Bishop joins, Seaby stays

West Coast has appointed its first ever female board member but not just any female - the Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition if you don't mind. The Honourable Julie Bishop - the shadow Treasurer and prominent Western Australian Liberal - has agreed to join the board of the Eagles. West Coast chairman Mark Barnaba recently approached Ms Bishop, a strong supporter of the club since its inception, in the hope of securing her as a director and was ecstatic when she accepted. "Julie is an outstanding Australian, an outstanding West Australian and a long-standing passionate supporter of the West Coast Eagles," Barnaba said. "She will bring much to the board and the club and we are very excited and pleased about her appointment and this appointment again demonstrates that our club is in good... [read full story]                    

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