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New coach Andrew McQualter will get the chance to lift West Coast out of the doldrums.

SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT WEST COAST'S NEW COACH ANDREW McQUALTER

* Age: 38

* Playing career:

Drafted by St Kilda with pick 17 in 2004 national draft

Played 89 games between 2005-2011 for the Saints

Played five games for Gold Coast in 2012

* Coaching career:

Richmond development coach 2013-15

Richmond assistant coach 2016-2023, a period including three premierships

Richmond caretaker coach 2023 (13 games, 7 wins, 6 losses) when Damien Harwick stepped down mid-season in May

Melbourne assistant coach 2024

Appointed West Coast coach on September 30, on a three-year contract