News Offseason Staffing Changes - 2025 Edition

[Keys]

FYI - This is/was the 2025 coaching panel

• Senior Coach- Andrew McQualter

Andrew Mcqualter

Age

39

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

• Midfield Coach - Jarrad Schofield

Jarrad Schofield

Age

50

Ht

178cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.8

3star

• Backline Coach - Luke Webster

Luke Webster

Age

43

Ht

186cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

• Forwards Coach - Marco Bello
• Stoppage Coach - Luke Shuey

13

Luke Shuey

Age

35

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

18.7

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.4

4star

• Ruck Coach - Ryan Turnbull

• Head of Development - Jamie Maddocks
• Development Manager - Steve Trewhella
• WAFL Coach - Kyal Horsley

Kyal Horsley

Age

38

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.0

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

19.6

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

7.2

5star

CL

3.0

5star

• Development Coach (Forwards) - Jacob Brennan

Jacob Brennan

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.6

4star

• Development Coach (Game Fundamentals) - Shannon Hurn

25

Shannon Hurn

Age

38

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

• Indigenous Player Development Manager - Chance Bateman

Chance Bateman

Age

44

Ht

175cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.3

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

4star

CL

1.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

18.6

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

• High Performance Manager - Mat Inness

New appointments for 2026:

• Sam Radford - Midfield Coach
• Mitch Duncan - Backline Coach
• Phil Merriman - High Performance Manager

 

[Goroyals22]

Who else.

Who else but another recently retired player to go along with Shuey and Hurn

So Naitanui potentially replaces Turnball?

Sumich going off his face about jobs for the boys and asking what coaching qualifications and if those three have…

 

[frenchconnection]

Who else.

Who else but another recently retired player to go along with Shuey and Hurn

So Naitanui potentially replaces Turnball?

Hear what you’re saying and would prefer an outsider however maybe beggars can’t be choosers as don’t see any coaches lining up to wanting to come here just at the moment considering where we are lol.

 

[bzparkes]

It's not like NN hasn't ruck coached at the club before. He did it when he did his 2nd ACL, from memory.

 

[ziad]

Sumich going off his face about jobs for the boys and asking what coaching qualifications and if those three have…

Sumich going off his face, any more recent news?

 

[bzparkes]

Sumich going off his face, any more recent news?

Sumich going off his face is the entire premise of his show.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Sumich going off his face about jobs for the boys and asking what coaching qualifications and if those three have…

Wasn’t his first coaching job as assistant at his old club West Coast under his old teammate Worsfold?

 

[Keys]

Ruck coaches are usually only part time and wouldn’t be well paid.

So we aren’t going to be dragging one from across the country as it wouldn’t be financially viable for anyone.

We have no choice but to look in our own backyard (Perth) for something that is a rather specialised position so it’s not a surprise that it might be a former player in that role. Like Turnbull was. I also think Dean Irving was a ruck coach at some point for us

Not sure how much spare time Naitanui has but he’s clearly employed by the club already in some capacity so he wouldn’t be the worst option as ruck coach

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Ruck coaches are usually only part time and wouldn’t be well paid.

So we aren’t going to be dragging one from across the country as it wouldn’t be financially viable for anyone.

We have no choice but to look in our own backyard (Perth) for something that is a rather specialised position so it’s not a surprise that it might be a former player in that role. Like Turnbull was. I also think Dean Irving was a ruck coach at some point for us

Not sure how much spare time Naitanui has but he’s clearly employed by the club already in some capacity so he wouldn’t be the worst option as ruck coach

Jono Giles did it for a bit too after he retired.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Isn't Flynn ruck coach for the AFLW team?

Just get him to coach himself.

 

[Goroyals22]

Sumich going off his face, any more recent news?

Here it is.. right at the start after that idiot Declan Kelly thinks Sumich should coach the origin team with Hardie as his selector…


Oh and I know there is TDS but they suffer from a massive Simpson derangement syndrome

 

[RookiePick]

Wasn’t his first coaching job as assistant at his old club West Coast under his old teammate Worsfold?

Coached Souths to a grandfinal loss in 2001 before joining Woosha.

But of course you already knew that.

 

[Chris_6678]

Here it is.. right at the start after that idiot Declan Kelly thinks Sumich should coach the origin team with Hardie as his selector…


Oh and I know there is TDS but they suffer from a massive Simpson derangement syndrome

Haha could imaginethe players refusing to play after one training session with Suma.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Coached Souths to a grandfinal loss in 2001 before joining Woosha.

But of course you already knew that.

I did not, and I couldn’t be bothered looking it up.

 

[ziad]

Sumich going off his face is the entire premise of his show.

You will have to forgive my selectivity.

 

[NeedForTheReids]

No go for Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

Age

48

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

8.8

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

- he’s just been announced as the Sydney swans new director of coaching and performance

 

[Rowan18]

No go for Simon Goodwin - he’s just been announced as the Sydney swans new director of coaching and performance

Has Longmire resigned?

 

[Tugga27]

Has Longmire resigned?

I think he only did the job there to fulfil the last year of his coaching contract.

Voss would be worried now.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

I think he only did the job there to fulfil the last year of his coaching contract.

Voss would be worried now.

Clarkson would be worried.!

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

So have we sacked whoever chose the hawks picks yet?

 

[Elite Pete]

Ruck coaches are usually only part time and wouldn’t be well paid.

So we aren’t going to be dragging one from across the country as it wouldn’t be financially viable for anyone.

We have no choice but to look in our own backyard (Perth) for something that is a rather specialised position so it’s not a surprise that it might be a former player in that role. Like Turnbull was. I also think Dean Irving was a ruck coach at some point for us

Not sure how much spare time Naitanui has but he’s clearly employed by the club already in some capacity so he wouldn’t be the worst option as ruck coach

Naismith did with the Dockers as Ruck/development coach.

NN probably looks at the ruck stocks and thinks he can’t really work with that. I guess a no pressure job because most would think the same.

 

[ziad]

No go for Simon Goodwin - he’s just been announced as the Sydney swans new director of coaching and performance

At one level I am pleased we missd out - just a nagging vibe

 

[Wooshaaaa]

At one level I am pleased we missd out - just a nagging vibe

It's not a vibe!

 

[Goroyals22]

The eagles could do no worse than see if Ross McQueen would be interested in a role in development.. proven performer at wafl level

 

[kane249]

Pity hes so entrenched there, but Nigel Lappin would be on the wish-list

Gets a lot of credit for creating the Geelong culture and development

 

[Chris_6678]

Nic Nat ‘interested’ in coaching role, says Woosha

West Coast football boss John Worsfold has confirmed Eagles great Nic Naitanui is interested in taking over as the club’s ruck coach.

thewest.com.au