2010 West Coast Eagles season
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.
Pre-season
Trades
West Coast was involved in one trade before the 2010 season - a three-way trade involving and. 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
- National Draft selections
- Pre-season Draft selections
- Rookie Draft selections
NAB Cup
Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
1 | Friday, 12 February 5:40pm | 1.16.12 | 0.12.10 | Won by 35 points | Subiaco Oval | 23 860 | |
QF | Saturday, 27 February 5:40pm | 2.8.14 | 4.19.8 | Lost by 78 points | Subiaco Oval | 16 231 |
List
Squad
Leadership group
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
Home team's score listed in bold:Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
1 | Saturday, 27 March 7:10pm | 12.10 | 16.18 | Lost by 32 points | The Gabba | 29 201 | |
2 | Saturday, 3 April 5:40pm | 12.14 | 13.11 | Lost by 3 points | Subiaco Oval | 37 010 | |
3 | Saturday, 10 April 2:10pm | 12.10 | 17.14 | Lost by 34 points | Etihad Stadium | 18 394 | |
4 | Friday, 16 April 6:40pm | 15.11 | 11.12 | Won by 23 points | Subiaco Oval | 38 676 | |
5 | Sunday, 24 April 2:15pm | 9.9 | 17.13 | Lost by 52 points | SCG | 28 422 | |
6 | Sunday, 2 May 2:40pm | 10.13 | 17.9 | Lost by 38 points | Subiaco Oval | 40 886 | |
7 | Saturday, 8 May 1:10pm | 15.12 | 14.10 | Won by 8 points | Subiaco Oval | 35 864 | |
8 | Saturday, 15 May 2:10pm | 10.15 | 6.10 | Won by 29 points | MCG | 28 592 | |
9 | Sunday, 23 May 2:40pm | 8.8 | 13.13 | Lost by 37 points | Subiaco Oval | 36 244 | |
10 | Sunday, 30 May 2:10pm | 11.10 | 15.15 | Lost by 29 points | Etihad Stadium | 29 175 | |
11 | Saturday, 5 June 5:40pm | 14.14 | 18.14 | Lost by 24 points | Subiaco Oval | 33 784 | |
12 | Sunday, 13 June 1:10pm | 11.11 | 19.12 | Lost by 49 points | MCG | 30 870 | |
13 | Sunday, 20 June 2:40pm | 9.5 | 17.17 | Lost by 60 points | Subiaco Oval | 34 280 | |
14 | Saturday, 3 July 7:10pm | 7.10 | 20.15 | Lost by 83 points | Etihad Stadium | 38 781 | |
15 | Saturday, 10 July 1:10pm | 14.11 | 17.15 | Lost by 22 points | Subiaco Oval | 26 976 | |
16 | Saturday, 17 July 7:10pm | 20.12 | 14.16 | Won by 32 points | Etihad Stadium | 26 991 | |
17 | Saturday, 24 July 5:40pm | 11.17 | 15.19 | Lost by 26 points | Subiaco Oval | 35 925 | |
18 | Sunday, 1 August 2:40pm | 13.7 | 24.16 | Lost by 75 points | Subiaco Oval | 40 451 | |
19 | Saturday, 7 August 5:40pm | 9.11 | 10.10 | Lost by 5 points | Subiaco Oval | 32 587 | |
20 | Saturday, 14 August 7:10pm | 8.12 | 8.13 | Lost by 1 point | AAMI Stadium | 14 113 | |
21 | Sunday, 22 August 2:40 pm | 14.10 | 16.14 | Lost by 16 points | Subiaco Oval | 32 007 | |
22 | Saturday, 28 July 5:40 pm | 10.8 | 16.16 | Lost by 44 points | Skilled Stadium | 24 099 |
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Awards
League awards
- Mark LeCras was selected in the forward pocket for the 2010 All-Australian team.
- Nic Naitanui was nominated for the 2010 AFL Rising Star Award.
- Mark LeCras placed third in the Coleman Medal, scoring 63 goals for the season.
- 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.
Club awards
Season records and milestones
Team records
- Highest home attendance: 40 886 vs. at Subiaco Oval, 2 May
- Highest away attendance: 38 781 vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
- Highest team score for: 20.12 vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
- Highest team score against: 24.16 by at Subiaco Oval, 1 August
- Lowest team score for: 7:10 vs. Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 3 July
- Lowest team score against: 6.10 by Melbourne at the MCG, 15 May
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 7
- Highest score by quarter:
- *1st quarter - 6.5 vs. at Etihad Stadium, 10 April
- *2nd quarter - 6.4 vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
- *3rd quarter - 6.2 vs. at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
- *4th quarter - 5.4 vs. at Subiaco Oval, 8 May
Player records
- 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 at Etihad Stadium, 17 July
- Most kicks: 267 - Brad Ebert
- Most kicks in a game: 21 - Shannon Hurn vs at Subiaco Oval, 5 June
- Most handballs: 336 - Matt Priddis
- Most handballs in a game: 29 - Matt Priddis vs at Subiaco Oval, 23 May
- Most possessions: 488 - Matt Priddis
- Most possession in a game: 36 - Matt Priddis vs 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 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 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
Milestones
- 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
- Luke Shuey
- Ashton Hams
- Lewis Stevenson
- Brad Sheppard
- Andrew Strijk
- Koby Stevens
- Ashley Smith
- Jordan Jones
Ladder