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

 

[Broken_Chairs]

As one of our former players, you'd hope the club would wrap their arms around him - but you'd think that the Eagles in particular would be hard for Scott as it's where he played with Adam, so it would have probably a lot of memories he'd find hard right now.

In a couple of years, he might be ready to face those in a good way, then you'd want to talk to him.

Would love to bring Scooter across if/when he's ready to return to coaching.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Look forward to some more announcements this week....the backline coach particularly!!

 

[Shuestar13]

Look forward to some more announcements this week....the backline coach particularly!!

Sounds like you know something

We shall wait, maybe not patiently!

 

[Goroyals22]

 

[Mop]

He could've at least asked the club for the pretty New Balance stuff, not the el cheapo off brand AFL merch.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Mitch Duncan joins Eagles coaching ranks

The retired Cats champion joins the Eagles’ coaching group under Andrew McQualter

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

Official now.

"It’ll be a challenge convincing my kids to swap their Geelong colours for blue and gold, but I’m sure they’ll come around!”

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

Oh yeah, missed that. That's pretty strange isn't? We've done that with other coaches. Putting them in charge of a position they have no experience playing in.

 

[TheBudgies]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

Agree its a surprise. He's played HB plenty in his career and been involved in developing juniors for years so dont hate it.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

Played a fair bit of half back, especially in his later years. Named on half back flank in the 2022 flag team

Think he'll be fine

 

[WCE777]

Mitch Duncan joins Eagles coaching ranks

The retired Cats champion joins the Eagles’ coaching group under Andrew McQualter

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

Official now.

great news

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Played a fair bit of half back, especially in his later years. Named on half back flank in the 2022 flag team

Think he'll be fine

Oh did he? In my head he’s a mid/forward.

 

[ballsohard]

Oh did he? In my head he’s a mid/forward.

He's played a bit of everywhere to be fair.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Played plenty of backline in the back half of his career. Great get. Some people just exude competence, and he's one of them.

 

[Keys]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

I think the issue with Shuey was more that he went straight from playing into coaching at the same club under the same coach and the same area he played in

It’s not uncommon for experienced players, like Duncan, to move straight into a line position but usually they move clubs. He’s had a 300+ game career at one of the best run/coached teams in the league who’ve had several past players do well as assistants- Kelly, Enright, Corey, Scott Selwood and Scarlett come to mind

Strikes me as someone who’ll be really knowledgeable and will come with good IP

 

[KERRPOW]

Backline coach?

Should he be immediately taking charge of a line, and one that he never played in?

I know I’m being a wet blanket, but this seems a bit too much too soon. I don’t think we did Shuey any favours by making him an assistant straight away.

Im not a fan of players stepping straight into AFL coaching without an apprenticeship of sorts.

You'd hope he was doing unofficial coaching at geelong.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Im not a fan of players stepping straight into AFL coaching without an apprenticeship of sorts.

You'd hope he was doing unofficial coaching at geelong.

Sam Mitchell won us a flag in '18 with no apprenticeship m8.

 

[ACT_EAGLE]

interview on a pod this year

talks about being mentored by James Kelly

James Kelly

Age

41

Ht

183cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.5

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

5.6

5star

MG

273.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

6.8

5star

backline coach, talks about stability at geelong with leadership. I am pretty excited what he will add to the west coast group.

 

[Astro7]

Duncan sounds like a great inclusion, fresh blood, experience across the lines, time will tell.

 

[KERRPOW]

Sam Mitchell won us a flag in '18 with no apprenticeship m8.

Sam Mitchell is the anomaly

 

[Keys]

Just on Shuey, whilst I think he’d have better off going to another club to coach he was approached by Sydney to join them and at a time when we let go Webster and Schofield, McQualter chose to retain Shuey

So he must be doing something right other than being Harley’s step dad

 

[InTheWings]

Happy about this. Great get!

Do we still have Harry Taylor in a consultant role?

 

[InTheWings]

Just on Shuey, whilst I think he’d have better off going to another club to coach he was approached by Sydney to join them and at a time when we let go Webster and Schofield, McQualter chose to retain Shuey

So he must be doing something right other than being Harley’s step dad

And Shuey turned down an offer from Sydney to stay with us.

 

[ACT_EAGLE]

And Shuey turned down an offer from Sydney to stay with us.

I tend to agree. there needs to be stability rather than out with hold and in with the new. Geelong speak about passing the baton of culture and experience on and off field. there development coach Lappin has been there 17 years. I think there is something to be said about stability and retainment. Shuey and Hurn have great knowledge of how to be elite afl players plus coping with the rigours of travel which is unique to WA players.

 

[Chris_6678]

Happy about this. Great get!

Do we still have Harry Taylor in a consultant role?

We do.