THE Giants have put the competition on notice, with its brigade of midfielders and small forwards firing.

Unfortunately things unravelled rapidly for the Eagles, who barely gave a yelp.

This is how we rated every player out of 10 for their respective performances on Friday night.

GWS GIANTS

Round 18

PHIL DAVIS — 7

Picked up the resting ruckman for most of the night but also spent some time on Josh Kennedy. Reliable as always.

JACOB HOPPER — 4

Did not have much of an impact on the game with just six touches in the first half. Was often linked with Matt Priddis at stoppages and the two cancelled each other out.

STEPHEN CONIGLIO — 9

A smooth mover, Coniglio was superb all night. His vision and ability to move at pace in any direction was pivotal in the clinches. Notched 35 disposals.

TOBY GREENE — 8

How awesome is Toby Greene? Time after time the small forward looked out of position but still somehow managed to pull in the mark. His best was a hanger late in the second term. Kicked three goals among eight marks and was one of the best players afield — especially when the game was hot.

DYLAN SHIEL — 8

Booted the first goal and was a pivotal player around stoppages all night. Didn’t have Mark Hutchings hanging off him and enjoyed the freedom. Had 25 disposals.

LACHIE WHITFIELD — 8

Showcased his raking right boot several times. In any other team he is probably a marquee player. But at GWS, he’s another talented second string performer. That shows how strong their top end is. 28 possessions and 11 marks.

BRETT DELEDIO — 5

Did not have a huge impact but certainly better than last week. Started most centre clearances off the back of the square and mopped up all over the ground. Appeared to hurt his left forearm in the second term but returned to the field and drifted forward to slot a third term major on the run.

CALLAN WARD — 8

Booted an uplifting goal in the first quarter and was simply brilliant around stoppages all night. You could argue that West Coast did not pay him enough respect in tight.

TOM SCULLY — 4

Started on the opposite wing to Andrew Gaff. Laid an important tackle on Matt Priddis that set up an early goal and then drifted forward himself to snag one. Didn’t do much else.

JONATHAN PATTON — 3

Started nervously with two misses in the first term and finished with two majors.

TIM TARANTO — 6

Started at half-forward and looked immediately at home, kicking a smart goal in the first term. You would not have known he was the only teenager of the 44 players on the field. Showed great maturity and calmness in his first final.

NATHAN WILSON — 8

Wilson’s foot skills were absolutely sublime from halfback. The Eagles had no answer.

STEVE JOHNSON — 8

Had just three touches to halftime but then kicked four goals in the third term and another two in the last to lock a place in the preliminary final. He’s safe. The crowd was chanting his name and he loved every second of it.

NICK HAYNES — 7

Provided great run from defence and was creative via foot. Appeared to hurt his right knee in the third term but played out the game.

ADAM TOMLINSON — 7

Spent most of the game on Jack Darling and looked vey comfortable. Spoiled well, used it cleanly and is a very important and underrated part of this GWS side.

JOSH KELLY — 7

Just a class above. Yes he’s strong, but it’s Kelly’s agility that allows him to break tackles. Found his usual 32 possessions and was too slick for West Coast’s midfield on the outside all night. Worth every cent.

Josh Kelly. Photo: Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia

HEATH SHAW — 6

Did his usual thing at halfback but didn’t see as much of the ball as usual. Finished with 17 disposals

MATT DE BOER — 3

Kicked a goal from point blank range in the first half but didn’t do much else. Didn’t have a contested disposal until the third term.

HARRISON HIMMELBERG — 5

Whenever Rory Lobb was resting it was Himmelberg who pinch hit in the ruck. Other than that, he played a forward tagging role on Jeremy McGovern.

ZAC WILLIAMS — 5

Good rebound all evening and clean foot skills. Just another nicely skilled cog in a very talented wheel.

AIDAN CORR — 8

Was given the job on Josh Kennedy and made him earn every kick. His positioning and bodywork on the power forward was first class.

