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West Coast Eagles
2010 season
PresidentMark Barnaba
CoachJohn Worsfold
Captain(s)Darren Glass
Home groundSubiaco Oval
Pre-season competitionQuarter-finals
AFL season16th (last)
Finals seriesDid not compete
Mark LeCras
Leading goalkickerMark LeCras (63)
Highest home attendance40 886 vs. Fremantle, 2 May
Lowest home attendance26 976 vs. Adelaide, 10 July
Average home attendance34 931
← 20092011 →

The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006. West Coast played 22 games, including 12 at Subiaco Oval, winning just four and losing the remaining eighteen.[1]

Pre-season[edit]

Trades[edit]

West Coast was involved in one trade before the 2010 season - a three-way trade involving Brisbane Lions and Sydney. West Coast traded Brent Staker and draft picks 39 and 55 to Brisbane in exchange for Bradd Dalziell, and then traded Mark Seaby to Sydney in exchange for draft picks 22 and 118. Sydney then traded Amon Buchanan to Brisbane in exchange for pick 28.

Draft selections[edit]

  • National Draft selections
7 - Brad Sheppard (East Fremantle)
22 - Gerrick Weedon (Claremont)
23 - Koby Stevens (Gippsland Power)
  • Pre-season Draft selections
5 - Ryan Neates (Claremont)
  • Rookie Draft selections
11 - Lewis Broome (Claremont)
27 - Andrew Strijk (West Perth)
40 - Ashton Hams (South Fremantle)
53 - Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls (Richmond)

NAB Cup[edit]

Home team's score listed in bold.

RoundDateScoreOpponentOpponent's ScoreResultVenueAttendance
1Friday, 12 February 5:40pm1.16.12 (117)Essendon0.12.10 (82)Won by 35 pointsSubiaco Oval23 860
QFSaturday, 27 February 5:40pm2.8.14 (80)Port Adelaide4.19.8 (158)Lost by 78 pointsSubiaco Oval16 231

List[edit]

Squad[edit]

West Coast Eagles
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Senior listRookie listCoaching staff
  •  1 Mitch Brown
  •  2 Mark LeCras
  •  4 Daniel Kerr
  •  5 Brad Ebert
  •  6 Mark Nicoski
  •  7 Chris Masten
  •  8 Beau Waters (vc)
  •  9 Nic Naitanui
  • 10 Scott Selwood
  • 11 Matt Priddis (vc)
  • 12 Brad Sheppard
  • 13 Luke Shuey
  • 14 Koby Stevens
  • 15 Tom Swift
  • 16 Eric MacKenzie
  • 17 Josh Kennedy (vc)
  • 18 Bradd Dalziell
  • 19 Tim Houlihan
  • 20 Dean Cox (vc)
  • 21 Quinten Lynch
  • 22 Ryan Neates
  • 23 Darren Glass (c)
  • 24 Matthew Rosa
  • 25 Shannon Hurn (vc)
  • 26 Sam Butler
  • 27 Ben McKinley
  • 28 Ashley Smith
  • 29 Ashley Hansen
  • 30 Matthew Spangher
  • 31 Will Schofield
  • 32 Andrew Embley
  • 33 Jordan Jones
  • 34 Tony Notte
  • 35 Patrick McGinnity
  • 37 Adam Selwood (vc)
  • 38 Brett Jones
  • 42 Beau Wilkes
  • 44 Gerrick Weedon
  • 36 Callum Wilson
  • 39 Lewis Broome
  • 40 Will Sullivan
  • 41 Andrew Strijk
  • 43 Ashton Hams
  • 45 Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
  • 47 Lewis Stevenson
  • 48 Adam Cockie

Head coach

  • John Worsfold


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)


Leadership group[edit]

The leadership group was composed of the captain Darren Glass, Dean Cox, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood and Beau Waters. During the games when Glass was injured, all of these players rotated the captaincy.

