US EditionWest Coast Reveal Whether They Will Ask for AFL Priority Draft Assistance
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 30 – West Coast Eagles plan to request AFL draft help after a historically poor season with one win and potential loss of captain Oscar Allen, aiming to rebuild over four difficult years.
- Don Pyke, CEO of West Coast, announced that the club plans to request special draft support from the AFL after the conclusion of the 2025 season due to their ongoing struggles.
- The club’s sustained slump, marked by one win and 18 losses this season, resembles situations of clubs like North Melbourne who received AFL aid.
- Pyke acknowledged the draft is compromised, noted that end-of-first-round picks now fall much later, and said discussions with the AFL are ongoing.
- He stated, “We’d not be doing our duty if we didn’t ask the question” about assistance and explained that removing such help would break equalisation principles.
- This approach suggests the club seeks to use draft assistance to reverse its declining trajectory, similar to recent beneficiaries like North Melbourne.
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