2020-21 offseason

Still lacking draft capital from the Tim Kelly trade the previous year, West Coast were quiet during the annual exchange period, making some minor moves to bring in Alex Witherden from Brisbane and Zac Langdon from GWS Giants while sending Tom Hickey to Sydney. The club also farewelled premiership defenders Will Schofield and Lewis Jetta.

Player arrivals

Rookie elevation: Harry Edwards

Exchange period: Zac Langdon (GWS Giants), Alex Witherden (Brisbane)

National draft: Luke Edwards (Glenelg), Isiah Winder (Peel Thunder)

Rookie draft: Zane Trew (Swan Districts), Daniel Venables (West Coast, redrafted)

Rookie demotions: Mark Hutchings

Mid-season rookie draft: Will Collins (Swan Districts), Connor West (West Perth)

Player departures

Retired: Will Schofield

Exchange period: Tom Hickey (Sydney)

Delisted: Lewis Jetta, Daniel Venables, Francis Watson, Hamish Brayshaw (rookie), Mitch O'Neill (rookie), Nic Reid (rookie), Anthony Treacy (rookie)

Exchange period

Trades:

Traded	To	For	Notes
Pick 55	GWS Giants	Zac Langdon
Tom Hickey Pick 34 Pick 60	Sydney	Pick 58 Pick 62 2021 PA second-round pick 2021 SYD third-round pick
Pick 58 2021 WCE third-round pick	Brisbane	Alex Witherden Pick 86

Future pick trades from 2019:

Traded	To	For	Notes
2019 Pick 14 (Cooper Stephens) 2019 Pick 24 (Jeremy Sharp) 2019 Pick 33 (Nick Bryan) 2020 WCE first-round pick	Geelong	Tim Kelly 2019 Pick 52 (exchanged on academy bid) 2020 GEE third-round pick
2020 WCE fourth-round pick	Essendon	2019 Pick 64 (Ben Johnson)	Live draft-day trade

Drafts

Pick	Player	From
	National draft
52.	Luke Edwards	Glenelg/Henley JFC
57.	Isiah Winder	Peel Thunder/Eaton Boomers JFC
	Rookie draft
12.	Zane Trew	Swan Districts/Hills Rangers JFC
27.	Daniel Venables	West Coast (redrafted)
	Mid-season rookie draft
11.	Will Collins	Swan Districts/Mazenod JFC
23.	Connor West	West Perth/Joondalup-Kinross JFC

Other clubs

Adelaide
In
Exchange period	Mitch Hinge (Brisbane, delisted free agent)
National draft	Sam Berry (Gippsland Power), Brayden Cook (South Adelaide), Luke Pedlar (Glenelg), James Rowe (Woodville-West Torrens), Riley Thilthorpe (West Adelaide)
Rookie demotion	Ben Davis, David Mackay
Academy selections	James Borlase (Sturt), Tariek Newchurch (North Adelaide)
Rookie draft	Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide, redrafted)
Supplementary rookie signing	Nick Murray (Williamstown VFL)
Mid-season rookie draft	Patrick Parnell (Murray Bushrangers)
Out
Retired	Bryce Gibbs
Exchange period	Rory Atkins (Gold Coast, unrestricted free agent), Brad Crouch (St Kilda, restricted free agent), Kyle Hartigan (Hawthorn)
Delisted	Jordan Gallucci, Riley Knight, Myles Poholke, Ben Crocker (rookie), Ayce Taylor (rookie), Patrick Wilson (rookie)

Brisbane
In
Rookie elevation	Tom Fullarton
Exchange period	Nakia Cockatoo (Geelong), Joe Daniher (Essendon, restricted free agent)
Academy selection	Blake Coleman (Morningside)
National draft	Harry Sharp (GWV Rebels), Henry Smith (Woodville-West Torrens)
Rookie demotion	Connor Ballenden, Rhys Mathieson
International selection	Deividas Uosis (County Kerry, Ireland)
Rookie draft	Grant Birchall (Brisbane, redrafted)
Mid-season rookie draft	Kalin Lane (Claremont)
Out
Retired	Allen Christensen
Exchange period	Stefan Martin (Western Bulldogs), Alex Witherden (West Coast)
Delisted	Grant Birchall, Cedric Cox, Mitch Hinge, Toby Wooller, Jacob Allison (rookie), Matt Eagles (rookie), Corey Lyons (rookie), Sam Skinner (rookie)

