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 - Assistant Coach
• Mitch Duncan - Assistant/Development Coach
• Phil Merriman - High Performance Manager

 

[shoutsatclouds]

Our problem with that right now is our forward talls are either new and inexperienced or not very good.

If we had Oscar in that forward line flying for everything Ryan or whoever could probably afford to focus purely on ground level stuff, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Even next year with Waterman back, hes not really a flyer like Allen

We just need to bulk-up Shandypants over the pre-season. He’ll do…

 

[Monsterdarlz]

FYI - This is/was the 2025 coaching panel

• Senior Coach- Andrew McQualter
• Midfield Coach - Jarrad Schofield
• Backline Coach - Luke Webster
• Forwards Coach - Marco Bello
• Stoppage Coach - Luke Shuey
• Ruck Coach - Ryan Turnbull

• Head of Development - Jamie Maddocks
• Development Manager - Steve Trewhella
• WAFL Coach - Kyal Horsley
• Development Coach (Forwards) - Jacob Brennan
• Development Coach (Game Fundamentals) - Shannon Hurn
• Indigenous Player Development Manager - Chance Bateman

Thats got to be one of the least experienced coaching panels around and we are losing Webster. Ideally you would want another 2/3 we'll creditentialed assistants. Dont know who however a few clubs will be shaking up there staffing

 

[BSD]

Thats got to be one of the least experienced coaching panels around and we are losing Webster. Ideally you would want another 2/3 we'll credentialed assistants. Don't know who however a few clubs will be shaking up there staffing

We need to get rid of all the Eagles assistants and Horsley and Brennan and start again with Minis people.
Why do we need a head of development and a development manager surely that's just doubling up the same job, same thing as we have a Director of Football as in Worsfold and a General Manager football in Gavin Bell. Look at the money we could save by getting rid of Bell and the development manager. We need a flat management structure and not the Nisbett model we are still running.
We would be better off using the savings to pay Harley, at least he brings people to our games unlike anything that lot have done over the last 3-4yrs.
We were expecting a huge overhaul of the club when Don Pyke was appointed, apart from getting rid of Simmo and now Webster he hasn't done much at all. What a disappointment he's turned out to be.

 

[Seadog]

We need to get rid of all the Eagles assistants and Horsley and Brennan and start again with Minis people.
Why do we need a head of development and a development manager surely that's just doubling up the same job, same thing as we have a Director of Football as in Worsfold and a General Manager football in Gavin Bell. Look at the money we could save by getting rid of Bell and the development manager. We need a flat management structure and not the Nisbett model we are still running.
We would be better off using the savings to pay Harley, at least he brings people to our games unlike anything that lot have done over the last 3-4yrs.
We were expecting a huge overhaul of the club when Don Pyke was appointed, apart from getting rid of Simmo and now Webster he hasn't done much at all. What a disappointment he's turned out to be.

You know the soft cap and the salary cap are different things don't you? Don't you?

 

[ziad]

We need to get rid of all the Eagles assistants and Horsley and Brennan and start again with Minis people.
Why do we need a head of development and a development manager surely that's just doubling up the same job, same thing as we have a Director of Football as in Worsfold and a General Manager football in Gavin Bell. Look at the money we could save by getting rid of Bell and the development manager. We need a flat management structure and not the Nisbett model we are still running.
We would be better off using the savings to pay Harley, at least he brings people to our games unlike anything that lot have done over the last 3-4yrs.
We were expecting a huge overhaul of the club when Don Pyke was appointed, apart from getting rid of Simmo and now Webster he hasn't done much at all. What a disappointment he's turned out to be.

I must have missed the huge turnove of S&C etc staff. When did the AFL drop the Salary and Soft caps?

 

[bzparkes]

You know the soft cap and the salary cap are different things don't you? Don't you?

Soft cap's also increasing by $750k.

Also the development changes happened under Pyke, as did Worsfold, not Nisbett.

Bloke's flipping out about stuff he knows nothing about...

 

[Wooshaaaa]

FYI - This is/was the 2025 coaching panel

• Senior Coach- Andrew McQualter
• Midfield Coach - Jarrad Schofield
• Backline Coach - Luke Webster
• Forwards Coach - Marco Bello
• Stoppage Coach - Luke Shuey
• Ruck Coach - Ryan Turnbull

• Head of Development - Jamie Maddocks
• Development Manager - Steve Trewhella
• WAFL Coach - Kyal Horsley
• Development Coach (Forwards) - Jacob Brennan
• Development Coach (Game Fundamentals) - Shannon Hurn
• Indigenous Player Development Manager - Chance Bateman

These are the 4 changes we need to make.

I doubt he would come because he has teenagers and likely doesnt want to move to Perth, but I bet mini asks Troy Chaplain. Good mate, worked together at tigers and dees. Although he was backline coach of dees forever and wanted a different role so not sure where he fits.

 

[bzparkes]

These are the 4 changes we need to make.

I doubt he would come because he has teenagers and likely doesnt want to move to Perth, but I bet mini asks Troy Chaplain. Good mate, worked together at tigers and dees. Although he was backline coach of dees forever and wanted a different role so not sure where he fits.

Why would you replace Maddocks when he's only been at the club for one season?

 

[BSD]

You know the soft cap and the salary cap are different things don't you? Don't you?

The Salary cap is for players . Don't you know we have the money and can overspend the soft cap and pay the penalties to bring in experienced AFL coaches. We also need to invest more money in developing the Beagles rather than the WAFL people running development there now. The WAFL competition is way behind the VF Land SANFL.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

The Salary cap is for players . Don't you know we have the money and can overspend the soft cap and pay the penalties to bring in experienced AFL coaches.

