<P> West Coast was founded in 1986 as an expansion team . It entered the AFL , then known as the Victorian Football League , in 1987 along with the Brisbane Bears . It made the finals series for the first time in 1988 . It won its first premiership in 1992 , having been defeated in the grand final the previous year . It is the first non-Victorian team to play in and win a Grand Final . The Eagles have since won two more premierships , in 1994 and 2006 . The club 's current coach is Adam Simpson , and the current captain is Shannon Hurn . Since 2014 , the East Perth Football Club , which competes in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) , has served as West Coast 's reserves team . </P>
<P> West Coast was founded in 1986 as an expansion team . It entered the AFL , then known as the Victorian Football League , in 1987 along with the Brisbane Bears . It made the finals series for the first time in 1988 . It won its first premiership in 1992 , having been defeated in the grand final the previous year . It is the first non-Victorian team to play in and win a Grand Final . The Eagles have since won two more premierships , in 1994 and 2006 . The club 's current coach is Adam Simpson , and the current captain is Shannon Hurn . Since 2014 , the East Perth Football Club , which competes in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) , has served as West Coast 's reserves team . </P>
when did west coast eagles start in the afl
when did west coast eagles start in the afl
1987
1987