2010 West Coast Eagles season
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The 2010 season
2010 AFL season
-Premiership season:The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the AFL. It is intended to produce a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22...

 was the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...

' 24th season in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006
2006 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...

. West Coast played 22 games, including 12 at Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, winning just four and losing the remaining eighteen.

Trades

West Coast was involved in one trade before the 2010 season - a three-way trade involving and . West Coast traded Brent Staker
Brent Staker
Brent Staker is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who plays for the Brisbane Lions.-Early life:Staker grew up in Broken Hill in remote country New South Wales....

 and draft picks 39 and 55 to Brisbane in exchange for Bradd Dalziell
Bradd Dalziell
Bradd Dalziell is an Australian Rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was drafted to the Brisbane Lions with selection 52 of 2007 AFL National Draft from the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-WAFL:Bradd Dalziell...

, and then traded Mark Seaby
Mark Seaby
Mark Seaby is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.He is best known as a former premiership player with the West Coast Eagles.-Biography:...

 to Sydney in exchange for draft picks 22 and 118. Sydney then traded Amon Buchanan
Amon Buchanan
Amon Buchanan is an Australian rules football player from the Brisbane Lions of the AFL.- :Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne. He played football for Colac and the Geelong Falcons Under 18's team, winning a premiership with the Falcons in 2000 and subsequently...

 to Brisbane in exchange for pick 28.

Draft selections

  • National Draft selections
7 - Brad Sheppard
Brad Sheppard
Bradley "Brad" Sheppard is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was selected as a first round pick in the 2009 National Draft...

 (East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...

)
22 - Gerrick Weedon
Gerrick Weedon
Gerrick Weedon is an Australian rules footballer current playing with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He was recruited with pick no. 22 in the 2009 National Draft from Claremont Football Club in the WAFL. He had previously represented the Western Australian Under-18 team at...

 (Claremont)
23 - Koby Stevens
Koby Stevens
Koby Stevens is an Australian rules footballer for West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was selected as a second round pick in the 2009 AFL Draft-Early career:...

 (Gippsland Power)
  • Pre-season Draft selections
5 - Ryan Neates (Claremont)
  • Rookie Draft selections
11 - Lewis Broome
Lewis Broome
Lewis Broome is an Australian rules footballer, who was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their first selection in 2010 AFL Rookie Draft....

 (Claremont)
27 - Andrew Strijk
Andrew Strijk
Andrew Strijk is an Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- WAFL career :...

 (West Perth)
40 - Ashton Hams
Ashton Hams
Ashton Hams is an Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- Football career :...

 (South Fremantle)
53 - Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League . He previously played for in the Australian Football League , and was also rookie-listed at .He was pick 8 overall in the 2005 Draft, from East...

 

NAB Cup

Home team's score listed in bold.
Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance
1 Friday, 12 February 5:40pm 1.16.12 (117) 0.12.10 (82) Won by 35 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

23 860
QF Saturday, 27 February 5:40pm 2.8.14 (80) 4.19.8 (158) Lost by 78 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

16 231

Leadership group

The leadership group was composed of the captain Darren Glass
Darren Glass
Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...

, Dean Cox, Shannon Hurn
Shannon Hurn
Shannon William Hurn is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Hurn was selected in the 2005 AFL Draft and was listed by the West Coast Eagles...

, Josh Kennedy, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
Adam Selwood
Adam Murray Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Career:...

 and Beau Waters
Beau Waters
Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...

. During the games when Glass was injured, all of these players rotated the captaincy.

Results

Home team's score listed in bold:
Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance
1 Saturday, 27 March 7:10pm 12.10 (82) 16.18 (114) Lost by 32 points The Gabba 29 201
2 Saturday, 3 April 5:40pm 12.14 (86) 13.11 (89) Lost by 3 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

37 010
3 Saturday, 10 April 2:10pm 12.10 (82) 17.14 (116) Lost by 34 points Etihad Stadium 18 394
4 Friday, 16 April 6:40pm 15.11 (101) 11.12 (78) Won by 23 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

38 676
5 Sunday, 24 April 2:15pm 9.9 (63) 17.13 (115) Lost by 52 points SCG
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

28 422
6 Sunday, 2 May 2:40pm 10.13 (73) 17.9 (111) Lost by 38 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

40 886
7 Saturday, 8 May 1:10pm 15.12 (102) 14.10 (94) Won by 8 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