Carlton
In
Rookie elevation	Michael Gibbons
Exchange period	Lachie Fogarty (Geelong), Adam Saad (Essendon), Zac Williams (GWS Giants, restricted free agent)
National draft	Jack Carroll (East Fremantle), Corey Durdin (Central District)
Rookie demotion	Eddie Betts, Matthew Kennedy
Rookie draft	Luke Parks (Glenelg)
Supplementary rookie signing	Oscar McDonald (Melbourne)
Mid-season rookie draft	Jordan Boyd (Footscray VFL), Alex Mirkov (Carlton VFL)
Out
Retired	Matthew Kreuzer, Kade Simpson
Delisted	Darcy Lang, Harrison Macreadie, Finbar O'Dwyer, Cameron Polson, Ben Silvagni, Hugh Goddard (rookie), Callum Moore (rookie), Fraser Phillips (rookie)

Collingwood
In
Rookie elevation	Jack Madgen, Brodie Mihocek
Academy selection	Reef McInnes (Oakleigh Chargers)
National draft	Oliver Henry (Geelong Falcons), Finlay Macrae (Oakleigh Chargers), Beau McCreery (South Adelaide), Liam McMahon (Northern Knights), Caleb Poulter (Woodville-West Torrens)
Rookie draft	Isaac Chugg (Launceston), Jack Ginnivan (Bendigo Pioners)
Mid-season rookie draft	Aiden Begg (Eastern Ranges), Ash Johnson (Sturt)
Out
Retired	Dayne Beams, Tom Langdon, Ben Reid, Travis Varcoe, Lynden Dunn (rookie)
Exchange period	Atu Bosenavulagi (North Melbourne), Tom Phillips (Hawthorn), Jaidyn Stephenson (North Melbourne), Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs)
Delisted	Matt Scharenberg, Rupert Wills, Flynn Appleby (rookie), Tim Broomhead (rookie)

Essendon
In
Exchange period	Jye Caldwell (GWS Giants), Nick Hind (St Kilda), Peter Wright (Gold Coast)
Academy selection	Cody Brand (Calder Cannons), Josh Eyre (Calder Cannons)
National draft	Nik Cox (Northern Knights), Archie Perkins (Sandringham Dragons), Zach Reid (Gippsland Power)
Rookie draft	Dylan Clarke (Essendon, redrafted), Martin Gleeson (Essendon, redrafted)
Supplementary rookie signing	Kaine Baldwin (Glenelg), Alec Waterman (Claremont)
Mid-season rookie draft	Sam Durham (Richmond VFL)
Out
Retired	Tom Bellchambers, Conor McKenna
Exchange period	Joe Daniher (Brisbane, restricted free agent), Orazio Fantasia (Port Adelaide), Shaun McKernan (rookie) (St Kilda, unrestricted free agent), Adam Saad (Carlton)
Delisted	Josh Begley, Dylan Clarke, Martin Gleeson, Noah Gown, Kobe Mutch, Henry Crauford (rookie), Mitch Hibberd (rookie), Jacob Townsend (rookie)

Fremantle
In
Academy selection	Brandon Walker (East Fremantle), Joel Western (Claremont)
National draft	Heath Chapman (West Perth), Nathan O'Driscoll (Perth)
Rookie demotion	Brett Bewley, Lachie Schultz
Rookie draft	Bailey Banfield (Fremantle, redrafted), Josh Treacy (Bendigo Pioneers)
Out
Exchange period	Jesse Hogan (GWS Giants)
Delisted	Bailey Banfield, Brandon Matera, Cameron McCarthy, Isaiah Butters (rookie), Jason Carter (rookie), Hugh Dixon (rookie), Tom North (rookie), Dillon O'Reilly (rookie), Jarvis Pina (rookie)

Geelong
In
Exchange period	Jeremy Cameron (GWS Giants), Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne), Isaac Smith (Hawthorn, unrestricted free agent)
National draft	Max Holmes (Sandringham Dragons), Shannon Neale (South Fremantle), Nick Stevens (GWV Rebels)
Alternative talent selection	Paul Tsapatolis (Keilor Thunder, Big V basketball)
Out
Retired	Gary Ablett, Jack Steven, Harry Taylor
Exchange period	Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane), Lachie Fogarty (Carlton)
Delisted	Jacob Kennerley, James Parsons, Jake TYarca, Blake Schlensog (rookie)

