Daisy Pearce

The West Coast Eagles, like mentioned, are out of finals contention for 2026.

Their head coach, Daisy Pearce, she re-signed a few weeks ago, taking her contract through to the 2028 season.

She also spoke to the media post-match.

Let's take a quick listen in to Daisy Pearce's thoughts over the weekend.

Yeah, I thought there were big periods today where we looked much more like the team we're aspiring to become.

I thought, yeah, some of the quality of our offence was much better because of our work rate and, yeah, better fundamentals and then defensively, yeah, much better with the pressure we were able to build on Sydney at times but them being a good team, they were able to do it for longer than us and, yeah, that's the bit we've just got to keep improving.

She's worked really hard and, you know, got a taste of footy at this level early in the year and then has just applied herself and worked on her craft.

And, yeah, we're enjoying her development and the way she's grown, you know, moving across to the other side of the country and getting after her footy, I think, There's plenty to work with there and it was good to see a breakthrough on the scoreboard today.

Yeah, I was playing basketball with Lauren Pearce at Bulleen and yeah, kind of always loved footy growing up.

Heard Daisy Pearce speak at a Melbourne footy club event and thought, wow, this women's footy stuff is taking off.

Sounds fun.

She seems amazing.

An NBA got underway this morning.

Daisy Pearce, is she coming in? No, she's not coming.

Last time she was on, she

came in.

you're in studio.

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we'll put Daisy Pearce through.

Simon Miller, good morning to you.

that as well.

Yeah, we're talking about the AFLW coach in Daisy Pearce.

She joins us on the program on this Wednesday.

Daisy, good morning to you.

Thanks, Peter.

Cheers.

Daisy Pearce joining us here on SENWA.

Quick break, then back with more on the program.

We'll be talking to AFL.com.au's Nathan Schmook later in the show about AFLW matters.

But for Daisy Pearce, the 0-4 start to the season has caught up with them just when they thought they were catching the competition who they'd given such a big head start to.

They were outplayed and overwhelmed by a slick Geelong at the weekend.

They have slid to 12th on the ladder in the race for eighth spot.

the Eagles, but they've done really well, I think, to recover their season from that 0-4 point and salvage something, play some really strong footy, but it feels for them like a small step backwards this season and hope that they're The young players can regather and drive them back up the ladder next season.

Yeah, mathematical chance of making finals for a team is a bit like having the full support of the board for a coach, isn't it? It's possible, but it's not necessarily exactly as it sounds.

Do you think, Schmookie, that Daisy Pearce's AFLW team has improved this year?

Well, no, not from last year because they played finals last year.

Sunday

session time, Daisy.

It is, but get right around us.

But I tell you what, I am getting hungry.

He's not here, so stuff, Jim.

But Jim calling our man.

Our man, Daisy Thomas it is.

Jim, get it right.

So the key back stocks are a little bit lighter again for the Kangaroos.

And Daisy Pearce has been reappointed West Coast Eagles AFLW coach for another two years.

She's doing some great work over there in the West.

And this is a fun one.