35 864
8 Saturday, 15 May 2:10pm 10.15 (75) 6.10 (46) Won by 29 points MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

28 592
9 Sunday, 23 May 2:40pm 8.8 (56) 13.13 (91) Lost by 37 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

36 244
10 Sunday, 30 May 2:10pm 11.10 (76) 15.15 (105) Lost by 29 points Etihad Stadium 29 175
11 Saturday, 5 June 5:40pm 14.14 (98) 18.14 (122) Lost by 24 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

33 784
12 Sunday, 13 June 1:10pm 11.11 (77) 19.12 (126) Lost by 49 points MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

30 870
13 Sunday, 20 June 2:40pm 9.5 (59) 17.17 (119) Lost by 60 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

34 280
14 Saturday, 3 July 7:10pm 7.10 (52) 20.15 (135) Lost by 83 points Etihad Stadium 38 781
15 Saturday, 10 July 1:10pm 14.11 (95) 17.15 (117) Lost by 22 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

26 976
16 Saturday, 17 July 7:10pm 20.12 (132) 14.16 (100) Won by 32 points Etihad Stadium 26 991
17 Saturday, 24 July 5:40pm 11.17 (83) 15.19 (109) Lost by 26 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

35 925
18 Sunday, 1 August 2:40pm 13.7 (85) 24.16 (160) Lost by 75 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

40 451
19 Saturday, 7 August 5:40pm 9.11 (65) 10.10 (70) Lost by 5 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

32 587
20 Saturday, 14 August 7:10pm 8.12 (60) 8.13 (61) Lost by 1 point AAMI Stadium
AAMI Stadium
Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...

14 113
21 Sunday, 22 August 2:40 pm 14.10 (94) 16.14 (110) Lost by 16 points Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval
Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

32 007
22 Saturday, 28 July 5:40 pm 10.8 (68) 16.16 (112) Lost by 44 points Skilled Stadium 24 099


Source: AFL Tables

League awards

  • Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

     was selected in the forward pocket for the 2010 All-Australian team
    2010 All-Australian team
    The 2010 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League players for the 2010 season. It was announced on 13 September 2010, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players and a coach. An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 30 August 2010...

    .
  • Nic Naitanui was nominated for the 2010 AFL Rising Star Award
    2010 AFL Rising Star
    The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2010 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Daniel Hannebery of the Sydney Swans.-Eligibility and Nominations:...

    .
  • Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

     placed third in the Coleman Medal
    Coleman Medal
    The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...

    , scoring 63 goals for the season.
  • Matt Priddis received the most votes for the club in the 2010 Brownlow Medal
    2010 Brownlow Medal
    The Brownlow Medal is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was awarded in 2010 to Chris Judd from the Carlton Football Club for being voted as the fairest and best during the 2010 Australian Football League home and away season. The vote counting ceremony was held...

    , receiving 13 votes out of the club's total of 31 votes.

Club awards

The 2010 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Saturday, 11 September at the Burswood Entertainment Complex
Burswood Entertainment Complex
The Burswood Entertainment Complex is located on the Swan River near the city of Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by Crown Limited. The complex includes a 24-hour casino, seven restaurants, eight bars, a nightclub, two international hotels , a Convention Centre, Theatre and the Burswood Dome...

. Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

 was named Club Champion, Mark Nicoski
Mark Nicoski
Mark Nicoski is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Early career:...

 received the Best Clubman award and Nic Naitanui was awarded Rookie of the Year. Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

 was also leading goal-kicker, kicking 63 goals for the year. Josh Kennedy was next, with 41 goals. The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows:
2010 Club Champion
Position Name Votes
1 Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

 
294
2 Matt Priddis  286
3 Beau Waters
Beau Waters
Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...

 
281
4 Dean Cox  271
5 Nic Naitanui  252
6 Josh Kennedy  251
7 Matt Rosa
Matt Rosa
Matthew "Matt" Rosa is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .He is a midfielder who was recruited as the number 29 draft pick in the 2004 AFL Draft from North Ballarat. Rosa made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 17, 2005 against the Sydney Swans...

 
247
8 Andrew Embley
Andrew Embley
Andrew Embley is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Andrew Embley was born to Maurice and Anne Embley on 27 June, 1981, in Perth, Western Australia...

