Fremantle have revealed they have prised Matilda Banfield from her chosen sport of hockey and signed her as a rookie for the 2025 and 2026 AFLW seasons. Banfield is considered a “Western Australian hockey gun” with the 19-year-old featuring in a number of Hockey Australia’s ‘Futures Squads’. She was also selected as a train-on for … Read more
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce was happy to cop a “Gatorade shower” after watching her side blow a big lead before fighting back to snatch a dramatic one-point AFLW win over Richmond. The Eagles led 33-9 early in the third term of Friday night’s match, but four unanswered goals from Richmond put the visitors in … Read more
Andrew Gaff’s AFL career has come to an end with West Coast’s heavy defeat to Carlton at Optus Stadium on Sunday. The 32-year-old recently announced he would retire at the end of the season and, after struggling with injury and form this season, received two farewell appearances. He was the substitute in last week’s win … Read more
Social media lit up on Tuesday night after vision emerged of outgoing West Coast coach Adam Simpson mumbling something to one of his players as he walked out to face the media. The Eagles players had gathered for the media conference after news quickly spread that the club had sacked Simpson. And they had taken … Read more
West Coast have finally made the decision to sack Adam Simpson. Pressure has been piling on the 48-year-old over the past couple of years but the club has stood by their premiership-winning coach … up until now. 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary broke the news on Tuesday. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: … Read more
West Coast defender Tom Barrass has failed to overturn his one-match suspension for a dangerous tackle with the club’s Charlie Cameron-like ‘good guy’ defence falling on deaf ears at the AFL tribunal. The Eagles’ first line of defence was to argue Barrass’s sling tackle on Fremantle veteran Michael Walters should be graded as low impact … Read more
Fremantle have been labelled an “embarrassment” after slumping to a shock loss to crosstown rivals West Coast on Saturday night. The Eagles kicked the first seven goals en route to a stunning 37-point triumph to make it back-to-back wins for the first time since 2021. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Harley’s incredible highlights reel. Stream analysis, … Read more
