Eagles fans have probably imagined the prospect of WA duo Stephen Coniglio and Jaeger O’Meara joining forces in West Coast’s midfield one day.

And according to Coniglio, early in their careers, it was a dream of theirs too before they rose to superstardom.

Speaking on the Dyl & Friends Podcast alongside GWS’ Dylan Buckley, Coniglio revealed he and WA Under-18s teammate O’Meara had at one point raised the idea of coming back to Perth to play for the Eagles after heading east to expansion clubs GWS and Gold Coast respectively.

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“Initially I think, before we got drafted, he had a pretty good indication that he was going to Gold Coast and I was going to the Giants,” Coniglio said.

“So it was like, ‘Let’s play for a couple of years and then we’ll meet up together one day back in Perth, playing for West Coast’. It was sort of that.

“Obviously we’re great friends... football-wise, it’s like that. We drive each other to get better.

“A lot of our travelling we do together, so training in the off-season or experiencing life, we go through a bit together.

“But we’re very competitive when we do play each other. There’s a good balance between that and having fun and enjoying life.”

Camera Icon O’Meara (left) and Coniglio (right) during their Under-18 days for WA. Credit: The Slattery Media Group

Coniglio, of course, last month signed a monster seven-year deal that will likely keep him at the Giants for the remainder of his career.

O’Meara recently completed his third season at Hawthorn, where he is contracted until the end of 2023.

Coniglio said while the process of weighing up his options with a potential move to other clubs had been testing, he was glad he had assessed the landscape before making the decision to recommit to GWS.

“I’ve never been in a position where I’ve thought of leaving - I’ve always extended (my contract) early,” he said.

“I think it’s where AFL’s getting to. You look at a lot of sports around the world, they obviously have that with the NBA and (English) Premier League and soccer being the most notable in terms of players moving around and having conversations with other clubs.

“I was glad that I actually did that and could still make a decision off the back of it.”