After 12 rounds of the 2022 AFL season we reach the second of three bye rounds, with six clubs handed a week's break to assess their season and move onto the final stretch.

Adelaide, Geelong, Gold Coast, Sydney, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs are set for the bye this weekend, giving us the perfect time to critique and grade their campaigns to date.

We put the microscope over each of the aforementioned clubs season's and name their MVP, best win and worst loss at the midway mark of this year in part one of our mid-season report cards.

These gradings factor in pre-season expectations and form across the opening 12 rounds of the year.

SEE ALSO: Mid-season AFL report cards: Part 1

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West Coast

Grade:ย F
W-L Record:ย 1-11
Percentage:ย 50.7%

It's fair to say that West Coast's 2022 so far has been the stuff of nightmares.

In a season where what could go wrong, has gone wrong, the Eagles have had to contend with a COVID outbreak rampaging through the club in addition to an already stacked injury list.

Young forward Oscar Allen has been placed on the inactive list, while Shannon Hurn, Andrew Gaff and Elliot Yeo are just some of the names who have been forced to watch the carnage from the sidelines.

Despite being forced into up to 14 changes for one match, West Coast can't place the entirety of their dismal start to the season on their decimated injury list.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Sam Petrevski-Seton of the Eagles looks on after being defeatedduring the round seven AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium on April 29, 2022 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

The Eagles rank second worst in the league for opposition inside 50s and struggle to prevent the opposition from scoring once the ball is inside. Of their 11 losses for the season, the Eagles have lost by at least 50 points on eight occasions, with a 100+ point loss occurring twice, against Richmond (109 points) and the Western Bulldogs (101 points).

In their attacking 50, things look just as bleak, only managing to score ten or more goals in a match on three occasions. The club's leading goalkicker, Josh Kennedy, has managed 16 goals from his nine appearances in 2022.

The rebuild is certainly on and at least Eagles fans can look forward to the future - except the club's WAFL team is sitting squarely on the bottom of the ladder without a win to their name and a percentage of 42.61% after seven rounds of footy.

Now boasting one of the worst percentages in club, and league, history, the Eagles will be facing an uphill battle in the second half of the season to produce any kind of highlight.

MVP:ย Jeremy McGovern (27 votes)
Best Win:ย Round 4 vs Collingwood
Worst Loss:ย Round 7 vs Richmond

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