West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is a member of the Australian Football League.
The club is based at Subiaco Oval in Perth, Western Australia and was formed when the AFL (then the Victorian Football League) decided to include a team from Western Australia in August 1986.
The Eagles won their first official match, a pre-season game against Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) on March 3, 1987. They made their first Grand Final in 1991, and became the first non-Victorian football club to win a Premiership in 1992 and won again in 1994.
Chris Judd was the first West Coast player to receive Australian Rules Football's highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal, for being the best and fairest player of 2004.
The West Coast Eagles are currently coached by former Premiership player, John Worsfold.
Team of the Decade
In 1996, when the AFL was celebrating its 100th year, the West Coast Eagles were celebrating their 10th, and so named a team of the decade:
| Backs: | David Hart | Michael Brennan | Ashley McIntosh |
| Half Backs: | Guy McKenna | Glen Jakovich | John Worsfold |
| Centres: | Peter Matera | Dean Kemp | Chris Mainwaring |
| Half Forwards: | Brett Heady | Mitchell White | Craig Turley |
| Forwards: | Chris Lewis | Peter Sumich | Tony Evans |
| Followers: | Ryan Turnbull | Don Pyke | Dwayne Lamb |
| Interchange: | Chris Waterman | Steve Malaxos | Peter Wilson |
External Links
- Official Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club (http://westcoasteagles.com.au/)
- Official website of the Australian Football League (http://afl.com.au)
| Clubs in the Australian Football League |
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| Adelaide Crows Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Dockers Geelong Hawthorn Kangaroos Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St. Kilda Sydney Swans West Coast Eagles Western Bulldogs Defunct clubs: Brisbane Bears Fitzroy University |