From young guns making their mark on the league to superstar Sandgropers, The West takes a look at which West Aussies from non-WA clubs have stood out this week.
Samantha Rogers
Hawthorn are on the prowl to poach more West Coast talent, joining in to make a serious run at Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen.
Glen Quartermain
Tom Barrass will make his Hawthorn debut in what will be the 2025 AFL season opener giving West Coast fans an early reminder of what they may be missing this season.
Jake Santa Maria
A new Channel 7 documentary airing tonight shows us how Sam Mitchell has made Hawthorn one of the title contenders and it’s not always pretty.
Ben McClellan
‘This is compelling viewing.’
Digital Staff
A former top-10 pick back in 2020, West Australian Denver Grainger-Barras is almost certain to be left without an AFL club this season.
Jackson Barrett
After being pictured laughing at a wedding with West Coast star Harley Reid, Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has explained what went down.
News Corp Australia
Hawthorn legend Luke Hodge has warned all Victorian clubs will be trying to poach Harley Reid from West Coast in the next 12 months as a picture of him with Sam Mitchell sent fans into a frenzy.
West Coast recruit Jack Graham says he has no concerns after a picture emerged of star Harley Reid seated next to Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell at a wedding at the weekend.
Mitchell Woodcock
West Australian Jasper Scaife says he has picked star recruit Tom Barrass’ brain ‘clean’ in a bid to break into Hawthorn’s senior side this season.
When the Indigenous All-Stars run out against Fremantle on Feburary 15, the most nervous people on the field will be the Dockers defenders who have to find a way to stop a forward line with extreme talent.
Craig O'Donoghue
On Sunday, Casey Dumont will become the sixth player in the league’s history — and notably, the first goalkeeper — to reach 150 games, less than a month after finishing a two-year spell with AFLW side Hawthorn.
Ben Smith
Former West Coast star Tom Barrass has wasted no time getting to know his new Hawthorn teammates, returning early for pre-season training with the club’s first-to-fourth-year players.
Possible sanctions remain up in the air only two days from when Hawthorn takes to the field in a crunch semi-final against Port Adelaide.
Ed Bourke
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley will get his chance to renew hostilities with Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan in a fiery climax to AFL Gather Round.
Tom Barrass has revealed he considered walking away from the AFL after he became ‘dissatisfied’ during his time at West Coast, admitting his football felt ‘stale’ before his move to Hawthorn.
An upset AFLW loss has put Brisbane at risk of missing out on a major prize – and called further into question its criteria.
Hawthorn has delisted West Australian defender Denver Grainger-Barras just days after landing West Coast premiership backman Tom Barrass.
It was ‘long-winded’ with ‘twists and turns’ and left until the final minutes of the trade period, but West Coast and Hawthorn at last agreed to a deal for Tom Barrass. Here’s what the two clubs will exchange.
West Coast is working to repair the damage caused by Hawthorn’s bombshell pick swap with Liam Baker still determined to get to the Eagles despite Fremantle putting up a monster offer.
Our key takeaways from West Coast’s 66-point thrashing at the hands of Hawthorn
Caitlin Bassett
West Coast have been destroyed by Hawthorn in Victoria in a match which will stay in the Eagles’ record books for all of the wrong reasons.
Tom Barrass could be forced to stay at West Coast, and Liam Baker lost to Fremantle instead of the Eagles after Hawthorn blew the trade period wide open in a shock move on Friday.
Hawthorn has blown the trade period wide open with a shock move, trading their pick No.14 to Carlton despite it being central to a move to get West Coast defender Tom Barrass.
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