Jesse Hogan erupts as West Coast’s grim reality exposed

With the exception of a relatively even third term, GWS played the game on their own terms to take the Eagles’ start to 2025 from very bad to even worse — the final score reading 20.12 (132) to the visitors’ 7.9 (51).

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The Eagles now sit at 0-4 for the second season running, in what officially marks the grim reality that West Coast and its new coach Andrew McQualter are faced with in the immediate future. The Perth-based side is notably missing several senior players, but even the most pessimistic of fans would have hoped for a better showing in western Sydney this weekend.

Credit must also be given to the home side however, who looked their brilliant best for three of four quarters.

“It’s a masterclass (from GWS),” Fox Footy caller Dwayne Russell said after their 20th goal for the afternoon.

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