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

 

[Chris_6678]

Ryan Daniels

@FootyRhino
·
6m


Champion
@GeelongCats
defender Mitch Duncan is drawing interest from clubs as a development/asst coach. The
@WestCoastEagles
are among those keen to add his expertise. Would be a non-playing role. Duncan's originally from WA - also has strong family ties in Geelong area.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Non playing role the sweetest part of that, given our list crunch.

Get him over here.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Ryan Daniels
@FootyRhino
·
6m


Champion
@GeelongCats
defender Mitch Duncan is drawing interest from clubs as a development/asst coach. The
@WestCoastEagles
are among those keen to add his expertise. Would be a non-playing role. Duncan's originally from WA - also has strong family ties in Geelong area.

If it's solely a non playing role then I can't see him uprooting his whole family across the country anymore. Assume he'd be more interested in a Vic based club.

 

[kane249]

If it's solely a non playing role then I can't see him uprooting his whole family across the country anymore. Assume he'd be more interested in a Vic based club.

He is from WA originally, so he would already have a family/friend support network

 

[Elite Pete]

If it's solely a non playing role then I can't see him uprooting his whole family across the country anymore. Assume he'd be more interested in a Vic based club.

100%.

They seem very settled there and will have options to stay.

 

[Bender_]

Which team Duncan's parents barrack for? I think this is important information that's being overlooked.

 

[BSD]

Good luck to him - I hope he finds a role at another club

Wasn't he a coach at Carlton's VFL affiliate for 1 year before they parted company.?

 

[Barrybran]

CEO is a non-playing role

 

[Goroyals22]

He is from WA originally, so he would already have a family/friend support network

As long as he doesn’t bump into gerrick weedon.

 

[Wheres Phill]

When did they stop paying Phil?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Wasn't he a coach at Carlton's VFL affiliate for 1 year before they parted company.?

Two years as a development coach at Carlton then three years in charge of their VFL side.

 

[Kegs15]

Ryan Daniels
@FootyRhino
·
6m


Champion
@GeelongCats
defender Mitch Duncan is drawing interest from clubs as a development/asst coach. The
@WestCoastEagles
are among those keen to add his expertise. Would be a non-playing role. Duncan's originally from WA - also has strong family ties in Geelong area.

Dunno if he'd go for this but if he was a development coach would absolutely love for him to play at WAFL level. Would be outstanding there mentoring on-field, preventing structural breakdowns like on the weekend and giving someone for Grego, Gross, Allan etc to lean on mid-game.

Other clubs (obviously due to age profiles but also better management) regularly have 1-2 players who are pushing/past 30 + have a lot of AFL experience but aren't top line anymore playing in their 2s. With our situation I'd argue having Duncan at that level giving us that would add as much or more to what he'd add as a coach throughout the week. Only for his first year obviously before transitioning into a purely off-field role.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Assistant coaches at the blues left tin limbo.

Who is worth the phone call that suits us and might come

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[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

If Horsley stays on as WAFL coach I'll round house kick Don Pykes pool cleaner in the jaw

 

[eagles rule]

Who was the better coach - Clarkson or Voss?

Did Voss have Buddy , Roughead ,Rioli , Hodge and Burgoyne etc playing for him.. Sometimes having elite players can make coaches, see Clarkson’s coaching record at North in a team loaded with first round picks , he looks incompetent Voss has out coached Clarkson 2 yrs in a row if you forget his early coaching history and judge on the recent years with similar team lists ..

 

[Bender_]

If Horsley stays on as WAFL coach I'll round house kick Don Pykes pool cleaner in the jaw

His Kreepy Krawley?

 

[Altum Volantes]

Remember when pants said the deal was done and we were discussing whether they would announce it before or after the derby?

Good times.

They are waiting for us to hit rock-rock bottom.

So far this has just been rock bottom.

Once the 1 win season is confirmed, THEN they will give us good news.

Right??

 

[BSD]

Two years as a development coach at Carlton then three years in charge of their VFL side.

How did all that go ?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

How did all that go ?

You want me to look up Carlton’s AFL and VFL record for that period? Hard pass.

I was just pointing out your “he was sacked after one year” contention was off by about four years.

 

[BSD]

You want me to look up Carlton’s AFL and VFL record for that period? Hard pass.

I was just pointing out your “he was sacked after one year” contention was off by about four years.

I said parted company after one year. Which bit of parted didn't you understand. Parted can be by mutual agreement as what happened with Simmo.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I said parted company after one year. Which bit of parted didn't you understand. Parted can be by mutual agreement as what happened with Simmo.

And you were off by four years.

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[KERRPOW]

beat me to it.

i feel we are severley lacking in player development. We should approach him.

 

[Goroyals22]

beat me to it.

i feel we are severley lacking in player development. We should approach him.

We should have him on the phone now.

His work with blokes on their skills at any hours of the day is well known and is exactly what we want.

 

[txbyhull]

We should have him on the phone now.

His work with blokes on their skills at any hours of the day is well known and is exactly what we want.

If he takes on after your profile pic I'll just start chanting his name at the top of my lungs throughout Lathlain