AFL: Can West Coast earn their first win at the home of footy since 2021 and overcome fellow battlers Richmond?
The Eagles enter the clash on a seven-game losing slide, with the second half of the season a tough stretch for fans to take after some promising results in the first half.
But Richmond are in an even more dire position. The Tigers have won just twice all season and are staring down the high likelihood of the wooden spoon if they can’t win today.
Stay across all the action below, with the opening ball-up set for 11.10am WA time.
ANALYSIS
The Exorcist. The Shining. Richmond v West Coast, round 21, 2026. The three most frightening horror shows of all time.
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The culprits
The Eagles had a vast list of behind kickers today.
Watermand scored six with an out on the full.
Reid had three.
Shanahan two.
Yeo one, a shot to bring the margin under a goal with a minute to play.
Murdock one.
Johnston one.
Herbert one.
Duff-Tytler one.
Tom Lynch had four for the Tigers alongside Lefau with three.
MATCH REPORT
A day of barely-believable inaccuracy in front of goal ensured West Coast were not able to snap their hoodoos against Richmond, at the MCG or in Victoria.
THREE-WORD ANALYSIS
West Coast missed a truckload of chances in front of goal as they slumped to an 11-point loss to struggling Richmond.
FULL TIME: West Coast 73, Richmond 84
Duursma kicked his first MCG major but with only 15 seconds left after the goal it was too little, too late.
This is the sort of loss that really hurts a rebuilding team.
They showed for large parts of the contest they are further along in the rebuild than Richmond but the Eagles kicked 9.19 so all their good work means little.
Reid and Herbert had 34 disposals each but their teammates ball use was just horrible.
Taranto was massive for the Tigers and likely get three votes in the drought-breaking win.
Eagles 67, Tigers 84
Waterman misses and a former No.1 pick in Lalor kills the game off at the other end for the Tigers.
Richmond are going to taste victory for the first time in two months while the Eagles look like they are going to be winless since two weeks before the round 15 bye.
Tigers 78, Eagles 67
The Eagles have made a huge play to esacpe 50 and there was two great efforts from Shanahan and Waterman to stay on the feet and keep going forward.
However, Yeo has missed the set shot with 1.16 on the clock.
Eagles 66, Tigers 78
Reid has had a brilliant day but he finally bites off more than he can chew and gets caught holding the ball.
The Eagles looked like they were going to get away with it but fellow top pick Duursma drops a mark and then lays a high tackle.
Luckily, the yips has infected Richmond as well as Ralph-Smith misses the set shot.
The Tigers have missed three in a row.
Tigers 76, Eagles 66
Johnston!!
The Eagles have two in a row from the next clearance.
The Tigers couldn’t clear the first inside 50 and Duggan got the ball back in for the visitors.
Johnston has had a poor day but he taps the ball away from his opponent and runs onto the loose ball before soccering it through.
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