 
246
9 Brad Ebert
Brad Ebert
Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

 
241
10 Scott Selwood
Scott Selwood
Scott Francis Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

 
227

Team records

  • Highest home attendance: 40 886 vs. at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 2 May
  • Highest away attendance: 38 781 vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
  • Highest team score for: 20.12 (132) vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
  • Highest team score against: 24.16 (160) by at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 1 August
  • Lowest team score for: 7:10 (52) vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
  • Lowest team score against: 6.10 (46) by Melbourne at the MCG
    Melbourne Cricket Ground
    The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

    , 15 May
  • Most consecutive wins: 2 (rounds 7 and 8)
  • Most consecutive losses: 7 (between rounds 9 and 15)
  • Highest score by quarter:
    • 1st quarter - 6.5 (41) vs. at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
    • 2nd quarter - 6.4 (40) vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
    • 3rd quarter - 6.2 (38) vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
    • 4th quarter - 5.4 (34) vs. at Subiaco Oval
      Subiaco Oval
      Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

      , 8 May

Source: AFL Tables

Player records

  • Most games: 22 - Dean Cox, Brad Ebert
    Brad Ebert
    Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

    , Josh J. Kennedy and Nic Naitanui
  • Most goals: 63 - Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

  • Most goals in a game: 12.2 - Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras
    Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

     vs at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
  • Most kicks: 267 - Brad Ebert
    Brad Ebert
    Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

  • Most kicks in a game: 21 - Shannon Hurn
    Shannon Hurn
    Shannon William Hurn is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Hurn was selected in the 2005 AFL Draft and was listed by the West Coast Eagles...

     vs at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 5 June
  • Most handballs: 336 - Matt Priddis
  • Most handballs in a game: 29 - Matt Priddis vs at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 23 May
  • Most possessions: 488 - Matt Priddis
  • Most possession in a game: 36 - Matt Priddis vs at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
  • Most contested possessions: 226 - Matt Priddis
  • Most marks: 146 - Beau Waters
    Beau Waters
    Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...

  • Most marks in a game: 17 - Beau Waters
    Beau Waters
    Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...

     vs at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 5 June
  • Most contested marks: 28 - Josh J. Kennedy
  • Most Inside-50s: 84 - Andrew Embley
    Andrew Embley
    Andrew Embley is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Andrew Embley was born to Maurice and Anne Embley on 27 June, 1981, in Perth, Western Australia...

  • Most tackles: 130 - Matt Priddis
  • Most tackles in a game: 15 - Matt Priddis vs at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 2 May
  • Most hit-outs: 502 - Dean Cox
  • Most hit-outs in a game: 35 - Dean Cox vs AFL Haw at Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval
    Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

    , 8 May

Source: West Coast Eagles 2010 Statistics

Milestones

  • Andrew Embley
    Andrew Embley
    Andrew Embley is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Andrew Embley was born to Maurice and Anne Embley on 27 June, 1981, in Perth, Western Australia...

     played his 200th game.
  • Dean Cox played his 200th game.
  • Brett Jones
    Brett Jones
    Brett David Jones is a former Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who played for the West Coast Eagles.-Cricket career:...

     played his 100th game.
  • Josh J. Kennedy played his 50th game, and his 50th game for the Eagles.
  • Brad Ebert
    Brad Ebert
    Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

     played his 50th game.

Debuts

  • Luke Shuey
    Luke Shuey
    Luke Shuey , is an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.Shuey was selected by West Coast with the 18th pick in the 2008 AFL Draft...

     (round 1)
  • Ashton Hams
    Ashton Hams
    Ashton Hams is an Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- Football career :...

     (round 4)
  • Lewis Stevenson
    Lewis Stevenson
    Lewis Green Stevenson was the Illinois Secretary of State from 1914 to 1917 and a member of Illinois' political Stevenson family.Stevenson's father, Adlai Ewing Stevenson I, was the Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897...

     (round 5)
  • Brad Sheppard
    Brad Sheppard
    Bradley "Brad" Sheppard is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was selected as a first round pick in the 2009 National Draft...

     (round 7)
  • Andrew Strijk
    Andrew Strijk
    Andrew Strijk is an Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- WAFL career :...

     (round 13)
  • Koby Stevens
    Koby Stevens
    Koby Stevens is an Australian rules footballer for West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was selected as a second round pick in the 2009 AFL Draft-Early career:...

     (round 13)
  • Ashley Smith (round 15)
  • Jordan Jones
    Jordan Jones
    Jordan Jones is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the West Australian Football League . He previously played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was selected at pick No. 52 in the 2008 AFL Draft with West Coast's 4th round selection...

    (round 21)

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