AFL Insights

2026 season

West Coast

4-19 Optus Stadium
Ladder 16th Current position
Power -4.7 15th in league
True form Stable TFR momentum: -0.7
Injuries — —
Confidence Medium Medium tipping confidence
Next opponent TBA Fixture not available yet

Tipping insight

West Coast need matchup context

West Coast struggle vs top 8 sides (0%) but have not banked bottom 10 games (29%).

Avg next-5 win chance Pending
Stable Win chances awaiting model Injuries: not modelled

Fixture outlook

Next 5 games

Pending

Upcoming recommendations are awaiting recompute.

Form + Last 5

Recent tipping read

Form: Poor · Trend down
Form heat Ice cold
Last 5 record 0-5
Margin Avg margin -43.2
H L
HAW -62 · R24 Result
A L
GWS -54 · R23 Underperformed
H L
COL -19 · R22 Result
A L
RIC -11 · R21 Underperformed
A L
FRE -70 · R20 Underperformed

Availability

Injury health

Full injuries

Availability is not available for this club yet.

Team snapshot

Current read

Power rating -4.7
Lower League avg Stronger
15th power rank
Ladder rank 16th
True form -22.2
Cool Par Strong
18th
Record 4-19
TFR momentum -0.7
Declining Stable Rising
Rate of power-rating change (not results-based)
Avg margin -31.2
Injury load — Lower is healthier
Best side available Not modelled
Free-kick ladder 15th -0.7
Close games 1-5 6 close games

Results profile

Biggest scalp and worst loss

Biggest scalp

W v GWS
+17 Opp 13th R10 Optus Stadium

+46.5 pts vs line

Worst loss

L v Richmond
-11 Opp 18th R8 Optus Stadium

-30.5 pts vs line

Season profile

Where the wins are coming from

Played difficulty Average draw SoS -0.1
Remaining difficulty Fixture ranks pending Future fixture
Upset win % 15% 20 games
Win % vs top 8 0% 9 games
Win % vs bottom 10 29% 14 games
Close game win % 17% 6 games
Home win % 27% 11 games
Away win % 8% 12 games
Interstate win % 10% 10 games
Favourite win % 33% 3 games
Underdog win % 15% 20 games
Fast start rate 22% Led at Q1 in 5 of 23 games
Comeback rate 11% 19 games
Lead held at siren 100% 3 games

Season trend

Ladder, true form, power, injury and momentum by round

Rounds 1-24

Ladder trend

After each completed round

1 10 18 West Coast · After R1 lost to Gold Coast 72-131 (-59) · Ladder 18th West Coast · After R2 beat North Melbourne 111-94 (+17) · Ladder 12th West Coast · After R3 beat Port Adelaide 92-90 (+2) · Ladder 9th West Coast · After R4 lost to Sydney 35-163 (-128) · Ladder 12th West Coast · After R5 lost to Geelong 76-122 (-46) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R6 lost to Fremantle 41-97 (-56) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R7 lost to St Kilda 42-143 (-101) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R8 lost to Richmond 88-99 (-11) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R9 lost to Melbourne 67-99 (-32) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R10 beat GWS 88-71 (+17) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R11 lost to Collingwood 82-92 (-10) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R12 beat Essendon 85-55 (+30) · Ladder 15th West Coast · After R13 lost to Port Adelaide 71-77 (-6) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R14 lost to North Melbourne 73-74 (-1) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R16 lost to Carlton 64-117 (-53) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R17 lost to Adelaide 74-99 (-25) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R18 lost to Western Bulldogs 70-86 (-16) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R19 lost to Brisbane Lions 69-93 (-24) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R20 lost to Fremantle 42-112 (-70) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R21 lost to Richmond 73-84 (-11) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R22 lost to Collingwood 98-117 (-19) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R23 lost to GWS 57-111 (-54) · Ladder 16th West Coast · After R24 lost to Hawthorn 45-107 (-62) · Ladder 16th West Coast 16th R1 R7 R12 R18 R24

Player power

Top 5 players

Tom McCarthy Mid
88.2
Tim Kelly Mid
86.2
Bailey Williams Ruck
84.9
Harley Reid Mid
84.8
Jack Graham Mid
79.6
Venue performance Ground split
Optus Stadium vs HAW, COL, FRE 13 games 23% -26.0 +5.2
Marvel Stadium vs WBD, CAR, MEL 4 games 0% -50.5 -19.3
MCG vs RIC, COL 2 games · low sample 0% -10.5 +20.7
One-off venues
Adelaide Oval vs PORT 1 game · low sample 100% +2.0 +33.2
Norwood Oval vs GEE 1 game · low sample 0% -46.0 -14.8
ENGIE Stadium vs GWS 1 game · low sample 0% -54.0 -22.8
Carrara vs GCS 1 game · low sample 0% -59.0 -27.8
Stat leaders Club leaders
Goals Jake Waterman 49 · 2.1 per game
Accuracy Milan Murdock 73.1% · 0.9 goals per game · 19 goals, 7 behinds from 26 shots
Goal Assists Tim Kelly 13 · 0.6 per game
Marks inside 50 Jake Waterman 67 · 2.9 per game
Marks Jake Waterman 141 · 6.1 per game
One-Percenters Tylar Young 115 · 5.0 per game
Disposals Harley Reid 566 · 24.6 per game
Clearances Harley Reid 151 · 6.6 per game
Contested Possessions Harley Reid 308 · 13.4 per game
Tackles Elliot Yeo 109 · 5.2 per game
Clangers Harley Reid 155 · 6.7 per game
Free Kicks Against Harley Reid 69 · 3.0 per game
Umpire profile Rub of the green
FK rank 15th Avg diff -0.7

