2000-01 offseason

After West Coast missed the finals for the first time in a decade and the mass exodus of the 1992 and 1994 premiership players continued, the club looked to bring in a large number of experienced players to fill the void. For the most part, the move was not a success. At the draft, while top-5 pick Andrew McDougall was ultimately a disappointment, West Coast staged a coup by picking up Daniel Kerr with a second-round pick.

Player arrivals

Rookie promotion: Dean Cox, Kasey Green

Exchange period: Michael Collica (Hawthorn), Greg Harding (Fremantle), Mark Merenda (Richmond), Michael Prior (Essendon), David Sierakowski (St Kilda), Richard Taylor (Hawthorn)

National draft: Trent Carroll (Fremantle), Jeremy Humm (North Ballarat Rebels), Daniel Kerr (East Fremantle), Andrew McDougall (Perth)

Pre-season draft: Troy Wilson (East Perth)

Rookie draft: Zach Beeck (East Perth), Dean Buszan (Peel Thunder), Andrew McCarrey (East Fremantle), Kris Miller (East Fremantle)

Player departures

Retired: Chris Lewis, Guy McKenna

Exchange period: Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda), Daniel Metropolis (Fremantle), Mitchell White (Geelong)

Delisted: Laurie Bellotti, Scott Bennett, Joel Duckworth, Brandon Hill, Todd Holmes, Michael O'Brien, Chad Rintoul, Nick Stone, Simon Duckworth (rookie), Toby McGrath (rookie)

Exchange period

Traded	To	For	Notes
Fraser Gehrig	St Kilda	David Sierakowski Pick 18 (Daniel Kerr)
Pick 21 (Nick Ries)	Hawthorn	Michael Collica Richard Taylor
Mitchell White	Geelong	Pick 27 (ontraded to Essendon) Pick 45 (Trent Carroll) Pick 57 (ontraded to Richmond)
Pick 27 (Ted Richards)	Essendon	Michael Prior
Daniel Metropolis Pick 51 (Dion Woods)	Fremantle	Greg Harding
Pick 57 (Steven Sziller)	Richmond	Mark Merenda

Drafts

Pick	Player	From
	National draft
5.	Andrew McDougall	Perth/South Perth JFC
18.	Daniel Kerr	East Fremantle/Melville JFC
36.	Jeremy Humm	North Ballarat Rebels/Maryborough JFC
45.	Trent Carroll	Fremantle/Claremont
	Pre-season draft
3	Troy Wilson	East Perth/Nollamara JFC
	Rookie draft
4.	Dean Buszan	Peel Thunder/Pinjarra JFC
20.	Zach Beeck	East Perth/Busselton JFC
35.	Andrew McCarrey	East Fremantle/Applecross JFC
48.	Kris Miller	East Fremantle/Railways JFC

Other players drafted

National Draft

23. Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)

Pre-season Draft

2. Chad Rintoul (Collingwood)