West Coast's inexperienced line-up were taught a tough lesson in a 71-point loss to Carlton at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Thrashed around the ball, the Eagles couldn't handle the experience of the Blues' midfield and West Coast's backline was under siege throughout.
It was the winners' contested ball strength (136-77) and weight of inside 50s (73-35) that proved impossible for the Eagles to overcome as they endure their worst start to a season, going 0-5 for the first time in club history.
Repeatedly outplayed in second halves through a 0-4 start to the season, the Blues turned its 29-point lead at the main break into a powerful 17.19 (121) to 6.14 (50) win that Michael Voss will hope can kickstart his team's season.
It was ugly at times as both teams wasted opportunities and broke down defensively, with the Blues' wayward kicking at goal keeping the Eagles in the game longer than they should have been.
Midfielder Sam Walsh was outstanding for the Blues, relishing the gruelling conditions to finish with 37 disposals and 13 score involvements, slicing forward repeatedly to kick an equal career-best three goals.
Sidekick George Hewett had a game-high 39 disposals, eight clearances and seven inside 50s in a fantastic performance, while captain Patrick Cripps spent a lot of time forward as the game went on, kicking 3.3.
They were up against an Eagles team that played with better energy for periods but also found itself lapsing, making simple errors like leaving Cripps to stroll in for a goal with nobody on the mark in the third quarter.
West Coast was best served again by midfield recruits Liam Baker (23 disposals) and Jack Graham (20), while defender Ryan Maric (21 and seven rebounds) worked hard to generate offensive play and Tom Gross (18) backed up his excellent debut in round four.
After Tim Kelly's omission during the week put everybody on notice, the Eagles brought plenty of fight to the early exchanges and put the Blues on the back foot.
Co-captain Oscar Allen was on the board quickly after combining well with the returning Jake Waterman, Jayden Hunt saved a goal with a chase-down tackle, and Liam Ryan was flying through contests and using his speed.
The Blues soon settled, however, and went on a three-goal run to open a 15-point lead at the first change as Durdin found pockets of space inside 50 to kick back-to-back goals.
Both teams were able to move the ball end-to-end through the second quarter in a sign that the respective defensive structures were falling down, but the Blues' 18 inside 50s resulted in 4.5.
Premiership Eagle Jamie Cripps cut the margin to 17 points late in the quarter when he converted on the run from just inside 50, but back-to-back goals from the brilliant Walsh pushed that back to 29 points at the main break.
Back-to-back goals for the Eagles to start the fourth quarter might have given them some hope given the Blues' struggles late in games, but that was quickly dismissed as the winners went on a six-goal run.
The Eagles will lick their wounds before returning to Optus Stadium for a Good Friday evening clash against Essendon in round six.
CARLTON 3.6 7.11 11.15 17.19 (121)
WEST COAST 1.3 3.6 4.12 6.14 (50)
GOALS
Carlton: Durdin 4, Walsh 3, Cripps 3, Curnow 2, White, McGovern, Fogarty, Lord, Docherty
West Coast: Ryan 2, A Reid, Owies, Cripps, Allen
BEST
Carlton: Walsh, Hewett, Cripps, Durdin, McGovern, Cerra, Cottrell
West Coast: Baker, Maric, Graham, Ryan, Gross
INJURIES
Carlton: McKay (concussion), Kemp (lower leg)
West Coast: Nil
LATE CHANGES
Carlton: Blake Acres (illness) replaced in the selected side by Cooper Lord
West Coast: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Carlton: Cooper Lord (replaced Harry McKay in the first quarter)
West Coast: Hamish Davis (replaced Jack Williams in the third quarter)
Crowd: 41,252 at Adelaide Oval
