Miserable Perth weather made for a wet and muddy contest on Saturday, with the West Coast Eagles falling to Claremont by 58 points.

Revo Fitness Stadium was covered in puddles, the relentless rainfall making it challenging for both teams, with Claremont ultimately adapting better to the conditions in the 12.7 (79) to 3.3 (21) defeat.

In a disappointing day out for the Eagles, Rhett Bazzo stood tall in the backline, while Jai Culley was active around the ball with 14 touches and 15 tackles.

Ryan Maric and Trey Ruscoe finished with an equal team-high 19 disposals each, and Harley Sparks managed 16 touches and 10 tackles.

The Eagles started strongly with Josh Burke kicking the first goal of the game, the visitors showing plenty of endeavour for majority of the opening term.

Claremont applied pressure in numbers around the ball, responding strongly with four-straight majors, two from Talon Delacy, to hold a 19-point lead at the first break.

The Tigers upped their intensity in the second quarter, attacking the football and getting a lot more of the ball, a goal from Jack Musika extending their lead to 26 points at the half.

The third term didn’t bring much solace for West Coast, Claremont kicking another three goals, with the Eagles still unable to find their second major of the match.

In his first game of the season, Cooper Nitschke finally broke West Coast’s scoreboard drought in the final term, kicking their second goal with a contested soccer kick off the ground.

In a bright patch for the boys in blue and gold, Archer Reid converted his first goal of the game, making it back-to-back majors for the Eagles, but it ultimately did little to reduce the margin.

Claremont’s Bailey Rogers was damaging for the Tigers, finishing with 36 touches, five marks and three goals, while Oliver Eastland was strong around the ground with 24 disposals, 10 tackles and 46 hitouts.

CLAREMONT                 4.1    5.3     8.4     12.7 (79)
WEST COAST                 1.0     1.1     1.2     3.3 (21)

GOALS
Claremont: Delacy, Rogers 3; Smallwood 2; Manuel, Mainwaring, Musika, England. West Coast: Burke, Nitschke, Reid.

BEST
Claremont: Delacy, England, Elliott, Rogers, Eastland, Alvarez. West Coast: Sparks, Rawlinson, Ruscoe, Bazzo, Flynn, Culley.