VERDICT
A well-balanced fixture for the Eagles, with no back-to-back travel, and only three of five return clashes against 2012 finalists. The Eagles do have eight six-day breaks though, the equal-most alongside North Melbourne. That high number is in large part due to the Monday night 'WA Day' clash with Richmond in round 10, and Thursday night against Essendon in round 14 - both requested home games. Other home games to look forward to are the round 16 Derby against Fremantle, and visits from Hawthorn and Adelaide.

CLUB REACTION
"There is no such thing as an easy draw in this competition and certainly we have some challenges, but there is no such thing as an easy draw in this competition. Ultimately, you have to be good enough to win the required number of matches to challenge for a top four finish and that is our goal." - West Coast CEO Trevor Nisbett.

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
  • Will start campaign with a stand-alone Saturday night derby against local rival Fremantle. Return derby to be played in round 16.
  • Monday night match against Richmond scheduled for round 10 at Patersons Stadium, to celebrate the Foundation Day ('WA Day') public holiday in Western Australia.
  • Will not travel in consecutive weeks at any stage of the home and away season, with the exception of rounds 11 and 13, having enjoyed the bye in round 12.
  • To again host a Thursday night match at Patersons Stadium, this time against Essendon in round 14.
  • Strong home draw includes matches against popular Victorian clubs Hawthorn, Carlton, Richmond, Essendon and Geelong.
  • Scheduled to meet three of the 2012 finalists twice - Hawthorn, Adelaide and Fremantle.

To download a pdf version of the 2013 fixture, click here.

RDDATEOPPONENTVENUEH/A LOCAL TIME
1Saturday, March 23 FremantlePatersons StadiumAway4.40pm
2Sunday, April 7 HawthornPatersons StadiumHome2.40pm
3Saturday, April 13 MelbourneMCGAway2.10pm
4Saturday, April 20 CarltonPatersons StadiumHome5.40pm
5Saturday, April 27 Port AdelaideAAMI StadiumAway7.10pm
6Sunday, May 5 Western BulldogsPatersons StadiumHome2.40pm
7Saturday, May 11 Brisbane LionsGabbaAway2.10pm
8Friday, May 17 North MelbournePatersons StadiumHome6.40pm
9Saturday, May 25 GWS GIANTSSkoda StadiumAway2.10pm
10Monday, June 3 RichmondPatersons StadiumHome5.40pm
11Sunday, June 9 St KildaEtihad StadiumAway4.40pm
12Bye    
13Friday, June 21 HawthornEtihad StadiumAway7.50pm
14Thursday, June 27 EssendonPatersons StadiumHome6.10pm
15Saturday, July 6 Adelaide CrowsAAMI StadiumAway7.10pm
16Sunday, July 14 FremantlePatersons StadiumHome2.40pm
17Sunday, July 21 Sydney SwansPatersons StadiumHome2.40pm
18Sunday, July 28 Western BulldogsEtihad StadiumAway3.15pm
19Saturday, August 3 Gold Coast SUNSPatersons StadiumHome2.40pm
20Sunday, August 11 EssendonEtihad StadiumAway1.10pm
21Saturday, August 17 Geelong CatsPatersons StadiumHome5.40pm
22Friday, August 23 CollingwoodMCGAway7.50pm
23TBCAdelaide CrowsPatersons StadiumHomeTBC