Live AFL Scores: West Coast Eagles end 2026 season against Hawthorn at Optus Stadium
The Hawks need a thumping to try and avoid a return to Perth for a qualifying final against Fremantle but pride is on the line for West Coast. Follow all the action with our live blog.
AFL: The Hawks need a thumping to try and avoid a return to Perth for a qualifying final against Fremantle but pride is on the line for West Coast.
The Eagles are hoping to avoid an 11-game losing streak to end what was once a season of promise.
Co-captain Liam Duggan is out for the Eagles with injury while premiership hero Jamie Cripps will be given a farewell at half time after calling time on his decorated career.
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27 mins ago - 04:57 PM
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Aaron Kirby is reporting live.
Fast start
The Hawks have started well from the first tap.
They get the balkl forward with the first clearance and Jack Gunston slots the first goal of the game inside the first minute.
WCE 0, HAW 6
McQualter
The Eagles coach has addressed the crowd and thanked them for coming out but acknowledges it’s been a tough year for the group.
He also said there will be some tough conversations this week as the club look to imporve over the off-season.
Hugs all round
The playing group has got around veteran Jamie Cripps pre-game and many stopped for a hug with with as they ran onto the ground with the forward having announced his retirement.
Star forward Jake Waterman also led his young sons Reif and Lance through the banner with the team.
300
The Hawks will celebrate a milestone tonight with Jack Gunston playing game 300.
If he were, somehow, to kick 15 goals tonight he would take the Coleman Medal.
Caption this
What do you think Harley Reid and Brian Taylor are discussing here?
Goalkicking
The Eagles have been doing plenty of set shot practise as it’s cost them more than a few games this year.
Cooper Duff-Tytler has struggled in front of goals in game but looked fine in practise.
It’s all in the head for most of them so a few majors today will do a world of good heading into the off-season.
No changes
Both sides enter the clash as named.
West Coast are without Liam Duggan today after he picked up an injury this week.
Welcome!
The Eagles are going through their final warm-ups of the season as we reach the end of the road for West Coast in 2026.
A year that started with so much promise has gone off the rails for Andrew McQualter but a scalp to end the year would go some way to showing they have improved.
On the other hand, Hawthorn need a triple-figure victory to avoid coming back to Optus Stadium in two weeks to play Freo in a qualifying final.
Stay tuned for all the latest!
