26. Who are the 13 players who had played 50 or more games before their first final?

27. Six Eagles are unbeaten in finals? Who has played most finals without a loss? How many? Which current player is second on this list one game behind? Willie Rioli has played four finals without a loss – three in the 2018 premiership run against Collingwood, Melbourne and Collingwood (again) plus the 2019 elimination final against Essendon before he missed the 2019 semi-final loss to Geelong through suspension. Daniel Venables has three finals without a loss – the same three in 2018 – to sit next on the list.

28. Who played five Eagles finals without a win and finished his career on 99 games? Paul Symmons played five finals without a win. He lost two finals in 1995, missed the club’s two finals in 1996 (when they had one win) and then lost two finals in 1997 and one in 1998 in what was his 82^nd He added 17 games without a finals appearance in 1999-2000 to fall one game short of triple figures.

29. Which three Eagles played their last game for the club in a grand final win? Drew Banfield played his 265th and last game in the 2006 grand final win over Sydney. Mark LeCras played his 219^th and last game in the 2018 grand final win over Collingwood. And, also in the 2018 grand final, Scott Lycett played his last game for the Eagles before heading to Port Adelaide.

30. And which four Eagles finished with the club in a grand final loss? Not so lucky were Travis Gaspar and Kasey Green (2005), Matt Rosa and Callum Sinclair (2015). Gaspar retired and the other three moved clubs.

31. Which two Eagles finals were decided after extra time? Who were the opponents and what was the outcome? West Coast lost the 2007 semi-final against Collingwood at Subiaco in extra time and beat Port Adelaide in the 2017 elimination final at Adelaide Oval in extra time.

32. Who made his finals debut in his last Eagles game before retirement in 1990 when, having not played since round 14 of his final season, he was recalled for a preliminary final? Todd Breman played 15 games in his first season in 1989 plus rounds 3-4-5-6-7 and rounds 13-14 in 1990 before being dropped. He got his unexpected chance and a 23^rd game in blue and gold when called in to replace Dwayne Lamb in the preliminary final loss to Essendon. De-listed at the end of that season, Breman had a year out of the AFL before getting a second chance at Richmond, where he played 25 games in 1992-93.

33. Who made his finals debut in his fourth AFL game without having enjoyed a win in an AFL game? Ashley Sampi. He played his first three games in rounds 14-20-21 in 2002 for losses to Geelong, Brisbane and Port Adelaide and made his finals debut in the elimination final against Essendon, losing again by 33 points..

34. Who played his last two games for the Eagles against the same opponent in the same finals campaign in the same year? Steve Malaxos – he captained the club in his 74^th Eagles game in the drawn 1990 qualifying final against Collingwood and his 75^th and last Eagles game in the replay the following week. He was famously omitted from the side the following week.

35. Which Eagles player, after leaving the club, finished his career playing in a grand final loss with an opposition club against the Eagles? Geoff Miles. Traded to Geelong after the 1991 season, he played 20 games with the Cats in 1992.

36. Four other Eagles played a final against the Eagles after leaving the club? Who were they? Who was the only one to play in a finals win against the Eagles? Dean Irving, Dean Laidley., Chris Judd, Brad Ebert.

37. Who played his first Eagles final against one of his two former clubs in 1992? Paul Harding. Having played 11 games with Hawthorn from 1987-88 and 62 games (one final) with St Kilda from 1989-91 he joined West Coast in 1992. Among five finals for the Eagles he played against Hawthorn in the 1992 elimination final on route to the grand final.

38. Who was included in the 1991 grand final side despite not playing in any of the lead-up finals? And who made way for him at selection after making his finals debut in the preliminary final? Chris Mainwaring was a permanent member of the Eagles side in their first five seasons but in 1991 injury saw him miss the qualifying final loss to Hawthorn, the semi-final win over Melbourne and the preliminary final win over Geelong. When he was declared fit for the grand final Adrian Barich was the unlucky player to miss out.

39. Who in his last season in 1990 played only five games – including four finals? Laurie Keene, a member of the first Eagles side, played 29 games in 1987-88 but only two in 1989 and five in 1989 before going out in style.

40. Who played just two games in his first season 1998 and was not seen again in the AFL until round 20 in 1999, yet played five games in a row in rounds 20-21-22 plus a QF and SF to finish the season? Jaxon Crabb played his first two games in round five and round eight of 1998 but didn’t get another chance until round 20, 1999. But he finished his second season with the last three home-and-away games and two finals against the Western Bulldogs and Carlton.

41. Who played five years and 77 games at two other clubs before joining the Eagles and making his finals debut in his 100^th career game? Scott Cummings played 40 games with Essendon (1994-96) and 37 games with Port Adelaide (1997-98) before joining West Coast in 1999. After playing every game of the ’99 home-and-away season he made his finals debut in the qualifying final against the Bulldogs – his 100^th game.

42. Who has captained West Coast most often in finals? And how many players in total have done so? John Worsfold skippered the club in a record 18 finals from 1990-95 and in 1997, having taken over midway through the 1990 finals campaign when original captain Steve Malaxos was dropped. Other finals captains have been Shannon Hurn (11), Ben Cousins (6), Chris Judd (5), Darren Glass (5), Guy McKenna (4), Steve Malaxos (2), Ross Glendinning (1) and Dean Kemp (1).

43. Who in 2005, having not played at AFL level in 476 days since round 10, 2004, played his last two games in the PF and GF?  And who sadly missed the 2005 grand final with a knee injury after playing all 24 lead-up games. Travis Gaspar played his 26^th game in round 10, 2004 and didn’t play again until he was recalled for the 2005 preliminary final against Adelaide. Michael Braun (knee) was ruled out of the ’05 grand final.

44. Who played his first West Coast final in his 230th and last game? Ross Glendinning had played 12 finals without getting to the grand final during a much-decorated 190-game career with North Melbourne. Inaugural captain of the Eagles, he retired after the Eagles’ first final in 1988.

45. Which two players missed the 1992 grand final against Geelong after playing in the semi-final win over the Cats to qualify for the ‘big one’? And who took their place? David Hart and David Hynes.

46. In 1994, when Drew Banfield, Ashley McIntosh and Ryan Turnbull played in the premiership win over Geelong after missing one of the two lead-up finals, who missed grand final selection after being part of the finals campaign? Brett Spinks, Tony Godden and Mitchell White.

47. Who made his finals debut for the Eagles in the drawn 1990 QF against Collingwood and later played his last two games in QF and SF in 1995? Michael Brennan. After that he played every final except the 1992 semi-final through until his retirement after the 1995 finals series.

48. During the four-game finals series in 2006, which ended with a stunning grand final win over Sydney, the Eagles used a total of 26 players. Who are the four who missed the grand final? Jaymie Graham, Matt Rosa, Mark LeCras and Brent Staker.

49. Who, in his first season in the AFL, watched the first 19 rounds of the season before playing rounds 20-21-22 plus the EF and SF? Tony Godden joined the Eagles via the 1992 AFL Draft and, after a debut at 21 in Round 20 1993, played five games in a row, including two finals.

50. Who, one day before his 24^th birthday, played his last game for West Coast in the 2007 QF on precisely the same date as his first final five years earlier? Chris Judd. Born on 8 September 1983, he made his finals debut in the 2002 elimination final against Essendon on 7 September 2002 - the day before his 19^th He played his last Eagles game in the 2007 qualifying final against Port Adelaide on 7 September 2007 – the day before his 24^th birthday.