2nds West Coast Eagles WAFL Watch 2024

[Alesana]

Is the game being broadcast anywhere?

There should a link on this page once it's live

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[Elite Pete]

Is there an option to get banfield or the nga kids playing for us? Or are they already?
Might not be the best option anyway with us having no reserves team

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Crows did it in the SANFL last season with F/S Welsh.

Played SANFL for the Crows and when the national u18s started he went back to his zoned team (Eagle) until the National Carnival finished.

Was projected to be a high pick but didn’t have a great year.

So not sure if it’s a good idea or not but he is also a key forward so harder for him at State league level then maybe wingers and flankers too.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Is there an option to get banfield or the nga kids playing for us? Or are they already?
Might not be the best option anyway with us having no reserves team

I think we’d have to get their WAFL club to agree to it.

We were able to borrow NGA product Ethan Regan from East Perth for a couple of games, not a full season.

Anyway I think the Beagles’ issue is going to be the lack of WAFL-quality top-ups, not a lack of developing youngsters.

 

[TOA.]

What happened to our ability to have WAFL players be employed by the club in community style roles? I recall Hamish Brayshaw had that. I assume the WAFL put at stop to it? If so we should at least see if that can be re-instated. Surely the other WAFL clubs want us to be mildly competitive... at this rate its going to be our biggest dumpster fire yet given we actually cut some dead older wood that played WAFL last year.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

What happened to our ability to have WAFL players be employed by the club in community style roles? I recall Hamish Brayshaw had that. I assume the WAFL put at stop to it?

I don’t think they put a stop to it. Nelson was employed in some similar sort of role.

 

[Keys]

What happened to our ability to have WAFL players be employed by the club in community style roles? I recall Hamish Brayshaw had that. I assume the WAFL put at stop to it? If so we should at least see if that can be re-instated. Surely the other WAFL clubs want us to be mildly competitive... at this rate its going to be our biggest dumpster fire yet given we actually cut some dead older wood that played WAFL last year.

Jackson Nelson, Trey Ruscoe and Jason Gilbee were all employed by the club in community roles as well as being on the WAFL list

All three have left the club ahead of the 2025 season for varying reasons

 

[WCE777]

Is there an option to get banfield or the nga kids playing for us? Or are they already?
Might not be the best option anyway with us having no reserves team

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not sure but Bailey Banfield 19, older brother of Charlie who plays for Claremont would be worth a spot

 

[TOA.]

Jackson Nelson, Trey Ruscoe and Jason Gilbee were all employed by the club in community roles as well as being on the WAFL list

All three have left the club ahead of the 2025 season for varying reasons

That is odd as I remember Hamish Brayshaw saying on Backchat that it was part of the reason why he left the Beagles. Maybe they really cut down the pay for the community role or something but he was rather annoyed by it, even though he basically said he was told not to say why.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

That is odd as I remember Hamish Brayshaw saying on Backchat that it was part of the reason why he left the Beagles. Maybe they really cut down the pay for the community role or something but he was rather annoyed by it, even though he basically said he was told not to say why.

*Not the reason he left the Beagles, the reason he left the community role. He left the Beagles because it looked like they weren’t going to be a thing in 2022, so he signed with East Perth, then couldn’t get out of that contract when the club eventually decided to retain the WAFL side.

I think it was ahead of the 2024 season the club took a position that people they employed during the week couldn’t play for another WAFL side against the Beagles on the weekend. I assume it was designed to strong-arm them into helping out the Beagles but what happened instead was that Brayshaw quit his role (including as an assistant coach of the AFLW side) so he could continue to play for East Perth, Alec Waterman quit so he could join Claremont, and Sam Rotham stayed in his job but left West Perth and played ammos.

 

[Art OF war]

At least this year beagle top up boys are joining most training sessions didn't happen this time last year
So they all look a lot fitter than previously hopefully that will help

Ruscoe expected to train more with the eagles and was dissapointed in not doing so last year.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Ruscoe showing up on the WAFL site as a Souths player and Datson as an Eagles player, looks like that’s been finalised.

Gillbee still listed with WCE, wonder if we’re trying to prise a player out of the Falcons?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

In an exciting development you can now search the WAFL site for WCE-listed players again. It’s almost like we’re an actual club!

Some more new players:
James Ewing - 4 league games for Perth last year and 26 for Peel prior to that
Cooper Brown - a handful of ressies games for Swan Districts
Denholm Melrose - ditto
Ashley and Dylan Brockbernd - twins who played colts for Swans
Zac Dronow - played colts for East Perth
Connor Klemke - ex West Perth, might be the swap for Gillbee?

Numbers also seem to have been mostly allocated so piecing the squad together as best I can…

50 Caleb Datson
51 Harley Sparks
52 Luke Yeo
52 Jack Eastough
53 Ethan Barbieri
54 Connor Klemke
55 Ethan Sambo
56 Thomas Edwards-Baldwin
57 Josh Burke*
58 Jack Walsh
59 Max I Mumme
60 Tyler Mouritz
61 Darby McCarthy*
63 Oscar Armstrong
64 Andries Mercer
65 Reagan Hutchinson
68 Rory Charles
69 Mitch Henderson
70 Shannon Lucassen
71 Dylan Brockbernd
72 Denholm Melrose
73 Ashley Brockbernd
74 Mitchell Anderson
75 Zac Dronow
76 Rhett Lloyd
77 Cooper Brown
?? James Ewing

The following may or may not be hanging around but aren’t showing up as active WCE players:

62 Revis Alone
67 Jack O’Sullivan
78 Dylan Chatley
79 Ben Avery

The following are confirmed gone:
48 Jackson Nelson (Vic)
50 Trey Ruscoe (SF)
55 Jason Gillbee (WP pending clearance)
63 Ethan Hansen (SWFL)
52 James Spadanuda back to EF


The following aren’t confirmed gone but their numbers have been reallocated so I assume they’re gone. Mind you Barker and Wilson still show up as active WCE players, the others don’t

54 Kye Barker
56 Harry Creasey
58 Jon Levien
59 Cooper Nitschke
68 Nick Watson
69 Jack Wilson
73 Allan Narkle

 

[squashface]

In an exciting development you can now search the WAFL site for WCE-listed players again. It’s almost like we’re an actual club!

