Eagles swoop on regional WA
West Coast will be visiting Albany and three Wheatbelt towns this February
Since the initiative began in 2003, the Eagles have visited regional towns all across the state, including Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Geraldton, Karratha, Port Hedland, Carnarvon, Exmouth and Broome, providing a rare chance for West Coast supporters to meet their heroes before the season proper gets underway.
The program is also an important opportunity for players to interact with regional fans while spreading blue and gold passion across Western Australia.
The majority of the squad will spend the camp in Albany, visiting 12 schools, three aged care facilities and a hospital on February 6.
This busy day will be concluded by a visit to Albany Toyota, meetings with local football players and coaches, and a community dinner event.
Two major primary school clinics will be held the following morning, catering for 17 schools on the Centennial Oval.
These events will be followed by visits to Australia Post and Bankwest within the Albany town centre.
Concurrently, three groups of West Coast players will visit Boddington, Brookton and Narrogin on February 6, each holding a football clinic for primary school students, followed by a visit to the Australia Post facility in each of the towns.
PUBLIC EVENTS IN ALBANY
Thursday, February 6
Visit to Albany Toyota (360 Albany Highway), 3.30pm
Community panel night (PCYC, 77 Sanford Road)
Friday, February 7
Visit to Australia Post (281 York Street), 1.30pm
Visit to Bankwest (232 York Street), 1.30pm
PUBLIC EVENTS IN BODDINGTON
Thursday, February 6
Visit to Australia Post (15 Bannister Road), 12.15pm
PUBLIC EVENTS IN BROOKTON
Thursday, February 6
Visit to Australia Post (107 Robinson Road), 12.15pm
PUBLIC EVENTS IN NARROGIN
Thursday, February 6
Visit to Australia Post (22 Fortune Street), 12.15pm