{"id":197892,"date":"2025-08-12T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=197892"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:34:23","slug":"2025-aflw-team-preview-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/08\/12\/2025-aflw-team-preview-west-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 AFLW Team Preview: West Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WEST Coast showed signs of improvement in the AFL Women&#8217;s competition last season, and with a quartet of draftees joining the Eagles&#8217; young list, the West Australian side will continue to improve under second year coach, <strong><em>Daisy<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Pearce<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAST SEASON IN A NUTSHELL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> 13th<br><strong>Wins: <\/strong>4<br><strong>Losses:<\/strong> 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B&amp;F:<\/strong> <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"81924\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ella-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ella Roberts<\/a><br><strong>Leading Goalkicker:<\/strong> <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29811\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/kellie-gibson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellie Gibson<\/a> (8 goals)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OFF-SEASON MOVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ins: <\/strong>Liz McGrath (North Melbourne), Lucy Boyd (West Adelaide\/AFLW Draft), Kayla Dalgleish (Dandenong Stingrays\/AFLW Draft), Lucia Painter (Bendigo Pioneers\/AFLW Draft), Charlotte Riggs (Central District\/AFLW Draft), Courtney Lindgren (injury replacement player, East Perth)<br><strong>Outs:<\/strong> Evie Gooch (retired), Octavia Di Donato, Emily Elkington, Sasha Goranova, Jayme Harken, Tess Lyons, Matilda Sergeant, Verity Simmons, Mackenzie Webb (delisted),\u00a0Jess Hosking (self-delisted)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025 TEAM LIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#1 Lauren Wakfer<br>#2 Kellie Gibson<br>#3 Charlotte Thomas<br>#4 Ella Roberts<br>#5 Courtney Rowley<br>#6 Isabella Lewis<br>#7 Jessica Rentsch<br>#8 Lucia Painter<br>#9 Roxanne Roux<br>#10 Alison Drennan<br>#11 Jess Hosking*<br>#12 Charlotte Riggs<br>#13 Emma Swanson<br>#14 Belinda Smith<br>#15 Abbygail Bushby<br>#16 Zoe Wakfer<br>#17 Dana Hooker<br>#18 Jaide Britton<br>#19 Amy Franklin<br>#20 Sanne Bakker<br>#21 Mikayla Western<br>#22 Georgie Cleaver<br>#23 Sarah Lakay<br>#24 Annabel Johnson<br>#25 Kayley Kavanagh<br>#26 Lucy Boyd<br>#27 Liz McGrath<br>#30 Beth Schilling<br>#31 Courtney Lindgren+<br>#32 Kayla Dalgleish<br>#35 Sophie McDonald*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*inactive\/self-delisted<br>+ injury replacement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ONES TO WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Player:<\/strong> Ella Roberts<br><strong>Breakout Potential:<\/strong> Kayley Kavanagh<br><strong>New Recruit:<\/strong> Lou Painter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning her first Eagles&#8217; best and fairest last season, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"81924\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ella-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ella Roberts<\/a> is primed to go on with it and become among the top few players in the AFL Women&#8217;s competition. Be it forward or midfield she will have an influence, while now she has <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"77968\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/lou-painter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lou Painter<\/a> running around there too who will add plenty of X-factor and excitement for the blue and gold. After missing out on her first season due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, expect former Vic Metro MVP <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"96262\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/kayley-kavanagh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayley Kavanagh<\/a> to make her presence felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025 FIXTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round 1: <\/strong>vs. Gold Coast | Thu Aug 14 @ Sullivan Logistics Stadium, 7:15pm<br><strong>Round 2: <\/strong>vs. Essendon | Sun Aug 24 @ Windy Hill, 12:35pm<br><strong>Round 3: <\/strong>vs. St Kilda | Sat Aug 30 @ RSEA Park, 1:05pm<br><strong>Round 4: <\/strong>vs. Port Adelaide | Sun Sep 7 @ Mineral Resources Park, 3:05pm<br><strong>Round 5: <\/strong>vs. Fremantle | Sun Sep 14 @ Fremantle Oval, 3:05pm<br><strong>Round 6: <\/strong>vs. Melbourne | Sun Sep 21 @ Casey Fields, 11:05am<br><strong>Round 7: <\/strong>vs. GWS Giants | Sun Sep 28 @ Mineral Resources Park, 3:05pm<br><strong>Round 8: <\/strong>vs. Collingwood | Sun Oct 5 @ Mineral Resources Park, 2:05pm<br><strong>Round 9: <\/strong>vs. Adelaide | Sat Oct 11 @ Norwood Oval 10:05am<br><strong>Round 10: <\/strong>vs. Geelong | Fri Oct 17 @ Sullivan Logistics Stadium, 6:15pm<br><strong>Round 11: <\/strong>vs. Sydney | Sat Oct 25 @ Henson Park, 10:05am<br><strong>Round 12:<\/strong> vs. Carlton | TBC @ Sullivan Logistics Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PREDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Coast is becoming one of those sides that will be difficult to play with enough stars and balance of developing young kids that soon enough the tide will turn. Whether or not the Eagles can play finals is still a question mark, but at the very least they should be competitive and avoiding the bottom few spots on the ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/ella-roberts\/\">Ella Roberts<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/kellie-gibson\/\">Kellie Gibson<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/lucia-painter\/\">Lucia Painter<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/kayley-kavanagh\/\">Kayley Kavanagh<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST Coast showed signs of improvement in the AFL Women&#8217;s competition last season, and with a quartet of draftees joining the Eagles&#8217; young list, the West Australian side will continue to improve under second year coach, Daisy Pearce. 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