Eagles camp

West Coast’s Victorian hub stint has gone from bad to worse as a COVID outbreak grips the Eagles camp. 

Eliza Reilly

‘Spoke openly’ PremiumEagles forced to address pride jumper fiasco with players

West Coast were forced to address their lack of pride guernsey and clear the air with the playing group in the days before Saturday’s loss against Adelaide.

Eliza Reilly

Comeback trailPremiumVersatile Eagle remains hopeful for round one

Liam Duggan managed just 14 games last season before he opted for season-ending surgery in August, and admits his progress has been ‘slower’ than he hoped.

Catherine Healey

Vaccine dramaVideoPremiumJones: ‘I’ve still got my best football ahead of me’

Liam Jones became the first AFL player to quit because of the AFL’s COVID policy has not given up hope of returning to the elite level if the jab mandate changed.

Eliza Reilly and Matt Turner

Big blowPremiumEagles defender slapped with ban for striking

West Coast defender Evie Gooch looks likely to be unavailable for Friday night’s clash against St Kilda after being offered a one-match suspension.

Eliza Reilly

Vaccine development Novavax approval gives hope for Darling return

There is fresh hope Jack Darling could rejoin West Coast as soon as the days before round one. It comes as Darling was still absent at training on Monday. So who is in line to take his place? SEE THE PICS.

Eliza Reilly

Tuesday night footy Mid-week mayhem: AFLW condense Freo, Eagles fixtures

The AFL have condensed Fremantle and West Coast’s AFLW fixture for the next two weeks in the hope of achieving further flexibility after the WA government reneged on reopening the border. 

Eliza Reilly

Darling dramaCornes calls for Darling to be transparent on vax stance

Outspoken AFL expert Kane Cornes has called for West Coast forward Jack Darling to be transparent over his anti-vaccination stance which has left his career hanging by a thread.

Mitchell Woodcock

Not welcomeCommentsPremium‘I never felt comfortable being myself’: Matera brother

The brother of West Coast Eagles champions Peter, Wally and Phil Matera has hit out against the club over their handling of the AFLW Pride Round guernsey saga.

Mitchell Woodcock

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Border blow: Eagles hopeful’s chances hurt by quarantine

South Fremantle’s Blake Schlensog’s chances of a second AFL chance at West Coast during the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period have been dealt a massive blow.

Jordan McArdle

Next stepsVideoWhat now for exiled Eagle Darling?

Will Jack Darling try his luck at a medical exemption? Or will the star hold out for the newest COVID vaccine?

Catherine Healey

Allen the keyEagles’ depth questioned in Darling’s likely absence

AFL great Dermott Brereton believes Jack Darling’s decision to not get vaccinated is a “huge loss” for the Eagles and could hurt the development of young Oscar Allen.

Catherine Healey

‘Torn’PremiumEagles would be ‘incredibly disappointed’ in Jack: Schofield

Will Schofield would be ‘incredibly disappointed’ in Jack Darling’s vaccination refusal if they were still playing together, but respected his decision as a friend.

Jordan McArdle

Another loss Adelaide bring the class and overcome Eagles grunt

West Coast brought the grunt but Adelaide were all class, the Crows defeating a willing Eagles outfit by 33 points.

Eliza Reilly

Financial costStar Eagle set for massive pay cut if he doesn’t get jabbed

West Coast star Jack Darling has some big life decisions to make if he remains unvaccinated given the financial implications of not playing AFL

Craig O'Donoghue

Strange dayPremiumHow Darling drama turned into real life soap opera

It was far from a normal day of football training and the day got stranger the longer it went when it came to West Coast and Jack Darling.

Craig O'Donoghue

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Jack a riddle to the end, if that’s what this is

It’s becoming obvious the Eagles are enduring their most tumultuous summer since the dramatic aftermath of the 2007 season, when Chris Judd departed for Carlton and Ben Cousins was sacked.

Braden Quartermaine

Club statement Eagles coach apologises to ‘everyone who was offended’

West Coast senior coach Michael Prior has apologised to everyone “who was offended by the report” in the West Australian on Friday where he refused to comment on the club’s lack of pride jumper.

Eliza Reilly