2001-02 offseason

After a second consecutive poor season, West Coast elected to rebuild through the draft rather than continue with the previous year's attempt at topping up by trading for players with experience. It worked sensationally, with premiership captain Chris Judd and fellow flag winners Ashley Hansen, Mark Seaby and Quinten Lynch all acquired during this period.

Player arrivals

National draft: Ashley Hansen (Oakleigh Chargers), Chris Judd (Sandringham Dragons), Ashley Sampi (South Fremantle), Mark Seaby (West Perth)

Rookie draft: Quinten Lynch (West Perth), Clancy Rudeforth (Claremont), Brent Tuckey (Collingwood)

Player departures

Retired: Dean Kemp

Delisted: David Antonowicz, Scott Cummings, Andrew Donnelly, Ryan Turnbull, Dean Buszan (rookie), Kris Miller (rookie)

Exchange period

No trades

Drafts

Pick	Player	From
	National draft
3.	Chris Judd	Sandringham Dragons/East Sandringham JFC
6.	Ashley Sampi	South Fremantle/Armadale JFC
22.	Mark Seaby	West Perth/Mukinbudin JFC
38.	Ashley Hansen	Oakleigh Chargers/Northvale JFC
	Pre-season draft
	Did not participate
	Rookie draft
3.	Brent Tuckey	Collingwood/North Ballarat Rebels
19.	Quinten Lynch	West Perth/Gibson JFC
35.	Clancy Rudeforth	Claremont/Wembley Downs

Other players drafted

National Draft

25. Steve Armstrong (Melbourne)

36. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)

54. Ben Robbins (North Melbourne)

Pre-season Draft

4. Scott Cummings (Collingwood)

Rookie Draft

28. Jaxon Crabb (Port Adelaide)