The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia.
They defeated Carlton in a home semi-final, but lost to Geelong, the eventual premiers in a preliminary final at the MCG the following week.
The Eagles' leadership group for 2011 was composed of the captain Darren Glass, vice-captain Beau Waters, as well as Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood and Beau Waters.
[5] West Coast traded Ben McKinley to North Melbourne in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 National draft.
West Coast also upgraded rookies Lewis Stevenson, Callum Wilson and Andrew Strijk to the senior list using selections 78, 84 and 93 respectively.
Seven West Coast Eagles were cited by the Match Review Panel for eight separate offences during the 2011 season:[15] Quinten Lynch was the only player suspended, receiving a one-match suspension after the round 14 game against Carlton for forceful front-on contact with Marc Murphy: The 2011 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Friday, 7 October 2011, at Crown Perth.