West Coast father-son prospect Jake Waterman gave Eagles fans something to smile about on Saturday with a starring role in his WAFL league debut for Claremont against Peel Thunder.

Waterman booted five goals as the eighth-placed Tigers caused the upset of the round with a 45-point win against the fifth-placed Thunder, the Fremantle Dockers' affiliate.

West Coast father-son prospect Jake Waterman kicked a bag on his league debut for Claremont. Credit:Peter Chalmers

The Thunder defenders struggle to deal with his aerial prowess as Jake, who is the son of West Coast's dual premiership star Chris Waterman, clunked several contested grabs and kicked straight for his first four goals before nailing a classy snap to complete his bag.

Waterman then headed deep inside Eagles headquarters for privileged training sessions throughout derby week as part of an elite Australian Institute of Sport Academy development program run by the AFL.