RORY LOBB — 7

The first choice ruckman competed well against Drew Petrie and Nathan Vardy. He was a big reason why GWS was so dominant at clearances. Proved that he can play well in the ruck without Shane Mumford.

WEST COAST EAGLES

SAM MITCHELL — 8

Was not dominant in his last game but still played his role and was probably his team’s best player. Was visibly frustrated at times too. Kicked his 70th and 71st career goals during the night. The end of a decorated career nonetheless.

MARK LECRAS — 4

Had two shots on goal for one major and one behind. So often a product of his team’s form, LeCras was once again barely sighted when GWS had the ascendancy — which was most of the match.

ANDREW GAFF — 5

His first 11 disposals were all uncontested. Although that’s his strength, the left-footer probably needed to crack in a little more and win his own footy.

DOM SHEED — 5

Minimal impact. Did a couple of nice things but like most of his teammates was a touch off the pace.

BRAD SHEPPARD — 4

Copped a heavy knock to his head from Lachie Whitfield and was helped from the field. Came back on and had a was just ok in defence.

ELLIOT YEO — 6

Rotated between Steve Johnson and Toby Greene in the first half and was then chucked forward in the third term but with limited supply his influence was negligible. That experiment was shelved after 20 minutes.

Elliot Yeo. Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Source: Getty Images

JACK REDDEN — 7

Prolific early with 11 first term touches and took a couple of really strong marks. Tailed off a bit in the second half but still had a solid game in the midfield. Kept trying in the midst of a GWS onslaught.

MATT PRIDDIS — 6

Started on Jacob Hopper and was OK at best in his last game. Was off the pace when the Giants were flicking the ball around. Although in fairness to him, he wasn’t alone in this regard. Still had almost 30 touches to round out an excellent career.

SHARROD WELLINGHAM — 4

Did not have a disposal in the second term and was below his best in the other three quarters. Surprisingly, he spent as much time at halfback as he did at half-forward. Not that it particularly mattered.

LUKE SHUEY — 6

Was workmanlike in the midfield but alongside his teammates, didn’t have a particularly big influence on the outside.

LIAM DUGGAN — 3

A quiet night for Duggan. He spent most of the game at halfback and didn’t offer much offensively. Compared to GWS’ equivalent players, he was soundly beaten.

JAMIE CRIPPS — 1

A poor night. Just hardly went near the Sherrin and never looked like hurting the Giants on the scoreboard. Disappointing.

ERIC MACKENZIE — 4

Barely sighted. Didn’t do a lot wrong but also failed to have an impact on too many contests.

JOSH KENNEDY — 3

Was well held by Aidan Corr and finished with just one goal. Admittedly the delivery didn’t help him but Kennedy was nevertheless well below his best.

NATHAN VARDY — 3

Kicked West Coast’s first goal but on the whole probably did not push forward hard enough or do enough around the ground.

JEREMY MCGOVERN — 6

Took three intercept marks inside the first 15 minutes of great match and can hold his head up high despite the result.

DREW PETRIE — 2

Worked hard but was involved in an unsavoury incident with Lachie Whitfield on the halftime siren. Had West Coast won, it’s unlikely Petrie would have been available for the preliminary final anyway. Rotated between forward and ruck in his last game. Just six touches.

LEWIS JETTA — 1

Another Eagle that couldn’t find his groove. Looked badly out of sorts.

SHANNON HURN — 5

The captain tried hard all night. Was far from his side’s worst player and mopped up at halfback like only Hurn knows how to.

JACK DARLING — 2

Goalless and soundly nullified by Adam Tomlinson, Darling barely fired a shot in anger. It was a night he’d rather forget.

MARK HUTCHINGS — 2

Tagged Dylan Shiel last time but was given the license to find his own footy on Saturday night. It was a coaching move that didn’t particularly work with the ex-Saint finishing with just 10 touches.

TOM BARRASS — 5

Held forte in defence and took a couple of strong marks but drowned underneath the swarm of GWS forward 50 entries

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