 The club qualified for finals once more in 2013, though were surprisingly eliminated in the first week by underdogs Port Adelaide at home.The result prompted the Magpies coaching staff to begin making radical changes to the club's playing list, which saw premiership players Heath Shaw, Sharrod Wellingham, Heritier Lumumba among others leave for other clubs or retire.Over the next four years, younger talent was drafted but the club's win-loss recorded continued to deteriorate.