With a handful of the veteran players in the inaugural squad either retiring or being cut, West Coast added a number of young WAFL players to take their place. Of those youngsters, Guy McKenna would go on to captain the club and make the AFL Hall of Fame while Chris Waterman and Karl Langdon also had very solid careers. Incoming coach John Todd added a number of his Swan Districts charges to the side, as well as former Swan Murray Rance, who was the club's sole signing from a VFL rival after returning home from Footscray.
Player departures[]
Retired: Peter Davidson, Rob Wiley
Delisted: Glen Bartlett, Darren Bennett, Sean King, Don Langsford, Paul Mifka, Glenn O'Loughlin, Dean Warwick
Arrivals[]
Signed from VFL: Murray Rance (Footscray)
Signed from WAFL: Kevin Caton (Swan Districts), Joe Cormack (Swan Districts), Brent Hutton (Swan Districts), Karl Langdon (Subiaco), Guy McKenna (Claremont), David O'Connell (Claremont), Troy Ugle (Swan Districts), Chris Waterman (East Fremantle)
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