Tom Barrass – 7
Wasn't asked to do a lot in the first half but stood tall when he needed to against Sam Weideman. Took a couple of strong relieving marks in defence and killed the contest on a number of occasions, finishing with a team-high 10 one-percenters.

Tom Cole – 5
The young Eagle had 10 touches and wasn't called on to do that much. Cole is a versatile defender and played on a number of Melbourne's forwards. Gave away a 50m penalty for venturing into the protected area that led to a Jake Melksham goal.

Jamie Cripps – 9
Was a clear spark for the Eagles early in the game, nailing two goals in the first quarter. Cripps consistently got to dangerous spots inside 50, with his elite work rate standing out. Had 24 disposals, six tackles and finished with three majors to be among the best players on the ground.

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Jack Darling – 8
Outmuscled Joel Smith to get on the board early and then soccered the ball through from the goal square in the second term. A left-foot snap from 50m that bounced on right angles through the goals in the third term epitomised West Coast's near-perfect day.

Liam Duggan – 7
Held up well in defence and ran down Mitch Hannan with a sensational chase down tackle in the third quarter that prevented a certain Demons goal. The youngster was poised with ball in hand and coped with the pressure around him.

Shannon Hurn – 8
Patrolled the back half superbly in what was an emphatic defensive performance at Optus Stadium. Used his laser-like right boot to advantage on a few occasions to advance his side further down field and made a strong impact in the air with guided spoils to the boundary line. As solid as any player on the ground.

Mark Hutchings – 6
Went to Viney early in the contest and kept him to just three disposals in the first quarter. It was an important negating role, considering the Demons' co-captain's searing hot finals form. Viney worked his way into the contest after a slow beginning, although Hutchings stuck at his task.

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Lewis Jetta – 6
No LeBron James-style 'silencer' celebrations required given West Coast's dominance. But the speedster still had a bit of impact on the game, especially with his clean hands below his knees and the way he used the ball forward of centre.

Josh Kennedy – 9
The key forward snatched the game away from Melbourne with four first half goals. Intercepted an errant Jordan Lewis handball for the first goal of the game and then proceeded to take the game apart from there. Has been hampered by a shin injury for much of the season, but looked a picture of health against a leaky Melbourne defence. Could be the difference in next week's Grand Final.

Mark LeCras – 7
Made the most of the Eagles' forward half dominance and even kicked a goal off the back of his leg from the goalline in the second quarter – such was the luck West Coast enjoyed. The veteran forward finished the game with three majors from 12 disposals in another strong display.

Scott Lycett – 7
Was beaten in the hit-outs against Gawn, but worked hard to ensure the All-Australian Melbourne ruckman wasn't a major factor. Prevented him from having much impact in the air, denying him the opportunity to leap at the footy. A critical performance given the influence Gawn can have on games.    

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Chris Masten – 4
The onballer had 17 touches and was part of a midfield that gained the ascendancy in both clearances and contested possessions. Masten's hard-running and his ability to link up through the middle of the ground is his 'one-wood' in golfing parlance.

Jeremy McGovern – 8
Had to come off the ground for treatment after a collision with Christian Petracca in the first term. But the defender soon returned and was near impenetrable across half-back. Melbourne consistently played into McGovern's hands, with the Eagles defender capitalising on Melbourne's shoddy ball movement.

Jack Redden – 9
Led all comers on the ground with nine disposals in the first term and had 17 at half-time to be the most dominant midfielder on the ground. Had 31 disposals (just eight contested) but what he did well was work his midfield opponents over with 13 marks. Also had eight tackles. Rivalled Kennedy and Cripps for best afield.

Willie Rioli – 5
The forward finished with 14 touches and had his moment in the sun with a beautiful finish on the run when the game was dead and buried in the final quarter. West Coast's forward line proved to be unstoppable and Rioli was a key part of that.

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Liam Ryan – 7
Skied above the pack to take a huge pack mark in the second quarter and kicked truly to give the Eagles a 48-point lead. Lit the game up by taking on Jordan Lewis and Nathan Jones with a piercing run through the middle of the ground to set up a Daniel Venables goal in the third quarter. Had 18 disposals and looked dangerous whenever the ball was in his vicinity.  

Will Schofield – 5
Came into the side for the injured Brad Sheppard and performed his role in the backline. West Coast's defence was superb and Schofield made a couple of key spoils, including in a key one-on-one against Tom McDonald late in the contest.  

Dom Sheed – 7
Was not afraid to get in the face of the Melbourne players but backed it up with his performance, gathering 16 touches to half-time. Finished the game with 27 disposals and five clearances and has proved an adequate replacement for Andrew Gaff in the midfield late in the season

Luke Shuey – 7
After gathering eight touches in the first quarter, Shuey limped from the field at the start of the second term after getting his left ankle caught in a tangle with Jack Viney. Went down to the rooms for treatment but returned later in the quarter. Burst through on a couple of occasions and had an equal team-high six inside 50s.

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Nathan Vardy – 3
The former Cat went into the ruck at stages as the back-up to Scott Lycett and up forward. Had just five touches and eight hit-outs from 61 per cent game time, but to be fair there wasn't much else he needed to do. 

Daniel Venables – 6
Won a crucial groundball to help set up Josh Kennedy for his second goal early in the second quarter. The beneficiary of a moment of brilliance from Liam Ryan to kick his first goal for the game in the third quarter. Kept cracking in and never took a backward step.

Elliot Yeo – 7
All the talk before the game was that Yeo would have James Harmes for company. But it turned out that Harmes went to Shuey and, as a result, Yeo got off the chain early as he did in the qualifying final. Had 23 disposals (11 contested), but loses marks for a team-high 10 clangers.