1999-2000 offseason

As premiership players and fan favourites Mainwaring, Heady and Waterman hung up the boots, another premiership player in big Jason Ball sought a trade to Sydney. Former top-three pick Brendon Fewster shifted to Fremantle in return for a pick in the teens. West Coast did well out of the trade, picking up future captain Darren Glass with the first-round pick received for Ball, while fellow key defender Adam Hunter was snared with a later pick. The Eagles had possibly the greatest rookie draft selection in history, taking champion ruckman Dean Cox.

Player arrivals

National draft: Travis Gaspar (South Fremantle), Darren Glass (Perth), David Haynes (Geelong Falcons), Adam Hunter (Swan Districts), Kane Munro (Bendigo Pioneers)

Rookie draft: Dean Cox (East Perth), Kasey Green (East Fremantle), Toby McGrath (South Fremantle)

Player departures

Retired: Brett Heady, Chris Mainwaring, Chris Waterman

Traded: Jason Ball (Sydney), Brendon Fewster (Fremantle)

Delisted: Mark Pearson (rookie), Andrew Taylor (rookie), Heath Younie (rookie)

Exchange period

Traded	To	For	Notes
Jason Ball	Sydney	Pick 11 (Darren Glass) Pick 41 (Kane Munro)
Brendon Fewster	Fremantle	Pick 16 (David Haynes)

Drafts

National draft:

11. Darren Glass (Perth)

14. Travis Gaspar (South Fremantle)

16. David Haynes (Geelong Falcons)

29. Adam Hunter (Swan Districts)

41. Kane Munro (Bendigo Pioneers)

Pre-season draft:

Did not participate

Rookie draft:

12. Toby McGrath (South Fremantle)

28. Dean Cox (East Perth)

44. Kasey Green (East Fremantle)

Other players drafted

National Draft

74. Matthew Burton (North Melbourne)

2000 playing squad

	Senior list
4	David Antonowicz	40	Joel Duckworth	39	Adam Hunter*	5	Chad Morrison	44	David Wirrpanda
6	Drew Banfield	32	Andrew Embley	27	Glen Jakovich	31	Kane Munro*	13	Josh Wooden
45	Laurie Bellotti	7	Chad Fletcher	18	Rowan Jones	21	Michael O'Brien
34	Scott Bennett	19	Michael Gardiner	2	Dean Kemp	36	Phil Read
10	Michael Braun	26	Travis Gaspar*	28	Chris Lewis	42	Chad Rintoul
15	Callum Chambers	7	Fraser Gehrig	30	Peter Matera	22	Nick Stone
9	Ben Cousins	23	Darren Glass*	33	Phil Matera	16	Paul Symmons
35	Jaxon Crabb	38	David Haynes*	11	Ashley McIntosh	50	Ryan Turnbull
14	Scott Cummings	20	Brandon Hill	17	Guy McKenna	12	Mitchell White
29	Andrew Donnelly	25	Todd Holmes	8	Daniel Metropolis	37	Andrew Williams
	Rookie list
48	Dean Cox*	43	Simon Duckworth	47	Kasey Green*	46	Toby McGrath*

(* indicates new addition to playing list)