List of West Coast Eagles captains
The West Coast Eagles are a football club in the Australian Football League and AFL Women's. The club is based in Western Australia and has won the AFL premiership four times, in 1992, 1994, 2006 and 2018.
VFL/AFL
There have been thirteen players to hold the men's captaincy since the club commenced competition in 1987:[note1]
| Captain | Period of captaincy | Games as Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Glendinning | 1987–1988 | 40 |
| Murray Rance | 1989 | 17 |
| Steve Malaxos | 1990 | 22 |
| John Worsfold | 1991–1998 | 138 |
| Guy McKenna | 1998–2000 | 31 |
| Dean Kemp | 2001[note2] | 8 |
| Ben Cousins | 2001–2005[note2] | 109 |
| Chris Judd | 2006–2007 | 42 |
| Darren Glass | 2008–2014 | 129 |
| Shannon Hurn | 2014–2019[note3] | 123 |
| Luke Shuey | 2020–2023 | 56 |
| Oscar Allen | 2024–2025[note4] [1] | 23 |
| Liam Duggan | 2024–[note4] [note5] [1] | 42 |
| Liam Baker | 2026–[note5] | 0 |
AFL Women's
The club entered the AFL Women's competition in 2020.
| Captain | Period of captaincy | Games as Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Swanson | 2020–2024 | 52 |
| Bella Lewis & Charlie Thomas | 2025– | 5 |
References
- ^ a b "Duggan, Allen named co-captains". westcoasteagles.com.au. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
Notes
- 1. ^ Games as captain updated to the end of the 2025 season and do not include fill in captain matches.
- 2. ^ Kemp and Cousins were co-captains during the 2001 season.
- 3. ^ The West Coast captaincy was rotated in 2014 from round 13 on following the retirement of Darren Glass.
- 4. ^ Duggan and Allan were co-captains during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
- 5. ^ Duggan and Baker were co-captains during the 2026 season.