The West Coast Eagles continue to achieve record levels of support.

After setting new benchmarks at Optus Stadium with the most consecutive home games exceeding 50,000 fans, the Eagles have now achieved a club record of 80,000 members.

Last Thursday night, when the Eagles had 51,409 fans attend the clash with Essendon, it saw the club achieve its seventh successive crowd of more than 50,000 fans which had never before been achieved in the history of AFL/VFL competition.

That was attained despite some logistical challenges around the mid-week timeslot of a 6.10pm bouncedown with limited public transport accessibility.

West Coast Eagles chief executive officer Trevor Nisbett said the membership record was a reflection of the loyalty and passion of the club’s fan base.

“This is a tremendous achievement and is indicative of the wonderful support we have enjoyed for more than 30 years,” Mr Nisbett said.

“Obviously we value that support greatly, from those who have been behind the club since inception to those in their first year who have helped elevate our club beyond the 80,000-mark.

“Historically our members have been the most loyal in the competition with the annual turnover, or churn rate of members, the lowest in the AFL.

“I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all of those people who have committed to our club, without whom we would not be where we are today.

“Transitioning to a new stadium in 2018 has presented many challenges, but our members have mostly been very patient with the process. And our supporter operations team, led by Lisa Bradock, has been outstanding.

“This week, our challenge is against Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, but we look forward to building on the record of 50,000-plus fans at our games when we host GWS at Optus Stadium on Sunday, July 8.”