Favourite umpires

Hayden Meyer
Hayden Meyer +5.6 pts

13 matches · FK diff +1.2

Harrison Birch
Harrison Birch +5.1 pts

15 matches · FK diff +0.2

Brendan Hosking
Brendan Hosking +3.1 pts

22 matches · FK diff +2.2

Least favourite umpires

Cameron Dore
Cameron Dore -14.9 pts

21 matches · FK diff +0.4

Brent Wallace
Brent Wallace -10.2 pts

21 matches · FK diff -0.2

Nathan Toner
Nathan Toner -10.1 pts

12 matches · FK diff -1.3

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Hayden Meyer
Hayden Meyer +5.6 pts

13 matches · FK diff +1.2

Harrison Birch
Harrison Birch +5.1 pts

15 matches · FK diff +0.2

Brendan Hosking
Brendan Hosking +3.1 pts

22 matches · FK diff +2.2

Jordyn Pearson
Jordyn Pearson +2.8 pts

4 matches · low confidence · FK diff +2.8

Mathew Nicholls
Mathew Nicholls +2.3 pts

29 matches · FK diff +0.4

Cameron Jones
Cameron Jones +1.9 pts

11 matches · FK diff +0.9

Nicholas McGinness
Nicholas McGinness +1.3 pts

14 matches · FK diff -5.2

Andrew Stephens
Andrew Stephens +1.2 pts

22 matches · FK diff +1.6

Craig Fleer
Craig Fleer +0.8 pts

25 matches · FK diff +1.8

Curtis Deboy
Curtis Deboy +0.5 pts

23 matches · FK diff +1.9

Tom Bryce
Tom Bryce +0.1 pts

14 matches · FK diff -1.0

Peter Bailes
Peter Bailes -0.3 pts

7 matches · FK diff +1.3

Leigh Fisher
Leigh Fisher -0.7 pts

30 matches · FK diff -0.2

Matthew Young
Matthew Young -0.7 pts

9 matches · FK diff -2.4

Martin Rodger
Martin Rodger -1.0 pts

8 matches · FK diff +2.2

Nick Jankovskis
Nick Jankovskis -1.6 pts

11 matches · FK diff +1.0

Simon Meredith
Simon Meredith -2.4 pts

32 matches · FK diff +0.3

Daniel Johanson
Daniel Johanson -2.6 pts

28 matches · FK diff +1.0

Andrew Heffernan
Andrew Heffernan -2.6 pts

13 matches · FK diff -1.3

Jacob Mollison
Jacob Mollison -2.7 pts

17 matches · FK diff -0.5

Paul Rebeschini
Paul Rebeschini -2.7 pts

19 matches · FK diff -1.3

Jordan Fry
Jordan Fry -3.3 pts

12 matches · FK diff -0.3

Matt Stevic
Matt Stevic -3.5 pts

29 matches · FK diff +0.0

Brett Rosebury
Brett Rosebury -4.0 pts

23 matches · FK diff +2.5

Eleni Tee
Eleni Tee -4.5 pts

24 matches · FK diff -2.2

Jack Howard
Jack Howard -4.5 pts

5 matches · low confidence · FK diff +5.0

Andrew Adair
Andrew Adair -5.7 pts

13 matches · FK diff -3.2

Nick Brown
Nick Brown -5.8 pts

26 matches · FK diff -1.8

Justin Power
Justin Power -6.0 pts

15 matches · FK diff -0.5

Jamie Broadbent
Jamie Broadbent -6.7 pts

8 matches · FK diff +0.4

John Howorth
John Howorth -7.2 pts

11 matches · FK diff +0.1

Andre Gianfagna
Andre Gianfagna -7.3 pts

7 matches · FK diff +0.4

Nathan Williamson
Nathan Williamson -8.0 pts

24 matches · FK diff +0.9

Alex Whetton
Alex Whetton -8.5 pts

16 matches · FK diff +0.4

Rob O'Gorman
Rob O'Gorman -8.8 pts

25 matches · FK diff +0.3

Nick Foot
Nick Foot -9.3 pts

22 matches · FK diff +1.0

Nathan Toner
Nathan Toner -10.1 pts

12 matches · FK diff -1.3

Brent Wallace
Brent Wallace -10.2 pts

21 matches · FK diff -0.2

Cameron Dore
Cameron Dore -14.9 pts

21 matches · FK diff +0.4

Only active umpire-club samples with at least 4 lined matches are shown. Samples up to 6 matches stay visible but carry a low-confidence label.

Season projection

Finals race

Finals eliminated
16th projected finish 4.0 wins 4W after 23 played
0% Wildcard round
Top 10
0% Home final
Top 6
0% Double chance
Top 4
0% Top 2
Top 2

Round 23 of 23 · 5,000-season simulation · TFR noise + baseline calibration

Bogey team

Sydney

2-9 -52.4 avg margin · 11 games · Usable sample

West Coast have gone 2-9 against Sydney across the last 10 seasons.