Relevant events for the week Wednesday 9 April 2025 - Tuesday 15 April 2025 (Prev|Next)
Wednesday 9 April[]
Thursday 10 April[]
West Coast swung the axe, with Tim Kelly, Tom Cole, Noah Long and Tyler Brockman all dropped following the poor showing against the Giants. The high-profile omission of Kelly had been reported in the media the previous day, with the former Cat having returned to Perth for family reasons while most of his teammates traveled to Adelaide, and then not booked on a flight back. Jake Waterman and Jack Hutchinson returned from injury and Liam Ryan from illness, while Harry Edwards was recalled.
Geelong defeated Adelaide.
Friday 11 April[]
West Coast's reserves fell to Subiaco in a Friday night clash at Lathlain, with the inaccurate Eagles going down by 19 points. Subiaco had six goals on the board by the first break and had the Eagles chasing the game from that point on. Lucca Grego put his hand up for an AFL debut with a team-high 23 possesions and five tackles, while fellow draftee Jobe Shanahan kicked three goals from limited opportunities.
Collingwood defeated Sydney.
Saturday 12 April[]
West Coast suffered another heavy defeat to start 2025, this time succumbing to Carlton in a Gather Round clash. Both sides squandered a number of chances but the Blues generated enough of them (73 inside 50s) that it didn't matter, kicking the final six goals of the game to blow the margin beyond 70. Liam Baker had a team-high 23 possesions and fellow ex-Tiger Jack Graham had 20 disposals to go with nine tackles.
Gold Coast comfortably accounted for North Melbourne, Brisbane beat Western Bulldogs and Essendon kept Melbourne winless.
Sunday 13 April[]
Fremantle defeated Richmond, GWS Giants beat St Kilda and Port Adelaide overcame Hawthorn.
Monday 14 April[]
Tuesday 15 April[]
West Coast provided an injury update, with Jeremy McGovern (adductor) and Elijah Hewett (calf) a chance of returning against Essendon, but Elliot Yeo continued to stall in his recovery from knee and ankle injuries.