West Coast’s coaching staff pushed the Eagles to the brink during the club’s final training session of 2016 at Wembley Sports Park this morning.

Only Perth’s searing sun matched the intensity of the hit-out, which was designed to test the players’ bodies and minds ahead of their Christmas break.

After an extended warm-up and mandatory line kicking exercise, the squad launched into a variety of touch drills crafted to improve their decision making and ball handling under pressure.

Tarir Bayok and Willie Rioli used their turn of speed to outpace teammates and clunk marks in an up-tempo drill, but the pair's compatriots failed to shake veteran forward Mark LeCras, who came to the rescue of his team on several occasions with a well-timed spoil.

Jamie Cripps and Elliot Yeo shot out of the blocks during a sprint training stint before the side honed its ball movement by foot.

Sam Mitchell directed the play as Lewis Jetta and Luke Shuey fired bullets into their teammates’ hands during the drill.

As the majority of the squad sweated it out in the middle of the paddock, Tom Cole ran freely around the boundary in a sign that his ankle ailment could be a thing of the past soon.

Adam Simpson upped the ante as he gave the team a license to get physical throughout a series of contested drills.

Matt Priddis and Dom Sheed stuck some heavy hits, as did Eric Mackenzie and Mark Hutchings.

With West Coast Eagles No.1 ticketholder and Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo looking on, the Eagles changed their mindset from defence to attack as they worked on working the ball into the attacking 50m.

Just when the squad thought they might get a breather, the club’s assistants marched them to the southern end of the oval to begin a handicapped 2km time trial.

Priddis looked to have had the race sewed up with all of 200m to go before crafty goal sneak Josh Hill dug into his reserves and sprinted past the 2014 Brownlow medallist with 50m to go.

The team shored up its set shot technique before being set one last task: An army-like stretched hike back to Domain Stadium.

Three teams of roughly 15 players each embarked on the journey back Subiaco, stopping sparingly to give one ally a break on the stretcher.