Brayden Ainsworth Biography

West Coast delist fourth-year midfielder Brayden Ainsworth and small defender Ben Johnson ahead of the NAB AFL Trade Period.

The Eagles have also informed mid-season recruit Will Collins he won't be offered a new contract as part of their second round of list changes.

Brayden Ainsworth makes his AFL debut for West Coast with 15 disposals (7 kicks and 8 handballs), 3 marks and 8 tackles in a 25-point win over GWS.

West Coast draftee Brayden Ainsworth hopes the experience of playing against big-bodied opponents at country and WAFL reserves level will hold him in good stead in his first season with the Eagles.

The 19-year-old made his debut for Ports football club in Esperance when he was 16 and won a premiership with Subiaco's reserves team in 2017, giving him more senior experience than most recruits when he arrived at West Coast headquarters on the weekend.

"There's only four teams down there, so you're [playing] the same teams four times a year, and you're [opposing] your mates and playing with your mates," Ainsworth said of his country experience.

"Then when you play league footy it's bigger bodies. It definitely helps a lot because you're [playing against] bigger bodies at a younger age, so I guess you're used to the physical side."