West Coast knew the ball would get greasy against Brisbane but Andrew Gaff has revealed the surprising methods the Eagles used to prepare.

“We prepared for it to be slippery and we did a lot of work through the last few weeks dealing with wet, slippery balls,” Gaff told Mix 94.5.

Asked to delve further, Gaff said: “We get a tub of water and some of the coaches get a bit of baby oil and put it in there.”

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The Big Breakfast team could not contain themselves.

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But it didn’t seem to help the Eagles. Smarting after the big loss to Brisbane, Gaff said the humidity was a big learning curve for his side.

“As we saw from about quarter-time, when we were going really well in the dry conditions at that stage, it all of a sudden turned very slippery,” he said.

“You can tell when (Jeremy McGovern) and (Tom) Barrass are choosing to spoil, as opposed to marking, it’s obviously very tough.”

Camera Icon Andrew Gaff, who’s preparing to return for the Eagles against Collingwood. Credit: AAPIMAGE

But the suspended Eagle, who will be eligible to play against Collingwood in round three, said Brisbane would beat a lot of sides at home this year.

He admitted it was as though West Coast ‘switched jumpers’ after quarter time against the Lions and they had address that lack of competitiveness at training.

Gaff also offered praise for captain Shannon Hurn on the eve of his 250th game.

“I guess that’s the thing we all love about him, he’s a normal guy, very down to earth,” he said.

“He doesn’t promote himself overly much but just gets the job done every week.”