West Coast has taken responsibility for its own plight in recent seasons after the battling club’s application for help from the league was approved.

The AFL confirmed the package on Tuesday, with the Eagles to receive an end-of-first-round selection — currently pick 19 — as well as four additional rookie list spots per year over the next three seasons.

Eagles chief executive Don Pyke says their successful submission highlighted “the compromised nature of recent drafts” and it has now been equipped with a strong hand to begin its climb back up the ladder.

The league can review or alter the support in 2027 or 28 if the Eagles climb rapidly up the table.

The Eagles now have pick 1 at November’s draft and are set to be handed pick 2 for departing captain Oscar Allen, as well as owning pic

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