Starcevich returned home to Western Australia in 2026 after eight seasons with Brisbane, where he played 132 games, featured in three Grand Finals and built a reputation as one of the competition's most disciplined lockdown defenders. The 188cm premiership Lion, an East Perth and Subiaco product, now mentors the Eagles' young backline in the No.4 guernsey. He has played 143 AFL games and kicked 9 goals.