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

 

[Elite Pete]

Simmo and Boak is not a bad off-season

 

[bzparkes]

Simmo and Boak is not a bad off-season

Voss - "Simmo, what should we do to improve?"

Simmo - "Send Chesser to the gimp wing"

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Simmo and Boak is not a bad off-season

Wonder how his strategy of 'Keep playing your over the hill premiership players until you're fired' approach will go at Carlton.

But seriously, why the hell haven't we done something like this for McQualter yet? Yeah, having Woosha there is good and all, but can we at least get someone who's coached a bit within the last few years to give him a hand somewhere?

 

[THE A5]

Would lol if Chesse gets gets played defensively and then cut a couple years later

 

[Mr Q]

Wonder how his strategy of 'Keep playing your over the hill premiership players until you're fired' approach will go at Carlton

Difficult at Carlton. Greg Williams is even slower now and Kernahan and Silvagni aren't in their prime any more. Doubt you'd even get much out of Justin Madden or Craig Bradley any more.

 

[Boohemian]

Lol @ Chesser. Mate, hindsight is a beautiful thing.

 

[Ochre]

Simmo and Boak

How about we give this overused, unfunny joke a rest?

 

[ioppolo]

Lol @ Chesser. Mate, hindsight is a beautiful thing.

I don't think it was Simmo that fuelled his decision to leave.

 

[RustyShacklefordFalcon]

Wonder how his strategy of 'Keep playing your over the hill premiership players until you're fired' approach will go at Carlton.

But seriously, why the hell haven't we done something like this for McQualter yet? Yeah, having Woosha there is good and all, but can we at least get someone who's coached a bit within the last few years to give him a hand somewhere?

Agree. Dumb Puke should have caught Longmire with a lasso and a net, then dragged his arse over the Nullarbor to Lathlain. Missed opportunity, once again.

 

[RustyShacklefordFalcon]

Whole new ball game: Eagles assistant in Aussies’ Ashes camp

New West Coast assistant coach Mitch Duncan has been welcomed into the inner sanctum of the Australian camp, just a day out from the opening Test of The Ashes.

thewest.com.au

 

[bs9594]

so is nicnat the ruck coach or not?



"yeah when Mini and the coaches told me that nicnat was going to be the ruck coach it was definitely exciting"
(timestamped in youtube link)

Whole thing seems very odd with conflicting reports
(being reportedly offered and then denying, and now being seen at training running drills with the rucks)

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Naitanui as ruck coach would be something the club would have announced publicly, you'd think?

 

[jdisc]

Would lol if Chesse gets gets played defensively and then cut a couple years later

$1.15 odds

 

[jdisc]

Naitanui as ruck coach would be something the club would have announced publicly, you'd think?

maybe a more unofficial 'consulting' role, i.e. he wont be in the box on game day

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Naitanui as ruck coach would be something the club would have announced publicly, you'd think?

You'd also think a Cripps extension would be something they'd announce.

 

[Keys]

From an article on the AFL website following the three draftee press conferences yesterday - journalist not named

Naitanui isn't officially part of West Coast's coaching staff but is set to help out the club's ruckmen from time to time.

He’s at the club anyway so is in a position to help out without it being a permanent/official arrangement

Pretty sure Turnbull was only part time as well albeit he did carry the ruck coach title

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Hmm... interesting that CDT announced that. Maybe not a full time position.

 

[squashface]

Wonder if he can "help out the club's ruckmen from time to time" by taking a few CBDs every now and then.

 

[Bender_]

Our club's fumbly attempt to circumvent the soft cap with Naitanui's payments by not giving him an official role at the club has been exposed within it's first week by a new teenager attending the club on his very first day.

Woosh gonna walk straight up to CDT and clip him over the back of the head.

 

[Chris_6678]

Our club's fumbly attempt to circumvent the soft cap with Naitanui's payments by not giving him an official role at the club has been exposed within it's first week by a new teenager attending the club on his very first day.

Woosh gonna walk straight up to CDT and clip him over the back of the head.

Nic Nat just gets to sell his drinks at the clubs cafe haha

 

[WCEswift]

Look forward to seeing what the new mids coach brings in

 

[bzparkes]

Our club's fumbly attempt to circumvent the soft cap with Naitanui's payments by not giving him an official role at the club has been exposed within it's first week by a new teenager attending the club on his very first day.

Woosh gonna walk straight up to CDT and clip him over the back of the head.

Nothing wrong with NN helping out over his breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea breaks.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

HUN reporting all the clubs coaching changes

For us, nothing about NicNat and Shuey is not mentioned at all. I thought he was our stoppage coach!!

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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

- Senior Coach

Mitch Duncan - Assistant Coach (Defence)
Sam Radford - Assistant Coach (Midfield)
Marco Bello - Assistant Coach (Forwards)
Jamie Maddocks - Head of Development
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

- Reserves Coach + Development Coach
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

- Development Coach
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


OFF-SEASON CHANGES
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

has put his stamp on West Coast’s coaching panel ahead of his second season in charge, luring Demons colleague Sam Radford west. Mitch Duncan steps straight into the coaches box after retiring while a restructure saw 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

, ruck coach Ryan Turnbull and 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

all depart.

 

[squashface]

HUN reporting all the clubs coaching changes

For us, nothing about NicNat and Shuey is not mentioned at all. I thought he was our stoppage coach!!

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Andrew McQualter - Senior Coach

Mitch Duncan - Assistant Coach (Defence)
Sam Radford - Assistant Coach (Midfield)
Marco Bello - Assistant Coach (Forwards)
Jamie Maddocks - Head of Development
Kyal Horsley - Reserves Coach + Development Coach
Shannon Hurn - Development Coach
Jacob Brennan - Development Coach


OFF-SEASON CHANGES
Andrew McQualter has put his stamp on West Coast’s coaching panel ahead of his second season in charge, luring Demons colleague Sam Radford west. Mitch Duncan steps straight into the coaches box after retiring while a restructure saw midfield coach Jarrad Schofield, ruck coach Ryan Turnbull and backline coach Luke Webster all depart.

I think NN is in some dodgy assistant but not actually an assistant role to circumnavigate the soft cap

See: Harry Taylor

 

[Truckosaurus]

Good. I hope every club starts doing this until the AFL gives up and ditches the cap on the footy department.