View the latest AFL trade news and rumours for the West Coast Eagles and their players. Less than a month after doubting West Coast’s chops as a true title contender, controversial footy pundit Kane Cornes has back-flipped now pushing the Eagles as the clear “premiership favourites”. The West Coast Eagles have had six coaches since becoming a member of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1987, now known as the Australian Football League (AFL). I guess if we were back in Perth and guys are a bit flat … they can hide it more because you put on a brave face at the club and then leave," the 30-year-old Norm Smith Medal winner said.A win would announce the Eagles as genuine premiership contenders nonetheless but Shuey maintains "we've still got plenty of room to improve".Shuey says man-management is just as important if not more than the on-field in some respects for coaches, although both were crucial to West Coast turning around their three consecutive losses in Queensland. So being able to read those cues and make sure guys were still able to prepare well was one side. Viewed Duggan press conference 22.07.20 West Coast defender Liam Duggan chats to the media as we prepare for Collingwood on… 3 days. 06:27 Mins. Living on top of each other, everything gets amplified.Learning off Dean Cox and Matt Priddis when he was younger, Shuey now sits next to midfield coach Nathan Van Berlo to observe his work patterns.Shuey then helps Van Berlo tutor youngsters including Brayden Ainsworth, Xavier O'Neill and Hamish Brayshaw in the COVID-19 enforced absence of development coaches Matt Rosa and Chance Bateman.The midfielder says he became interested in coaching in the past three or four years when he started to enjoy reviewing tapes after games and looking for opposition weaknesses."In Queensland you were seeing guys constantly. Latest News. All AFL coaches are on notice over umpire criticism. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says his team showed a rare “soft underbelly” in their 66-point thrashing against West Coast, insisting the team will own its horror performance at Perth Stadium. West Coast captain Luke Shuey will consider coaching once his playing career is over, and he reckons he learnt a bit about that job while the Eagles endured a difficult start to life in their hub. Skip to main content. Senior Coach Adam Simpson chats to the media in the lead up to our Round 8 clash with… 2 days. But the biggest thing we learnt was what we needed to change from our game plan, little adjustments [that led to winning their last two hub games]."Obviously losing the first three wasn't ideal but it also has the ability to make things seem worse than what they are, so I thought we handed it well in terms of being able to take a breath and make sure we weren't over-thinking it."After three consecutive wins the Eagles go into their clash with Collingwood perfectly poised and at full strength, minus Mark Hutchings.The Magpies are missing Steele Sidebottom, Jordan De Goey, Jeremy Howe and Travis Varcoe from their best 22."You saw a different side to your teammates up there. The Eagles … West Coast enjoy a six-day break in to their next clash with Geelong on Saturday, with the Cats backing up from a Monday night game. “For them to kick 111 points to have everyone play well against a good opposition, they ticked every box (on Sunday).“You look at Luke Shuey, Elliot Yeo, Andrew Gaff on the outside and Jack Redden and Dom Sheed the workhorses, he’s the cream on the cake.“He’s so well rounded and that’s why they are paying him big money.Less than a month after doubting West Coast’s chops as a true title contender, controversial footy pundit Kane Cornes has back-flipped now pushing the Eagles as the clear “premiership favourites”.Sunday’s 66-point statement win over Collingwood at Optus Stadium ending any doubt for Cornes about West Coast’s potential in the coronavirus affected season.Cornes admitting while he was worried about the former Geelong Cat’s transition to WA footy, he now believes the trade is showing it’s worth.Don't miss the latest sports news!The Eagles midfield received widespread criticism during their run of losses, as high-profile recruit Tim Kelly’s acquisition came into question.“We always had it in the back of our mind that we were just waiting for that statement, knowing that back end a lot of games towards the end of the year.The 2018 premiers have revitalised their season with four straight wins following a grim season restart in June that saw three tough losses to open their hub stay Queensland.“I was concerned on his start to the year, not having an impact at all getting 13/14 possessions, but he’s (now) so good contested, he’s good on the outside, he’s a good user of the ball and he’s a goal scorer.“They are now (premiership favourites),” Cornes said on AFL Nation.Enjoy unlimited access to thewest.com.au and everyday digital editions on any device.“They’ve come a long way, I wouldn’t have had them in that conversation two or three weeks ago.“Clearly on top as premiership favourites.”