2010 West Coast Eagles season

Australian rules football club season

West Coast Eagles2010 season

President| Mark Barnaba
Coach| John Worsfold
Captain(s)| Darren Glass
Home ground| Subiaco Oval
Pre-season competition| Quarter-finals
AFL season| 16th (last)
Finals series| Did not compete
Best & Fairest| Mark LeCras
Leading goalkicker| Mark LeCras (63)
Highest home attendance| 40,886 vs. Fremantle, 2 May
Lowest home attendance| 26,976 vs. Adelaide, 10 July
Average home attendance| 34 931
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The 2010 season was the West Coast Eagles' 24th season in the AFL. The Eagles finished 16th and last to record their first wooden spoon in the competition, just four years after their premiership season of 2006. West Coast played 22 games, including 12 at Subiaco Oval, winning just four and losing the remaining eighteen.[1]

## Pre-season

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### Trades

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West Coast was involved in one trade before the 2010 season - a three-way trade involving Brisbane Lions and Sydney. West Coast traded Brent Staker and draft picks 39 and 55 to Brisbane in exchange for Bradd Dalziell, and then traded Mark Seaby to Sydney in exchange for draft picks 22 and 118. Sydney then traded Amon Buchanan to Brisbane in exchange for pick 28.

### Draft selections

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* National draft selections

7 - Brad Sheppard (East Fremantle)
22 - Gerrick Weedon (Claremont)
23 - Koby Stevens (Gippsland Power)

* Pre-season draft selections

5 - Ryan Neates (Claremont)

* Rookie draft selections

11 - Lewis Broome (Claremont)
27 - Andrew Strijk (West Perth)
40 - Ashton Hams (South Fremantle)
53 - Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls (Richmond)

### NAB Cup

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Home team's score listed in bold.

Round  | Date  | Score  | Opponent  | Opponent's Score  | Result  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | Friday, 12 February 5:40pm  | 1.16.12 (117) | Essendon | 0.12.10 (82)  | Won by 35 points  | Subiaco Oval | 23 860
QF  | Saturday, 27 February 5:40pm  | 2.8.14 (80) | Port Adelaide | 4.19.8 (158)  | Lost by 78 points  | Subiaco Oval | 16 231

## List

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### Squad

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West Coast Eagles  Senior list  | Rookie list  | Coaching staff

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* 1  Mitch Brown
* 2  Mark LeCras
* 4  Daniel Kerr
* 5  Brad Ebert
* 6  Mark Nicoski
* 7  Chris Masten
* 8  Beau Waters (vc)
* 9  Nic Naitanui
* 10  Scott Selwood
* 11  Matt Priddis (vc)
* 12  Brad Sheppard
* 13  Luke Shuey
* 14  Koby Stevens
* 15  Tom Swift
* 16  Eric MacKenzie
* 17  Josh Kennedy (vc)
* 18  Bradd Dalziell
* 19  Tim Houlihan
* 20  Dean Cox (vc)

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* 21  Quinten Lynch
* 22  Ryan Neates
* 23  Darren Glass (c)
* 24  Matthew Rosa
* 25  Shannon Hurn (vc)
* 26  Sam Butler
* 27  Ben McKinley
* 28  Ashley Smith
* 29  Ashley Hansen
* 30  Matthew Spangher
* 31  Will Schofield
* 32  Andrew Embley
* 33  Jordan Jones
* 34  Tony Notte
* 35  Patrick McGinnity
* 37  Adam Selwood (vc)
* 38  Brett Jones
* 42  Beau Wilkes
* 44  Gerrick Weedon

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* 36  Callum Wilson
* 39  Lewis Broome
* 40  Will Sullivan
* 41  Andrew Strijk
* 43  Ashton Hams
* 45  Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
* 47  Lewis Stevenson
* 48  Adam Cockie

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Head coach

* John Worsfold

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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### Leadership group

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The leadership group was composed of the captain Darren Glass, Dean Cox, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood and Beau Waters. During the games when Glass was injured, all of these players rotated the captaincy.

## Results

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Regular season results[2] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground  | Attendance  | Ladder