Some more new players:
James Ewing - 4 league games for Perth last year and 26 for Peel prior to that
Cooper Brown - a handful of ressies games for Swan Districts
Denholm Melrose - ditto
Ashley and Dylan Brockbernd - twins who played colts for Swans
Zac Dronow - played colts for East Perth
Connor Klemke - ex West Perth, might be the swap for Gillbee?

Numbers also seem to have been mostly allocated so piecing the squad together as best I can…

50 Caleb Datson
51 Harley Sparks
52 Luke Yeo
52 Jack Eastough
53 Ethan Barbieri
54 Connor Klemke
55 Ethan Sambo
56 Thomas Edwards-Baldwin
57 Josh Burke*
58 Jack Walsh
59 Max I Mumme
60 Tyler Mouritz
61 Darby McCarthy*
63 Oscar Armstrong
64 Andries Mercer
65 Reagan Hutchinson
68 Rory Charles
69 Mitch Henderson
70 Shannon Lucassen
71 Dylan Brockbernd
72 Denholm Melrose
73 Ashley Brockbernd
74 Mitchell Anderson
75 Zac Dronow
76 Rhett Lloyd
77 Cooper Brown
?? James Ewing

The following may or may not be hanging around but aren’t showing up as active WCE players:

62 Revis Alone
67 Jack O’Sullivan
78 Dylan Chatley
79 Ben Avery

The following are confirmed gone:
48 Jackson Nelson (Vic)
50 Trey Ruscoe (SF)
55 Jason Gillbee (WP pending clearance)
63 Ethan Hansen (SWFL)
52 James Spadanuda back to EF


The following aren’t confirmed gone but their numbers have been reallocated so I assume they’re gone. Mind you Barker and Wilson still show up as active WCE players, the others don’t

54 Kye Barker
56 Harry Creasey
58 Jon Levien
59 Cooper Nitschke
68 Nick Watson
69 Jack Wilson
73 Allan Narkle

A true team of superstars there.

 

[WCE777]

In an exciting development you can now search the WAFL site for WCE-listed players again. It’s almost like we’re an actual club!

Some more new players:
James Ewing - 4 league games for Perth last year and 26 for Peel prior to that
Cooper Brown - a handful of ressies games for Swan Districts
Denholm Melrose - ditto
Ashley and Dylan Brockbernd - twins who played colts for Swans
Zac Dronow - played colts for East Perth
Connor Klemke - ex West Perth, might be the swap for Gillbee?

Numbers also seem to have been mostly allocated so piecing the squad together as best I can…

50 Caleb Datson
51 Harley Sparks
52 Luke Yeo
52 Jack Eastough
53 Ethan Barbieri
54 Connor Klemke
55 Ethan Sambo
56 Thomas Edwards-Baldwin
57 Josh Burke*
58 Jack Walsh
59 Max I Mumme
60 Tyler Mouritz
61 Darby McCarthy*
63 Oscar Armstrong
64 Andries Mercer
65 Reagan Hutchinson
68 Rory Charles
69 Mitch Henderson
70 Shannon Lucassen
71 Dylan Brockbernd
72 Denholm Melrose
73 Ashley Brockbernd
74 Mitchell Anderson
75 Zac Dronow
76 Rhett Lloyd
77 Cooper Brown
?? James Ewing

The following may or may not be hanging around but aren’t showing up as active WCE players:

62 Revis Alone
67 Jack O’Sullivan
78 Dylan Chatley
79 Ben Avery

The following are confirmed gone:
48 Jackson Nelson (Vic)
50 Trey Ruscoe (SF)
55 Jason Gillbee (WP pending clearance)
63 Ethan Hansen (SWFL)
52 James Spadanuda back to EF


The following aren’t confirmed gone but their numbers have been reallocated so I assume they’re gone. Mind you Barker and Wilson still show up as active WCE players, the others don’t

54 Kye Barker
56 Harry Creasey
58 Jon Levien
59 Cooper Nitschke
68 Nick Watson
69 Jack Wilson
73 Allan Narkle

thanks

 

[EaglesVille]

Max I Mumme can't be a real name, surely!
Taking the piss

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Max I Mumme can't be a real name, surely!
Taking the piss

I may have made up the middle initial, but the rest is genuine.

 

[chaddy22]

Max I Mumme can't be a real name, surely!
Taking the piss

Max Mumme is the grandson of former Claremont 1964 premiership player Les Mumme.
Played with Ashley Mcintosh's father John

 

[Avalor]

Max Mumme is the grandson of former Claremont 1964 premiership player Les Mumme.
Played with Ashley Mcintosh's father John

Les Mumme was a very fine player.

 

[chaddy22]

Les Mumme was a very fine player.

Ufortunately the Vfl/Afl have devalued the many champions from all the state leagues who never played in the Vfl/Afl.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Practice match schedule

Sat 15 Mar @4pm - West Perth - Joondalup
Sat 22 Mar @12.10pm - Peel - MRP
Sat 29 Mar @12.10pm - Swans - MRP

 

[squashface]

Hate how the AFL season starts well before the WAFL one. So many players get left in a wasteland for weeks at the start of every season.