Rarely has a player dominated a grand final stats sheet as Luke Shuey did on Saturday. If ever.

An analysis of the Eagles stats in the five-point win over Collingwood at the MCG for the club’s fourth premiership show just why Shuey won the Norm Smith Medal.

To go with his 34 disposals, which equalled the club grand final record of Andrew Gaff in 2015, Shuey had eight tackles, nine clearances, 19 contested possessions, 18 uncontested possessions, eight inside 50s and two goal assists.

So not only did he lead the Eagles in disposals but he also topped the team in tackles, clearances, contested possessions and inside 50s, and was equal team high for uncontested possessions and goal assists in the epic premiership decider.

And he was one of eight single goal-kickers which combined with Josh Kennedy’s three to give the Eagles a winning score.

Significantly, too, Dom Sheed’s 32 possessions on Saturday made him just the third Eagles player to reach 30 in a grand final behind Gaff’s 34 in 2015 and Shuey’s 34 on Saturday.

Shuey’s eight tackles was also a club grand final record, while Willie Rioli’s seven tackles on Saturday equalled the previous best in a grand final of Chris Waterman in 1992 and Matt Priddis in 2015.

Shuey’s 19 contested possessions also was a club record in a grand final, surpassing Chris Judd’s 17 in 2005 and 2006.

Josh Kennedy’s 11 marks was a club grand final record, while Tom Barrass’ 10 equalled the previous best of Adam Selwood and Beau Waters in 2006

Jack Darling’s four contested marks was a club grand final record, while Barrass and Jeremy McGovern, each with three, equalled the previous best of Kasey Green in 2005 and Quinten Lynch in 2006.

Kennedy’s five marks inside 50 was an equal club grand final record, matching Lynch’s five in 2006.

McGovern’s six rebound 50’s equalled the club grand final best of Dean Cox in 2005, and Sam Butler, Andrew Embley and Drew Banfield in 2015.

And Will Schofield became just the sixth player in club history to play 100 per cent game time in a grand final after Darren Glass, Chad Fletcher and Adam Hunter in 2005, Hunter in 2006 and Kennedy in 2015.

In near misses, Shuey’s eight inside 50’s was two short of Michael Braun’s club grand final record 10 in 2006, Shuey’s nine clearances was two short of Judd’s 11 in 2005, and Barrass’ 13 one-percenters was one short of Glass’ 14 in 2005.

Shuey’s 34 grand final possessions on Saturday was, with Gaff’s 34 in 2015, the equal eighth best in a grand final since West Coast joined the competition in 1987.

Saturday’s epic win takes the number of names on the Eagles’ Premiership Honour Roll to 69, including 15 dual premiership players from the 1992-94 era, plus Drew Banfield, who, remarkably, won a flag in 1994 and 2006.

Daniel Venables became the fourth-youngest Eagles premiership player and the eighth who has tasted the ultimate success before his 21^st birthday.

Mark LeCras became the second-oldest Eagles premiership player and the eighth to have won a flag after his 30^th birthday.

Liam Ryan (13 games) and Daniel Venables (15 games) became the two West Coast players who waited the shortest time to win a flag, with Willie Rioli (24 games) slotting into eighth spot on the same list.

And Shannon Hurn, whose breakthrough flag came in his 248^th game, completed the second longest wait in club history.

The Eagles team on Saturday was the oldest of the club’s seven grand final sides, 131 days per player older than the losing 2015 side, and 12 days per player short of a year older than the 2006 premiership side.

With a total games experience of 2657 the 2018 side was the club’s most experienced grand final and premiership side, just five games in total more than the 2006 side.

The West Coast Eagles Premiership Honour Roll 1987-2018 is

TWO PREMIERSHIPS: Michael Brennan, Tony Evans, Brett Heady, Glen Jakovich, Dean Kemp, Chris Lewis, Chris Mainwaring, Peter Matera, Ashley McIntosh, Guy McKenna, Don Pyke, Peter Sumich, Chris Waterman, Peter Wilson, John Worsfold (1992-94), Drew Banfield (1994-2006).

ONE PREMIERSHIP: Paul Harding, Dayne Lamb, Karl Langdon, Craig Turley, Mitchell White (1992); Jason Ball, Shane Bond, David Hart, David Hynes, Ryan Turnbull (1994);  Steven Armstrong, Michael Braun, Sam Butler, Daniel Chick, Ben Cousins, Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Chad Fletcher, Darren Glass, Ashley Hansen, Adam Hunter, Brett Jones, Rowan Jones, Chris Judd, Daniel Kerr, Quinten Lynch, Mark Seaby, Adam Selwood, Tyson Stenglein, Beau Waters, David Wirrpanda (2006), Tom Barrass, Tom Cole, Jamie Cripps, Jack Darling, Liam Duggan, Shannon Hurn, Mark Hutchings, Lewis Jetta, Jack Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Scott Lycett, Chris Masten, Jeremy McGovern, Jack Redden, Willie Rioli, Liam Ryan, Will Schofield, Luke Shuey, Dom Scheed, Nathan Vardy, Daniel Venables, Elliot Yeo, (2018).