But you suggested sacking football department staff, and using the savings to pay Harley.

 

[bzparkes]

But you suggested sacking football department staff, and using the savings to pay Harley.

Player/coach.

Easy.

 

[WCE777]

These are the 4 changes we need to make.

I doubt he would come because he has teenagers and likely doesnt want to move to Perth, but I bet mini asks Troy Chaplain. Good mate, worked together at tigers and dees. Although he was backline coach of dees forever and wanted a different role so not sure where he fits.

This I agree with and if you watch McQualter's press conference from today he was asked about assistants and his quote was there has been some research done in this area and its not the amount of coaches but the right ones in the right arears.
This I agree with, we are top heavy and I am shore we are pursuing minis men as we speak.
Troy Chaplin looks like a very good candidate.
I would be giving our assistants and overhaul and Trewhella, Horsley and Brennan would be starting points.
Harry Taylor is around the club doing something and would definitely be a solid option in 1 of those roles.

 

[ziad]

The Salary cap is for players . Don't you know we have the money and can overspend the soft cap and pay the penalties to bring in experienced AFL coaches. We also need to invest more money in developing the Beagles rather than the WAFL people running development there now. The WAFL competition is way behind the VF Land SANFL.

Penalties for overpaying are suh that only an idiot would do it. Mini made a good evidence based point that a few good coaches are fare more helpful that pleny of lesser ones.

 

[The_Reaper]

The Salary cap is for players . Don't you know we have the money and can overspend the soft cap and pay the penalties to bring in experienced AFL coaches. We also need to invest more money in developing the Beagles rather than the WAFL people running development there now. The WAFL competition is way behind the VF Land SANFL.

Do we have permission from the people who own the club (the WAFC) to overspend on the soft cap and pay millions in "tax" to the AFL?

 

[ziad]

Do we have permission from the people who own the club (the WAFC) to overspend on the soft cap and pay millions in "tax" to the AFL?

I suspect not

 

[BSD]

I suspect not

Only an idiot would have money sitting in the bank and not using it to fast track our rebuild in any way possible. As for the WAFC if it is their call and they don't agree then they better get used to having diminishing dividends for many years.
Does the WAFC have the final call over Harley's contract ?

 

[BSD]

This I agree with and if you watch McQualter's press conference from today he was asked about assistants and his quote was there has been some research done in this area and its not the amount of coaches but the right ones in the right arears.
This I agree with, we are top heavy and I am shore we are pursuing minis men as we speak.
Troy Chaplin looks like a very good candidate.
I would be giving our assistants and overhaul and Trewhella, Horsley and Brennan would be starting points.
Harry Taylor is around the club doing something and would definitely be a solid option in 1 of those roles.

Those 3 are development coaches, which assistants would you get rid of as well.

 

[BSD]

But you suggested sacking football department staff, and using the savings to pay Harley.

Not one of the experts on this forum has answered the question i posed about duplication of roles
in the club. Getting rid of the duplication of roles in the club would put money in the bank straight away.

 

[bzparkes]

Only an idiot would have money sitting in the bank and not using it to fast track our rebuild in any way possible. As for the WAFC if it is their call and they don't agree then they better get used to having diminishing dividends for many years.
Does the WAFC have the final call over Harley's contract ?

Why would the WAFC have say over Harley's contract when there's a salary cap?

 

[WCE777]

Those 3 are development coaches, which assistants would you get rid of as well.

I am not the person that has intimate knowledge of coaches skill sets, but Chapin seems to be highly regarded in the industry and by McQualter imo. He could be added to his best position for our team.

Most assistants need to develop multiple roles over time and I don't see much point in removing too many, but see our assistants being moved to different roles.

Someone is having a big influence on our defence this year, whether that is Hurn or H Taylor they should be upgraded to assistant coach or development manager instead of Trewhella.

Could give someone who desires to be a long term coach the WAFL coach role as well as being a development coach, basically and upgraded role.

I just don't see what Brennan is bringing to the group, his role could be offered to someone else as an expanded role.
Just from what players seem to be giving feedback on Hurn and H Taylor seem to be highly regarded by the players.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I just don't see what Brennan is bringing to the group,

Nepotism, at one point at least three Brennans worked at the club.

 

[BSD]

Nepotism, at one point at least three Brennans worked at the club.

And 2 Nisbetts.

 

[BSD]

I am not the person that has intimate knowledge of coaches skill sets, but Chapin seems to be highly regarded in the industry and by McQualter imo. He could be added to his best position for our team.

Most assistants need to develop multiple roles over time and I don't see much point in removing too many, but see our assistants being moved to different roles.

Someone is having a big influence on our defence this year, whether that is Hurn or H Taylor they should be upgraded to assistant coach or development manager instead of Trewhella.

Could give someone who desires to be a long term coach the WAFL coach role as well as being a development coach, basically and upgraded role.

I just don't see what Brennan is bringing to the group, his role could be offered to someone else as an expanded role.
Just from what players seem to be giving feedback on Hurn and H Taylor seem to be highly regarded by the players.

Brennan is also a runner.

 

[BSD]

Why would the WAFC have say over Harley's contract when there's a salary cap?

Who knows what the WAFC has power over, they might not like a $25m 12yr contract. Risk Management, his career gets cut short and the club is stuck with the contract.

 

[BSD]

Penalties for overpaying are suh that only an idiot would do it. Mini made a good evidence based point that a few good coaches are fare more helpful that pleny of lesser ones.

Mini was right we have too many lesser ones. Getting rid of Webster was a good start.