West Coast has suffered a shattering loss at Marvel Stadium after conceding a sizeable lead to St Kilda on Saturday.
The Eagles led by 33 points during the third quarter but the Saints' relentless pressure was too much to handle as the home side banged through eight unanswered goals to win 15.12 (102) to 13.4 (82).
St Kilda forward Max King was a handful with a career-best five goals, while Dan Butler (three goals) and captain Jack Steele (33 disposals and one goal) also starred.
The first term was a high scoring, see-sawing affair.
Jack Darling proved a handful early, kicking two goals within the opening five minutes of the game to give West Coast a fast start.
St Kilda’s defence found itself under siege, with Oscar Allen adding to the Saints’ misery with a third goal to give the Eagles an early 19-point advantage.
But just when things started looking ominous for St Kilda, Max King and Tim Membrey combined for the next four goals to not only stem the bleeding, but also give the Saints the lead.
Jack Petruccelle then kicked the next two goals and Liam Ryan added another to give the Eagles a 12-point lead at quarter time.
West Coast started to gain ascendancy in the second term, kicking four goals in the quarter including a classy running goal from Petruccelle to give them a 28-point lead at half-time.
St Kilda ramped up its efforts in the third term, winning the first seven inside 50s of the quarter and kicking a much needed goal through Jack Billings.
But West Coast’s efficiency up forward caused headaches for the Saints, the Eagles kicking three goals from their first four inside 50s for the term through Allen, Petruccelle and Josh Kennedy.
However, St Kilda came alive through Dan Butler, the former Tiger kicking two goals in quick succession around another from teammate Daniel McKenzie, reducing the margin to 10 points at the final break.
The Saints continued to apply unrelenting pressure in the last quarter, and soon the floodgates opened.
They kicked five consecutive goals in the final term and were willed home by a vocal home crowd.
ST KILDA 4.2 5.5 10.11 15.12 (102)
WEST COAST 6.2 10.3 13.3 13.4 (82)
GOALS
St Kilda: King 5, Butler 3, Membrey 2, Billings 2, McKenzie, Steele, Higgins
West Coast: Petruccelle 4, Darling 2, Allen 2, Kennedy 2, Ryan, Cripps, Winder
BEST
St Kilda: King, Steele, Hill, Crouch, Butler
West Coast: Darling, Petruccelle, Sheed, Naitanui, McGovern
INJURIES
St Kilda: Nil
West Coast: Hurn (calf)
SUBSTITUTES
St Kilda: Ben Long (unused)
West Coast: Isiah Winder (replaced Shannon Hurn)
Crowd: TBC at Marvel Stadium