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G | B | T | G | B | T
1 | Saturday 27 March  | Lost  | 12  | 10  | 82  | Brisbane Lions | 16  | 18  | 114  | The Gabba | A | 29,201  | 13th
2 | Saturday 3 April  | Lost  | 12  | 14  | 86  | Port Adelaide | 13  | 11  | 89  | Subiaco Oval | H | 37,010  | 11th
3 | Saturday 10 April  | Lost  | 13  | 13  | 91  | North Melbourne | 17  | 14  | 116  | Etihad Stadium | A | 18,394  | 14th
4 | Friday 16 April  | Won  | 15  | 11  | 101  | Essendon | 11  | 12  | 78  | Subiaco Oval | H | 38,676  | 12th
5 | Saturday 24 April  | Lost  | 9  | 9  | 63  | Sydney | 17  | 13  | 115  | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 28,422  | 13th
6 | Sunday 2 May  | Lost  | 10  | 13  | 73  | Fremantle | 17  | 9  | 111  | Subiaco Oval | H | 40,886  | 14th
7 | Saturday 8 May  | Won  | 15  | 12  | 102  | Hawthorn | 14  | 10  | 94  | Subiaco Oval | H | 35,864  | 13th
8 | Saturday 15 May  | Won  | 10  | 15  | 75  | Melbourne | 6  | 10  | 46  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 28,592  | 13th
9 | Sunday 23 May  | Lost  | 8  | 8  | 56  | St Kilda | 13  | 13  | 91  | Subiaco Oval | H | 36,244  | 14th
10 | Sunday 30 May  | Lost  | 11  | 10  | 76  | Carlton | 15  | 15  | 105  | Etihad Stadium | A | 29,175  | 14th
11 | Saturday 5 June  | Lost  | 14  | 14  | 98  | Geelong | 18  | 14  | 122  | Subiaco Oval | H | 33,784  | 14th
12 | Sunday 13 June  | Lost  | 11  | 11  | 77  | Richmond | 19  | 12  | 126  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 30,870  | 14th
13 | Sunday 20 June  | Lost  | 9  | 5  | 59  | Western Bulldogs | 17  | 17  | 119  | Subiaco Oval | H | 34,280  | 15th
14 | Saturday 3 July  | Lost  | 7  | 10  | 52  | Collingwood | 20  | 15  | 135  | Etihad Stadium | A | 38,781  | 16th
15 | Saturday 10 July  | Lost  | 14  | 11  | 95  | Adelaide | 17  | 15  | 117  | Subiaco Oval | H | 26,976  | 16th
16 | Saturday 17 July  | Won  | 20  | 12  | 132  | Essendon | 14  | 16  | 100  | Etihad Stadium | A | 26,991  | 16th
17 | Saturday 24 July  | Lost  | 11  | 17  | 83  | Carlton | 15  | 19  | 109  | Subiaco Oval | H | 35,925  | 16th
18 | Sunday 1 August  | Lost  | 13  | 7  | 85  | Fremantle | 24  | 16  | 160  | Subiaco Oval | A | 40,451  | 16th
19 | Saturday 7 August  | Lost  | 9  | 11  | 65  | Brisbane Lions | 10  | 10  | 70  | Subiaco Oval | H | 32,587  | 16th
20 | Saturday 14 August  | Lost  | 8  | 12  | 60  | Port Adelaide | 8  | 13  | 61  | AAMI Stadium | A | 14,113  | 16th
21 | Sunday 22 August  | Lost  | 14  | 10  | 94  | North Melbourne | 16  | 14  | 110  | Subiaco Oval | H | 32,007  | 16th
22 | Saturday 28 August  | Lost  | 10  | 8  | 68  | Geelong | 16  | 16  | 112  | Skilled Stadium | A | 24,099  | 16th
Key  H | Home game

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A | Away game

### Ladder

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2010 AFL ladder  Pos | Team

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1  | Collingwood (P) | 22  | 17  | 4  | 1  | 2349  | 1658  | 141.7  | 70  | Finals series
2  | Geelong | 22  | 17  | 5  | 0  | 2518  | 1702  | 147.9  | 68
3  | St Kilda | 22  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 1935  | 1591  | 121.6  | 62
4  | Western Bulldogs | 22  | 14  | 8  | 0  | 2174  | 1734  | 125.4  | 56
5  | Sydney | 22  | 13  | 9  | 0  | 2017  | 1863  | 108.3  | 52
6  | Fremantle | 22  | 13  | 9  | 0  | 2168  | 2087  | 103.9  | 52
7  | Hawthorn | 22  | 12  | 9  | 1  | 2044  | 1847  | 110.7  | 50
8  | Carlton | 22  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 2143  | 1983  | 108.1  | 44
9  | North Melbourne | 22  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 1930  | 2208  | 87.4  | 44  |
10  | Port Adelaide | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 1749  | 2123  | 82.4  | 40
11  | Adelaide | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 1763  | 1870  | 94.3  | 36
12  | Melbourne | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 1863  | 1971  | 94.5  | 34
13  | Brisbane Lions | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1775  | 2158  | 82.3  | 28
14  | Essendon | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1930  | 2402  | 80.3  | 28
15  | Richmond | 22  | 6  | 16  | 0  | 1714  | 2348  | 73.0  | 24
16  | West Coast | 22  | 4  | 18  | 0  | 1773  | 2300  | 77.1  | 16

