Head down, rear end up.

That has long been the mantra of West Coast Eagles wingman Andrew Gaff. The unflappable midfielder was again an important aspect of the Eagles performance, striving to play his role in manufacturing a team victory.

He remained focussed on his role despite the boos and jeers from Dockers fans from start to finish. Many of them will be hoarse today, not because they celebrated their team’s moment, but because he had 32 disposals (equal with Glendinning-Allan medallist Caleb Serong).

The hard-running ball accumulator had 17 kicks and 15 handballs, with nine marks and worked hard to be the connector between defence and offence.