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

51

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

36

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

 

[BSD]

I suspect this is a bit tongue in cheek given he’s dead but I recall Priddis crediting Barber for helping him to get to the level he did by training to assist patterns to exit stoppage which was a key to Priddis’ success; he wasn’t quick but he could find space in congestion. I wonder if he could pass some of those learnings on to our current crop. Sometimes the best coaches are those that had to work the hardest to achieve success.

The club should be getting Priddis in on a part time basis to pass on some of that knowledge to slow coaches like Hall.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

The club should be getting Priddis in on a part time basis to pass on some of that knowledge to slow coaches like Hall.

And Sharp?

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Soo....when are we gonna start doing something? Essendon poaching our fitness bloke, Carlton making heads of footy changes, Saints signing and chasing a million players, Brisbane continuing to add to their riches in player depth with free agent commitments...while we sit around with our thumb up our ass and continue to hemorrhage assistant coaches and staff.

There's still 8 teams playing which is where we want to be recruiting off field appointments from.

 

[WCE777]

Woosha has gone to work at last and it looks like some of the people being let go are being held accountable for the clubs failure over the last 3-4 yrs

I am glad we are having a thorough cleanout of positions that we can improve.
Woosha certainly has and it takes strong people to bring this club back to where it should be, can't wait for what else is in the wind.

 

[squashface]

 

[BSD]

How are they going to pay him. Maybe in brown paper bags ?

 

[BSD]

I am glad we are having a thorough cleanout of positions that we can improve.
Woosha certainly has and it takes strong people to bring this club back to where it should be, can't wait for what else is in the wind.

Who else do they need to get rid of ? Players and or staff .

 

[WCE777]

Who else do they need to get rid of ? Players and or staff .

Not sure on the coaches department but if M Duncan is coming in a development role I would be moving on Brennan or Trewhella.
I don't know their skills but reducing the amount of extra coaches and bringing in the best and paying them more would be a better formula to retain and attract the best.
Players to depart will determine who is gettable through the trade period.
If we are very successful and get 4 players through trade we should be paying out Barnett and keeping Livingstone, next would be Johnstone imo.

 

[Astro7]

From 10 News - 'Less than a week after getting the sack from Melbourne, Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

Age

49

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

has been linked to a role with West Coast. The Eagles already making changes to their coaching department with 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

departing this week and are expected to add some experience around 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

...'

 

[Elite Pete]

How are they going to pay him. Maybe in brown paper bags ?

Probably helps he would likely still get paid out from the Eagles for next year.

Will be interesting to see who else we get linked to. Didn’t the soft cap go up $750k?

 

[BSD]

Not sure on the coaches department but if M Duncan is coming in a development role I would be moving on Brennan or Trewhella.
I don't know their skills but reducing the amount of extra coaches and bringing in the best and paying them more would be a better formula to retain and attract the best.
Players to depart will determine who is gettable through the trade period.
If we are very successful and get 4 players through trade we should be paying out Barnett and keeping Livingstone, next would be Johnstone imo.

i totally agree that if you pay peanuts you will get monkeys.

 

[amazingjoshy]

From 10 News - 'Less than a week after getting the sack from Melbourne, Simon Goodwin has been linked to a role with West Coast. The Eagles already making changes to their coaching department with Luke Webster departing this week and are expected to add some experience around Andrew McQualter...'

Going from McQualters boss to McQualters minion would be an interesting dynamic

 

[Boohemian]

i totally agree that if you pay peanuts you will get monkeys.

“I said mate… if you’re paying peanuts, you’re going to get monkeys. He got the message.”

 

[Jumpoff Joey]

Howdy Keys / admins

Can we add the Head of Performance - Inness position to the sticky above?

For me its just as important as the other coaching positions in the club.

 

[Keys]

From 10 News - 'Less than a week after getting the sack from Melbourne, Simon Goodwin has been linked to a role with West Coast. The Eagles already making changes to their coaching department with Luke Webster departing this week and are expected to add some experience around Andrew McQualter...'

Would explain why we blindsided a contracted Schofield by pushing him out the door unexpectedly (to him)

McQualter when asked about Goodwin after he’d been sacked by Melbourne was full of praise for him and said he’d welcome him to the club. Said he had a good relationship with him and respected his football knowledge

Not sure how I feel on that if it happens as I wasn’t particularly a fan of Goodwin as coach, but it would be a sign that McQualter is having a big say in the composition of his coaching panel

 

[squashface]

We’ve already brought in a guy from the Dees, not sure it’s the best idea to bring in another one given how terribly they are going.

 

[BSD]

It's an amicable departure. We have no beef with him.

If he had a choice he would have stayed but they didn't want him. Had he underperformed in his role.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Going from McQualters boss to McQualters minion would be an interesting dynamic

Like Pyke and Simmo.

And Pyke and Woosha.

 

[Boohemian]

We’ve already brought in a guy from the Dees, not sure it’s the best idea to bring in another one given how terribly they are going.

It sure would be a big gamble by the club.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

If he had a choice he would have stayed but they didn't want him. Had he underperformed in his role.

No idea what you’re talking about here. It was clearly his choice to go, not the club’s.

 

[ziad]

It sure would be a big gamble by the club.

Perhaps you should keep a TAB on that

 

[Barrybran]

From 10 News - 'Less than a week after getting the sack from Melbourne, Simon Goodwin has been linked to a role with West Coast. The Eagles already making changes to their coaching department with Luke Webster departing this week and are expected to add some experience around Andrew McQualter...'

That explains the interest in Hollands

 

[BSD]

No idea what you’re talking about here. It was clearly his choice to go, not the club’s.

Having listened to him on Before the Footy on 91.3fm he was blindsided by the club, He had a year left on his contract and he didn't say it was his choice to go. Have a listen to it and tell me if i'm wrong

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

If he had a choice he would have stayed but they didn't want him. Had he underperformed in his role.

I thought we were talking about Innes.

 

[Astro7]

Going from McQualters boss to McQualters minion would be an interesting dynamic

Yep, a curious one. Many wouldn't entertain that dynamic (ego).