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

## Awards

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### League awards

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* Mark LeCras was selected in the forward pocket for the 2010 All-Australian team.[3]
* Nic Naitanui was nominated for the 2010 AFL Rising Star Award.[4]
* Mark LeCras placed third in the Coleman Medal, scoring 63 goals for the season.[5]
* Matt Priddis received the most votes for the club in the 2010 Brownlow Medal, receiving 13 votes out of the club's total of 31 votes.[6]

### Club awards

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The 2010 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Saturday, 11 September at Crown Perth. Mark LeCras was named Club Champion, Mark Nicoski received the Best Clubman award and Nic Naitanui was awarded Rookie of the Year. Mark LeCras was also leading goal-kicker, kicking 63 goals for the year. Josh Kennedy was next, with 41 goals.[7] The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows:[8]

2010 Club Champion Position | Name | Votes

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1 | Mark LeCras | 294
2 | Matt Priddis | 286
3 | Beau Waters | 281
4 | Dean Cox | 271
5 | Nic Naitanui | 252
6 | Josh Kennedy | 251
7 | Matt Rosa | 247
8 | Andrew Embley | 246
9 | Brad Ebert | 241
10 | Scott Selwood | 227

## Season records and milestones

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### Team records

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* Highest home attendance: 40 886 vs. Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2 May
* Highest away attendance: 38 781 vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
* Highest team score for: 20.12 (132) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
* Highest team score against: 24.16 (160) by Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 1 August
* Lowest team score for: 7:10 (52) vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
* Lowest team score against: 6.10 (46) by Melbourne at the MCG, 15 May
* Most consecutive wins: 2 (rounds 7 and 8)
* Most consecutive losses: 7 (between rounds 9 and 15)
* Highest score by quarter:
* 1st quarter - 6.5 (41) vs. North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
* 2nd quarter - 6.4 (40) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
* 3rd quarter - 6.2 (38) vs. Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
* 4th quarter - 5.4 (34) vs. Hawthorn at Subiaco Oval, 8 May

Source: AFL Tables

### Player records

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* Most games: 22 - Dean Cox, Brad Ebert, Josh J. Kennedy and Nic Naitanui
* Most goals: 63 - Mark LeCras
* Most goals in a game: 12.2 - Mark LeCras vs Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
* Most kicks: 267 - Brad Ebert
* Most kicks in a game: 21 - Shannon Hurn vs Geelong at Subiaco Oval, 5 June
* Most handballs: 336 - Matt Priddis
* Most handballs in a game: 29 - Matt Priddis vs St Kilda at Subiaco Oval, 23 May
* Most possessions: 488 - Matt Priddis
* Most possession in a game: 36 - Matt Priddis vs North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
* Most contested possessions: 226 - Matt Priddis
* Most marks: 146 - Beau Waters
* Most marks in a game: 17 - Beau Waters vs Geelong at Subiaco Oval, 5 June
* Most contested marks: 28 - Josh J. Kennedy
* Most Inside-50s: 84 - Andrew Embley
* Most tackles: 130 - Matt Priddis
* Most tackles in a game: 15 - Matt Priddis vs Fremantle at Subiaco Oval, 2 May
* Most hit-outs: 502 - Dean Cox
* Most hit-outs in a game: 35 - Dean Cox vs AFL Haw at Subiaco Oval, 8 May

Source: West Coast Eagles 2010 Statistics

### Milestones

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* Andrew Embley played his 200th game.
* Dean Cox played his 200th game.
* Brett Jones played his 100th game.
* Josh J. Kennedy played his 50th game, and his 50th game for the Eagles.
* Brad Ebert played his 50th game.

### Debuts

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* Luke Shuey (round 1)
* Ashton Hams (round 4)
* Lewis Stevenson (round 5)
* Brad Sheppard (round 7)
* Andrew Strijk (round 13)
* Koby Stevens (round 13)
* Ashley Smith (round 15)
* Jordan Jones (round 21)

## References

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1. ^ AFL Tables - West Coast All Games - By Season
2. ^ "2010 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
3. ^ LeCras, Sandi named in All-Australian side - The West Australian
4. ^ "West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui takes Round 4 Rising Star nomination - PerthNow". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
5. ^ "West Coast Eagles Blog: 2010 All-Australian Team - Mark LeCras". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
6. ^ ABC Sport - Leaderboard: Brownlow Medal 2010
7. ^ 2010 West Coast statistics - Official AFL website of the West Coast Eagles
8. ^ LeCras' wins Eagles' club champion award - The West Australian

## External links

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* West Coast Eagles 2010 Statistics
* AFL Tables West Coast Eagles 2010 Season

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Related articles|

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* NAB Cup
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* International Rules Series

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* AFL Players Association awards
* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal
* Coleman Medal
* Goal of the Year
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* Debuts
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