<Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> westcoasteagles.com.au </Td> </Tr> <P> The West Coast Eagles, also known as West Coast, is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia . It competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), representing the state of Western Australia and the Perth metropolitan region . It trains at Lathlain Park and plays its home games at Perth Stadium in Burswood, Western Australia, having previously played at Subiaco Oval and the WACA Ground . The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Western Australia, the other being its main rival, the Fremantle Football Club . </P> <P> West Coast was founded in 1986 as an expansion team . It entered the AFL, then known as the Victorian Football League, in 1987 along with the Brisbane Bears . It made the finals series for the first time in 1988 . It won its first premiership in 1992, having been defeated in the grand final the previous year . It is the first non-Victorian team to play in and win a Grand Final . The Eagles have since won two more premierships, in 1994 and 2006 . The club's current coach is Adam Simpson, and the current captain is Shannon Hurn . Since 2014, the East Perth Football Club, which competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), has served as West Coast's reserves team . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="7"> West Coast Eagles seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> No </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 97.87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 111.85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 86.69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 118.44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 162.21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 125.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 115.81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 132.19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 122.87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 125.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 111.24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 109.42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 106.76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 92.37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 65.95 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 97.96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 117.36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 103.76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 123.96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 120.44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 111.73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 65.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 93.30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 77.09 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 130.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 124.18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 95.28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 116.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 148.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 130.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 105.71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 * </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 120.60 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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