2021 West Coast Eagles women's season

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia.

Young midfielders Mikayla Bowen and Isabella Lewis were standout players, both receiving Rising Star nominations.

Lewis was the team's best and fairest player, winning the West Coast Club Champion medal.

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia.

[1] In October 2020, it was announced that Daniel Pratt would take over as senior coach from Luke Dwyer, who resigned.

Courtney Guard and Alicia Janz continued being part of the leadership group, along with newcomer Parris Laurie.

Mikayla Bowen and Hayley Bullas were appointed as "emerging leaders", a new position which is used for developing leadership skills.

[11] Before the 2020 AFLW, McKenzie Dowrick was placed on the inactive list to allow her more time to recover from surgery.

This mechanism enabled West Coast to sign Amber Ward and Lauren Gauci, both of whom are from South Australia, on 8 October.

[14] In November, Demi Liddle was signed as an injury replacement player for Ashton Hill, who ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in round 1 of the previous season.

[21][22] The planned fixture was revealed on 11 December 2020; continued restrictions and border closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, forced it to change several times.

[24] West Coast's round one match took place against the Adelaide Crows, the reigning premiers, on 30 January 2021.

However, Adelaide dominated the third quarter, kicking four unanswered goals and even preventing any inside 50s for West Coast.

[28] During the week between rounds one and two, vice-captain Dana Hooker cut a tendon in her foot when a knife fell off her kitchen bench, ruling her out for the rest of the season.

[34][35] A COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne caused Western Australia to close its border to Victoria, resulting in the cancellation of West Coast's match against Richmond on 11 February.

[36] The following day, it was announced that West Coast would play Brisbane at Hickey Park on Monday, 15 February.

Maddy Collier returned after completing concussion protocols, Parris Laurie and Andrea Gilmore's injuries were minor enough to allow them to return, and Melissa Caulfield was back for the first time this season following a pre-season hamstring injury.

Mikayla Bowen stood out, getting 21 disposals, seven marks, three clearances and the match-winning goal.

The Eagles were thrashed by Fremantle, which was played at Optus Stadium in front of West Coast's largest crowd for the season.

[62][63][64] In round eight, West Coast were beaten by Richmond 34–42, although they almost made a comeback in the fourth quarter.

But West Coast started to catch up during the second half, kicking three third-quarter goals, compared to Richmond with just one.

[65][66][67] Collier, McCarthy and Davison were all left out for the final match of the season due to their injuries, joining a large list of key players who could not play.

Parris Laurie also suffered an ankle injury just before the start of the match, too late for her to be replaced in the team.