Gold Coast
In
Rookie elevation	Connor Budarick, Nick Holman, Malcolm Rosas
Exchange period	Rory Atkins (Adelaide, unrestricted free agent), Oleg Markov (Richmond)
Zone selections	Alex Davies (Broadbeach), Joel Jeffrey (Wanderers, NT)
National draft	Elijah Hollands (Murray Bushrangers)
Rookie demotions	Jarrod Harbrow, Zac Smith
Academy selections	Aiden Fyfe (Broadbeach), Rhys Nicholls (Labrador)
Rookie draft	Jack Hombsch (Gold Coast, redrafted), Jordan Murdoch (Gold Coast, redrafted), Jacob Townsend (Essendon)
Mid-season rookie draft	Ned Moyle (Oakleigh Chargers)
Out
Retired	Pearce Hanley, George Horlin-Smith, Anthony Miles
Exchange period	Peter Wright (Essendon)
Delisted	Corey Ellis, Jack Hombsch, Jesse Joyce, Jordan Murdoch, Jacob Dawson (rookie), Sam Fletcher (rookie), Jacob Heron (rookie), Mitch Riordan (rookie), Josh Schoenfeld (rookie)

GWS Giants
In
Rookie elevation	Jack Buckley
Exchange period	Jesse Hogan (Fremantle), Braydon Preuss (Melbourne)
National draft	Ryan Angwin (Gippsland Power), Tanner Bruhn (Geelong Falcons), Cameron Fleeton (Geelong Falcons), Conor Stone (Oakleigh Chargers), Jacob Wehr (Woodville-West Torrens)
Rookie demotions	Matt Buntine, Daniel Lloyd
Academy selection	Will Shaw (Deniliquin)
Rookie draft	Sam Reid (GWS Giants, redrafted), Zach Sproule (GWS Giants, redrafted)
Mid-season rookie draft	James Peatling (GWS Giants VFL)
Out
Retired	Sam Jacobs, Tom Sheridan (rookie)
Exchange period	Jye Caldwell (Essendon), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Aidan Corr (North Melbourne, restricted free agent), Zac Langdon (West Coast), Zac Williams (Carlton, restricted free agent)
Delisted	Jackson Hately, Heath Shaw, Sam Reid (rookie), Zach Sproule (rookie)

Hawthorn
In
Rookie elevation	Changkuoth Jiath
Exchange period	Kyle Hartigan (Hawthorn), Tom Phillips (Collingwood)
Academy selection	Connor Downie (Eastern Ranges)
National draft	Tyler Brockman (Subiaco), Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts), Seamus Mitchell (Bendigo Pioneers)
Rookie demotion	Dylan Moore
Rookie draft	Jack Saunders (Norwood)
Supplementary rookie signing	Lachie Bramble (Williamstown VFL)
Mid-season rookie draft	Jackson Callow (Norwood), Jai Newcombe (Box Hill VFL)
Out
Retired	Conor Glass, Ricky Henderson, Paul Puopolo, Ben Stratton
Exchange period	Isaac Smith (Geelong, unrestricted free agent)
Delisted	James Frawley, Jackson Ross, Mathew Walker, Will Golds (rookie), Harrison Jones (rookie), Darren Minchington (rookie)

Melbourne
In
Rookie elevation	Jay Lockhart
Exchange period	Ben Brown (North Melbourne)
National draft	Jake Bowey (Sandringham Dragons), Bailey Laurie (Oakleigh Chargers), Fraser Rosman (Sandringham Dragons)
Rookie demotions	James Jordon, Aaron Nietschke
Supplementary rookie signings	Majak Daw (North Melbourne), Deakyn Smith (Dandenong Stingrays)
Mid-season rookie draft	Kye Declase (Werribee VFL), Daniel Turner (Murray Bushrangers)
Out
Retired	Kade Kolodjashnij, Harley Bennell (rookie)
Exchange period	Mitch Hannan (Western Bulldogs), Braydon Preuss (GWS Giants)
Delisted	Oscar McDonald, Josh Wagner, Kyle Dunkley (rookie), Corey Wagner (rookie)

