PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Jayden Hunt of the Demons handballs against Shannon Hurn of the Eagles during the round 18 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images
The West Coast Eagles have recorded a narrow 6-point win in a thrilling match with the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on Saturday.
Although Melbourne dominated play around the ground and had 66 inside 50's to West Coast's 37, their inaccurate kicking in front of goal stopped the Demons from winning the game with the Eagles finishing with a 10.6 (66) to 8.12 (60) victory.
Melbourne's Nathan Jones was impressive for his 34 disposals and Jeff Garlett kept them in the game with his three goals.
Josh Kennedy was the only multiple goal kicker for the Eagles, while Andrew Gaff played well for his 26 disposals and goal.
Listen to how the game played out here...
"It felt like a bit of a loss... we just fell over the line"
Matt Priddis spoke with us after the game....
"That polish and composure to finish off our hard work was missing today."
Jack Viney spoke with us after the game...
"They've got four or five really good, hard and inside mids and they're young and we probably rotate more guys through there and we couldn't find the right match up."
Listen to Adam Simpsons post game press conference here...
"Really all the key stats, we won, but their experience and just probably some free kicks..."
Listen to Paul Roos post game press conference here...