Results[edit]

Home team's score listed in bold:

RoundDateScoreOpponentOpponent's ScoreResultVenueAttendance
1Saturday, 27 March 7:10pm12.10 (82)Brisbane Lions16.18 (114)Lost by 32 pointsThe Gabba29 201
2Saturday, 3 April 5:40pm12.14 (86)Port Adelaide13.11 (89)Lost by 3 pointsSubiaco Oval37 010
3Saturday, 10 April 2:10pm12.10 (82)North Melbourne17.14 (116)Lost by 34 pointsEtihad Stadium18 394
4Friday, 16 April 6:40pm15.11 (101)Essendon11.12 (78)Won by 23 pointsSubiaco Oval38 676
5Saturday, 24 April 2:15pm9.9 (63)Sydney17.13 (115)Lost by 52 pointsSCG28 422
6Sunday, 2 May 2:40pm10.13 (73)Fremantle17.9 (111)Lost by 38 pointsSubiaco Oval40 886
7Saturday, 8 May 1:10pm15.12 (102)Hawthorn14.10 (94)Won by 8 pointsSubiaco Oval35 864
8Saturday, 15 May 2:10pm10.15 (75)Melbourne6.10 (46)Won by 29 pointsMCG28 592
9Sunday, 23 May 2:40pm8.8 (56)St Kilda13.13 (91)Lost by 37 pointsSubiaco Oval36 244
10Sunday, 30 May 2:10pm11.10 (76)Carlton15.15 (105)Lost by 29 pointsEtihad Stadium29 175
11Saturday, 5 June 5:40pm14.14 (98)Geelong18.14 (122)Lost by 24 pointsSubiaco Oval33 784
12Sunday, 13 June 1:10pm11.11 (77)Richmond19.12 (126)Lost by 49 pointsMCG30 870
13Sunday, 20 June 2:40pm9.5 (59)Western Bulldogs17.17 (119)Lost by 60 pointsSubiaco Oval34 280
14Saturday, 3 July 7:10pm7.10 (52)Collingwood20.15 (135)Lost by 83 pointsEtihad Stadium38 781
15Saturday, 10 July 1:10pm14.11 (95)Adelaide17.15 (117)Lost by 22 pointsSubiaco Oval26 976
16Saturday, 17 July 7:10pm20.12 (132)Essendon14.16 (100)Won by 32 pointsEtihad Stadium26 991
17Saturday, 24 July 5:40pm11.17 (83)Carlton15.19 (109)Lost by 26 pointsSubiaco Oval35 925
18Sunday, 1 August 2:40pm13.7 (85)Fremantle24.16 (160)Lost by 75 pointsSubiaco Oval40 451
19Saturday, 7 August 5:40pm9.11 (65)Brisbane Lions10.10 (70)Lost by 5 pointsSubiaco Oval32 587
20Saturday, 14 August 7:10pm8.12 (60)Port Adelaide8.13 (61)Lost by 1 pointAAMI Stadium14 113
21Sunday, 22 August 2:40 pm14.10 (94)North Melbourne16.14 (110)Lost by 16 pointsSubiaco Oval32 007
22Saturday, 28 July 5:40 pm10.8 (68)Geelong16.16 (112)Lost by 44 pointsSkilled Stadium24 099

Source: AFL Tables

Awards[edit]

League awards[edit]

  • Mark LeCras was selected in the forward pocket for the 2010 All-Australian team.[2]
  • Nic Naitanui was nominated for the 2010 AFL Rising Star Award.[3]
  • Mark LeCras placed third in the Coleman Medal, scoring 63 goals for the season.[4]
  • Matt Priddis received the most votes for the club in the 2010 Brownlow Medal, receiving 13 votes out of the club's total of 31 votes.[5]

Club awards[edit]

The 2010 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Saturday, 11 September at Crown Perth. Mark LeCras was named Club Champion, Mark Nicoski received the Best Clubman award and Nic Naitanui was awarded Rookie of the Year. Mark LeCras was also leading goal-kicker, kicking 63 goals for the year. Josh Kennedy was next, with 41 goals.[6] The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows:[7]

