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Training Notes: Eagles go to school on new AFL rules
30+ min ago (343+ words) Mitchell Woodcock is a sports reporter at The West Australian and Sunday Times who covers a variety of sports including AFL, WAFL, netball, tennis and hockey. Raised in Perth, Mitchell started as a reporter in Bunbury before becoming the Bunbury…...
REVEALED: Where No.1 draftee is set to start Eagles’ career
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (443+ words) Mitchell Woodcock is a sports reporter at The West Australian and Sunday Times who covers a variety of sports including AFL, WAFL, netball, tennis and hockey. Raised in Perth, Mitchell started as a reporter in Bunbury before becoming the Bunbury…...
Martians, Rams on double duty
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (303+ words) With ladders tightening and legs starting to feel the season, round 12 has all the ingredients for a weekend of softball where effort, depth and a bit of grit will go a long way. Geraldton softball is shaping up for another…...
Young Eagle hoping to give moonboot the boot
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (336+ words) Glen has been the sports editor of The Sunday Times since September 2005. He has more than 30 years' experience in journalism. Launching his career as a cadet in Geelong in 1985, he has worked as a sports reporter at the Herald-Sun and…...
WATCH: Eagles’ diehards cautiously optimistic ahead of 2026
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (338+ words) Diehard West Coast fans The West Australian spoke to at the Eagles" first training session of 2026 were cautious with their optimism, but had no doubt their side would improve from a one-win 2025 campaign. Optimism always abounds at the start of…...
First pre-season helping breakout Eagle reach new level
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (583+ words) Breakout West Coast star Tom McCarthy is confident his first AFL pre-season will help him elevate his game to another new level in 2026. McCarthy also declared he was ready to make a full-time move into the midfield after impressing when…...
Wildcard Preston makes maiden quarters with upset win
2+ day, 28+ min ago (27+ words) Wildcard Taylah Preston has pulled off a second upset at the Hobart International to make the quarter-finals of a top-level event for the first time....
Glory ink short-term cover Sutton to long-term extension
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (302+ words) Ben began his journalism career with Community News in 2017, before shifting to sport for PerthNow Local News in 2021 and eventually joining The West in a full-time capacity in 2022. A long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan and avid follower of numerous sporting leagues…...
Deanmill announces head coaches for 2026 season
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (317+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Deanmill Football Club has announced the coaches who will lead them to victory in…...
Thumbs up from Stoinis amid injury concern
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (28+ words) Marcus Stoinis sent a scare through the Australia and Melbourne Stars camps when he was hit on the thumb while batting and retired hurt during a BBL fixture....