However, Glass retired from football after round 12, and was replaced by five acting co-captains: Shannon Hurn, Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Selwood.
Undefeated in the 2014 pre-season competition (which used a different format to previous years), West Coast started its season against the Western Bulldogs on 23 March.
[4] Five players were named acting co-captains for the remainder of the season: Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Scott Selwood.
[7] Brad Dick, Andrew Embley, Ashton Hams, Daniel Kerr, Mark Nicoski, and Adam Selwood all retired from AFL football at various stages during and after the season.
[8][9][10][11] During the trade period, Hawthorn player Xavier Ellis joined West Coast on a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.
[32] West Coast began by defeating Fremantle by 84 points at Arena Joondalup,[33] and also won their second game, against Sydney at Blacktown International Sportspark.