Adam Simpson's successful 11-year tenure with West Coast has officially come to an end, with the Eagles and their premiership coach parting ways on Tuesday.
Now set to start a search for the seventh senior coach in their history, the Western Australian giants won't be short of options moving forward.
Currently in a phase of development and in need of a coach who can help nurture the extensive crop of young Eagles - a group that includes the rousing Harley Reid - for the long haul, West Coast will meticulously manoeuvre their way through a long-winded process to find their new man.
Could Simpson's replacement be a name quite familiar to the club, or even currently employed in the royal blue and gold?
We've named five potential candidates for the now-vacant West Coast senior coaching position.
4. Ash Hansen
Viewed as one of the leading assistants in the land, Hansen is another former Eagles player and a member of the club's 2006 premiership side.
The 41-year-old added further success in his post-career as coach of VFL club Footscray, leading the Bulldogs to the 2016 flag while supporting the Western Bulldogs' premiership run the same year.
Hansen spent nine years at Whitten Oval before moving to Carlton under coach Michael Voss, taking on the role of forward line and offensive coach at the cessation of the 2021 season.
Ahead of the current season, Hansen was promoted to the role of senior assistant to lead the club's gameday tactics from the coaching box as Voss instructs his men from the interchange.
Hansen is another assistant who filled in for his senior coach in a one-off game due to COVID, with the former Eagles forward claiming a 12-point win over the Western Bulldogs in Round 2 of the 2022 season.
