RECAP: Waalitij Marawar (West Coast) Eagles face Collingwood as Scott Pendlebury breaks games record
West Coast will take on not just Collingwood at the MCG but also 90,000 Collingwood fans as Scott Pendlebury becomes the games record holder. Can the Eagles steal the show? Follow the action in our live blog.
AFL: West Coast nearly stole the show in one of their best performances of the decade.
However, the Pies tasted sweet relief as champion Scott Pendlebury claimed a victory on his milestone day.
Recap all the action from our blog below.
Key events
23 May 2026 - 06:14 PM
ANALYSIS
23 May 2026 - 05:22 PM
THREE-WORD ANALYSIS
23 May 2026 - 05:17 PM
FT: Collingwood 92, West Coast 82
23 May 2026 - 05:13 PM
Crowd
23 May 2026 - 04:37 PM
3QT: Collingwood 72, West Coast 61
23 May 2026 - 03:48 PM
BIG OUT!
23 May 2026 - 03:42 PM
HT: Collingwood 45, West Coast 35
23 May 2026 - 03:05 PM
QT: Collingwood 18, West Coast 20
Bang, bang
The Pies start the second half with their third goal in a row.
West Coast need to heat check them sooner rather than later and Champion supplies it with a remarkable wobbler from the pocket that floats through for a goal.
COLL 51, WCE 41
WAFL update
Brandon Starcevich made his first appearance as an Eagle and Cooper Duff-Tytler was given his first WAFL run.
However, it wasn’t enough for the Eagles to take down East Fremantle in a 27-point defeat.
BIG OUT!
Darcy Moore has been ruled out of the rest of the match after injuring himself in a ruck contest against Bailey Williams.
HT: Collingwood 45, West Coast 35
The sides went goal-for-goal for pretty much the whole quarter but Nick Daicos was the difference.
He has 21 touches, five more than anyone else on the field.
McCarthy leads the Eagles with 16 disposals while Bailey Williams has been huge.
The forward connection is a real problem for West Coast and they have wasted most of their inside 50s.
But McQualter will fancy his side’s chances of they can take the game deep.
Stretching
West Coast can’t afford to concede again here.
Collingwood have kicked back-to-back goals for the first time in the match and have a handy 10-point lead.
They have notched up their forward pressure and the Eagles are struggling to extract under the heat.
COLL 45, WCE 35
Waterman!
Williams wins the tap, takes the clearance and gets the ball towards Waterman who gets held.
And the big forward finds his radar and is on the board.
COLL 32, WCE 34
Daicos strike
Duursma is starting to get burnt in the contest by Daicos.
The Pies star kicks a smart goal and the young Eagle just allowed him too much room.
Duursma has been strong for West Coast in general play but the tag needs to go to Daicos pronto.
COLL 32, WCE 28
New role
Tom Cole is playing off half forward in a defensive role.
He’s had a mixed start giving up a couple turnovers but his tackling has been important a few times.
Davis is having a good day for the Eagles.
In a worrying sign for the visitors, Nick Daicos is now motoring with 14 touches.
COLL 26, WCE 28
Yips
Jack Crisp is still waiting to kick goal 100 after missing from dead in front.
He’s been waiting weeks for the milestone because he just can’t buy it.
COLL 19, WCE 22
QT: Collingwood 18, West Coast 20
The Eagles have won the first quarter for the first time this season!
It helps that Collingwood missed six times but this is huge for the young Eagles in front of hostile and seething crowd.
Reid has three clearances early and the Eagles are flying in the midfield as Bailey Williams follows up his good work from last week.
Hamish Davies has the most touches on the ground with eight while Duursma is relishing his first steps at the home of football.
