West Coast Eagles

Des Hasler has declared Manly's defence can stand up to the pressure of finals football as they prepare for their biggest game in eight years.A week after being flogged 40-12 by Melbourne, the Sea Eagles' defence remains the biggest talking point headed into Friday night's semi-final against the Sydney Roosters.

Nic Naitanui's remarkable comeback from two knee reconstructions has been further recognised with his second straight best and fairest award at West Coast.Naitanui was the runaway winner of the John Worsfold medal on Wednesday night,

Bacchus Marsh has lured a Vic Metro representative back to the Ballarat Football Netball League as it looks to return to premiership contention. Rex Hickman will join the Cobras for the 2022 season, crossing from the Mallee Eagles in the Central Murray Football Netball League.

WEST Coast's coaching revamp has landed two big fish, with former Essendon coach Matthew Knights and Jarrad Schofield joining the club's ranks. Knights was a former captain of Richmond and a two-time best and fairest winner at the club during his decorated 279-game career.

The quarterback-coach relationship is as important as any on a football team, and it is extremely pressurized in a city like Philadelphia.

Two West Coast heroes will feature during the 2021 AFL grand final, with John Worsfold presenting the Jock McHale Medal to the winning coach and Andrew Embley the Norm Smith Medal to the best player afield.

No prizes for guessing a frequent topic of conversation when three of Kyabram’s Warramunda residents get together these days. Kevin McDonell, Leo Connally and Doug Graetz can cast their thoughts back 67 years when Lancaster Football Club played neighbour and arch enemy Undera in the Kyabram District Football League grand …

The West Coast Eagles clean out has officially begun, with Mark Hutchings and Brendon Ah Chee not offered new deals while Nathan Vardy has retired at age 30.

He’s known for delivering on the big stage when it counts, but West Coast ruck Nic Naitanui delivered on a different account at Eagles HQ on Monday.

Three years ago when Jordan Mailata decided to stop playing rugby league and pursue a career in football, he admitted he only knew “peanuts” about the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles had just won the Super Bowl and selected Mailata in the seventh round of the 2018 draft.