North Melbourne
In
Exchange period	Atu Bosenavulagi (Collingwood), Aidan Corr (GWS Giants, restricted free agent), Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood), Lachie Young (Western Bulldogs)
National draft	Eddie Ford (Western Jets), Charlie Lazzaro (Geelong Falcons) Will Phillips (Oakleigh Chargers), Tom Powell (Sturt), Phoenix Spicer (South Adelaide)
Rookie demotion	Will Walker
Rookie draft	Connor Menadue (Werribee VFL), Patrick Walker (North Hobart)
Out
Exchange period	Ben Brown (Melbourne), Shaun Higgins (Geelong)
Delisted	Paul Ahern, Joel Crocker, Majak Daw, Sam Durdin, Ben Jacobs, Jamie MacMillan, Jasper Pittard, Ed Vickers-Willis, Marley Williams, Mason Wood, Lachie Hosie (rookie), Tom Murphy (rookie)

Port Adelaide
In
Exchange period	Aliir Aliir (Sydney), Orazio Fantasia (Essendon)
Academy selection	Lachie Jones (Woodville-West Torrens)
National draft	Ollie Lord (Sandringham Dragons)
Father-son rookie selection	Taj Schofield (Woodville-West Torrens)
Rookie draft	Tyson Goldsack (Port Magpies)
Mid-season rookie draft	Jed McEntee (Sturt)
Out
Retired	Brad Ebert, Jack Watts, Justin Westhoff
Delisted	Joe Atley, Wylie Buzza, Jake Patmore, Tobin Cox (rookie), Riley Grundy (rookie), Cameron Sutcliffe (rookie)

Richmond
In
Rookie elevation	Liam Baker, Mabior Chol
Father-son selection	Maurice Rioli junior (St Mary's, NT)
National draft	Samson Ryan (Western Magpies, Qld)
Alternative talent selection	Mate Colina (Uni of Hawaii)
Rookie demotion	Ben Miller
Supplementary rookie signing	Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (Richmond, re-signed), Rhyan Mansell (Woodville-West Torrens)
Mid-season rookie draft	Matthew Parker (South Fremantle)
Out
Retired	Alex Rance
Exchange period	Jack Higgins (St Kilda), Oleg Markov (Gold Coast)
Delisted	Luke English, Fraser Turner, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (rookie)

St Kilda
In
Exchange period	Brad Crouch (Adelaide, restricted free agent), James Frawley (Hawthorn, delisted free agent), Jack Higgins (Richmond), Shaun McKernan (Essendon, unrestricted free agent)
National draft	Matthew Allison (Calder Cannons), Tom Highmore (South Adelaide)
Rookie demotion	Oscar Clavarino, Darragh Joyce
Supplementary rookie signing	Paul Hunter (South Adelaide), Mason Wood (North Melbourne)
Mid-season rookie draft	Max Heath (Sandringham Dragons), Cooper Sharman (Woodville-West Torrens)
Out
Retired	Nathan Brown
Exchange period	Nick Hind (Essendon)
Delisted	Ryan Abbott, Logan Austin, Matthew Parker, Ed Phillips, Shane Savage, Jack Bell (rookie), Doulton Langlands (rookie), Jonathon Marsh (rookie), Jack Mayo (rookie)

Sydney
In
Rookie elevation	Joel Amartey
Exchange period	Tom Hickey (West Coast)
Academy selection	Braden Campbell (Pennant Hills), Errol Gulden (UNSW-Eastern Suburbs)
National draft	Logan McDonald (Perth)
Rookie demotion	Robbie Fox, Sam Gray
Academy rookie selection	Marc Sheather (Pennant Hills)
Rookie draft	Malachy Carruthers (Sturt)
Mid-season rookie draft	Lachlan McAndrew (Sydney VFL)
Out
Exchange period	Aliir Aliir (Port Adelaide)
Delisted	Zac Foot, Ryley Stoddart, Elijah Taylor, Jackson Thurlow, Michael Knoll (rookie), Jack Maibaum (rookie), Harry Reynolds (rookie), Brady Rowles (rookie)

Western Bulldogs
In
Exchange period	Mitch Hannan (Melbourne), Stefan Martin (Brisbane), Adam Treloar (Collingwood)
Academy selection	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Oakleigh Chargers)
National draft	Dominic Bedendo (Murray Bushrangers)
Rookie demotion	Ben Cavarra, Will Hayes
Rookie draft	Lachlan McNeil (Woodville-West Torrens), Roarke Smith (Western Bulldogs, redrafted)
Supplementary rookie signing	Anthony Scott (Footscray VFL)
Out
Retired	Tory Dickson
Exchange period	Lachie Young (rookie) (North Melbourne)
Delisted	Billy Gowers, Fergus Greene, Brad Lynch, Callum Porter, Matt Suckling, Jackson Trengove, Roarke Smith (rookie)