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    WEST COAST EAGLES

    Jun 07, 2020 5 minutes

    THE BOSS

    Adam Simpson

    After nearly 150 games at the helm of West Coast, Simpson has an enviable strike rate of 65 per cent, a flag and two grand finals, and finals appearances in five of his six seasons in charge. He rejected overtures from his old club North Melbourne, and is contracted for another three seasons.

    It was far from the premiership defence from hell, but, really, the Eagles battled for nearly the whole of 2019 to recapture the spark they’d shown in September the previous season, and ultimately bowed out in the second week of finals after a shock final-round loss at home to Hawthorn cost them a top four spot. All that said, there’s some big plusses coming into 2020, not least the recruitment of Geelong star

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