1991-92 offseason

West Coast were active in the off-season, bringing in a quartet of players through trades and sending a trio of players - Geoff Miles, Stevan Jackson and Todd Breman - who were struggling for opportunities to Victorian clubs. Among the new arrivals was Paul Harding, who had originally tried to join the club in its inaugural season but was blocked by Hawthorn and the Victorian Supreme Court. Harding would go on to play in the side's first flag.

Draft-wise, the Eagles added future premiership forward Jason Ball as a pre-draft selection and 100-gamer Daniel Metropolis with its first pick. The rest of the arrivals had little success at West Coast but a few went on to bigger and better things at other clubs, including surprise selection, Essendon veteran Tim Watson, who was picked in the pre-season draft despite having announced his retirement.

Player arrivals

Exchange period: Paul Gow (Footscray), Paul Harding (St Kilda), Trent Nichols (Richmond), David Regan (Essendon)

Pre-draft selection: Jason Ball (Swan Districts)

Father-son selection: Nathan McIntosh (Subiaco)

National draft: Matthew Connell (Subiaco), Steven Davies (Subiaco), Peter Freeman (St Kilda), Brendan Krummel (East Fremantle), Daniel Metropolis (Subiaco), Kane Morphett (East Fremantle)

Pre-season draft: Jason Disney (Richmond), David Ogg (Brisbane), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Player departures

Retired: Phil Narkle

Exchange period: Todd Breman (Richmond), Stevan Jackson (Richmond), Geoff Miles (Geelong)

Delisted: Gavin Cooney, Ian Dargie, Brad Edwards, Brad Gwilliam, Peter Higgins, Dale Kickett, Andrew MacNish, Steve Malaxos, Craig McGrath, Craig McNaughton, Shane Porter, Murray Rance, Mark Williams, Cory Young

Exchange period

Pick 12 (Rob Malone) to St Kilda for Paul Harding

Stevan Jackson to Richmond for pick 16 (Daniel Metropolis)

Geoff Miles to Geelong for pick 24 (Kane Morphett)

Pick 38 (Jamie Rundle) to Footscray for Paul Gow

Todd Breman to Richmond for pick 42 (Peter Freeman)

Pick 51 (Shaun Brooks) to Richmond for Trent Nichols

Pick 63 (Brendan Bower) to Essendon for David Regan

Drafts

National draft:

Pre-draft selection: Jason Ball (Swan Districts)

16. Daniel Metropolis (Subiaco)

24. Kane Morphett (East Fremantle)

25. Steven Davies (Subiaco)

29. Matthew Connell (Subiaco)

42. Peter Freeman (St Kilda)

74. Brendan Krummel (East Fremantle)

FS. Nathan McIntosh (Subiaco)

Pre-season draft:

13. Tim Watson (Essendon)

27. David Ogg (Brisbane)

41. Jason Disney (Richmond)

Mid-season draft (17 June 1992):

13. Damian Hampson (Carlton)

Other players drafted

National draft:

39. Richard Taylor (Hawthorn)

75. Travis Edmonds (Hawthorn)

Pre-season draft:

7. Alex Ishchenko (North Melbourne)

29. Darren Bartsch (Brisbane)

31. Brad Gwilliam (Richmond)

38. Dale Kickett (St Kilda)