2010 Club Champion
PositionNameVotes
1Mark LeCras294
2Matt Priddis286
3Beau Waters281
4Dean Cox271
5Nic Naitanui252
6Josh Kennedy251
7Matt Rosa247
8Andrew Embley246
9Brad Ebert241
10Scott Selwood227

Season records and milestones[edit]

Team records[edit]

  • Highest home attendance: 40 886 vs. Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2 May
  • Highest away attendance: 38 781 vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
  • Highest team score for: 20.12 (132) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
  • Highest team score against: 24.16 (160) by Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 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, 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. North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
    • 2nd quarter - 6.4 (40) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
    • 3rd quarter - 6.2 (38) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
    • 4th quarter - 5.4 (34) vs. Hawthorn at Subiaco Oval, 8 May

Source: AFL Tables

Player records[edit]

  • Most games: 22 - Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Josh J. Kennedy and Nic Naitanui
  • Most goals: 63 - Mark LeCras
  • Most goals in a game: 12.2 - Mark LeCras vs Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
  • Most kicks: 267 - Brad Ebert
  • Most kicks in a game: 21 - Shannon Hurn vs Geelong at Subiaco Oval, 5 June
  • Most handballs: 336 - Matt Priddis
  • Most handballs in a game: 29 - Matt Priddis vs St Kilda at Subiaco Oval, 23 May
  • Most possessions: 488 - Matt Priddis
  • Most possession in a game: 36 - Matt Priddis vs North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
  • Most contested possessions: 226 - Matt Priddis
  • Most marks: 146 - Beau Waters
  • Most marks in a game: 17 - Beau Waters vs Geelong at Subiaco Oval, 5 June
  • Most contested marks: 28 - Josh J. Kennedy
  • Most Inside-50s: 84 - Andrew Embley
  • Most tackles: 130 - Matt Priddis
  • Most tackles in a game: 15 - Matt Priddis vs Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2 May
  • Most hit-outs: 502 - Dean Cox
  • Most hit-outs in a game: 35 - Dean Cox vs AFL Haw at Subiaco Oval, 8 May

Source: West Coast Eagles 2010 Statistics

Milestones[edit]

  • Andrew Embley played his 200th game.
  • Dean Cox played his 200th game.
  • Brett Jones played his 100th game.
  • Josh J. Kennedy played his 50th game, and his 50th game for the Eagles.
  • Brad Ebert played his 50th game.

Debuts[edit]

  • Luke Shuey (round 1)
  • Ashton Hams (round 4)
  • Lewis Stevenson (round 5)
  • Brad Sheppard (round 7)
  • Andrew Strijk (round 13)
  • Koby Stevens (round 13)
  • Ashley Smith (round 15)
  • Jordan Jones (round 21)

Ladder[edit]

2010 AFL ladder
PosTeam
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PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1Collingwood (P)22174123491658141.770Finals series
2Geelong22175025181702147.968
3St Kilda22156119351591121.662
4Western Bulldogs22148021741734125.456
5Sydney22139020171863108.352
6Fremantle22139021682087103.952
7Hawthorn22129120441847110.750
8Carlton221111021431983108.144
9North Melbourne22111101930220887.444
10Port Adelaide22101201749212382.440
11Adelaide2291301763187094.336
12Melbourne2281311863197194.534
13Brisbane Lions2271501775215882.328
14Essendon2271501930240280.328
15Richmond2261601714234873.024
16West Coast2241801773230077.116
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

References[edit]

  1. ^ AFL Tables - West Coast All Games - By Season
  2. ^ LeCras, Sandi named in All-Australian side - The West Australian
  3. ^ "West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui takes Round 4 Rising Star nomination - PerthNow". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ^ "West Coast Eagles Blog: 2010 All-Australian Team - Mark LeCras". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. ^ ABC Sport - Leaderboard: Brownlow Medal 2010
  6. ^ 2010 West Coast statistics - Official AFL website of the West Coast Eagles
  7. ^ LeCras' wins Eagles' club champion award - The West Australian

External links[edit]

  • West Coast Eagles 2010 Statistics
  • AFL Tables West Coast Eagles 2010 Season