WEST COASTÂ Â 4.2 Â 7.4 Â 7.5 Â 9.6 Â 12.6 (78)
PORT ADELAIDEÂ 1.0 Â 5.2 Â 6.8 Â Â 8.12 Â 10.16 (76)
GOALS - Eagles: Darling, Kennedy 3, Shuey 2, Petrie, Cripps. Â Port: Dixon 3, S. Gray , Wines 2, Wingard, Ebert, Powell-Pepper.
BEST - Eagles: McGovern, Mitchell, Priddis, Gaff, Hurn, Shuey.  Port: Dixon, R. Gray, Ebert, Wines, Hartlett, Wingard.
UMPIRES Â C. Donlon, C. Deboy, J. Schmitt.Â
CROWD Â 41,172 at Adelaide Oval.
West Coast won a sensational first elimination final against Port Adelaide after the scores were tied at the end of regular time at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
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It all came down to one kick to see who would make it through to play the GWS Giants at Spotless.
Having gone to extra-time, and with 18 seconds remaining, Luke Shuey was awarded a free after high contact from Jared Polec, and goaled after the siren from 35 metres. The Eagles prevailed in a pulsating 12.6 (78) to 10.16 (76) win.Â
There were amazing scenes after the Eagles won by two points, with the Port players and  fans shocked. The Power had had it won – and lost. The Eagles simply never gave up in the dying seconds, and will now play the GWS Giants next Saturday.
With Port 8.12 (60) and the Eagles 9.6 (60), and players fatigued, cramping and desperate to win the hard ball, this was an epic contest and one Sam Mitchell, Matt Priddis and Drew Petrie, in their final season, will never forget.
There were heroes all round, especially Jeremy McGovern who took some amazing marks in defence to deny Port scoring when the pressure was right on before the additional five-minute halves.
After trailing by 31 points midway through the second term, Port had clawed their way back to a 10-point lead in the last term only for the Eagles to delve into their greatest depths of grit.
It was a magnificent battle of coaching tactics, resilience from both sides and remarkable will to win. The third quarter delivered just one goal to Port – which the Eagles seemed unlucky not to have reversed after a review – but it was tense, pressure football with neither side prepared to work the ball inside in fear of giving the other an easy run to goal.
The coaches also played a huge part with a battle of tactics. Ken Hinkley started with a different move by playing Justin Westhoff as a sweeper, well behind the last Eagles forward in an effort to lessen the threat of their superior height in attack.
It stopped the Eagles from just "bombing" the ball in, but they still found a way early as there were wide cracks in Port's defence. While the Westhoff move seemed to have impact, playing regular wingman or midfielder Hamish Hartlett on Jack Darling had its concerns.
We're talking about an inexperienced Port backline overall. It worked incredibly hard, but just lacked the ability to shut down the Eagles completely. In the process, Port was unable to compensate the deficiency moving forward.
There were worrying signs early and Port were desperately searching for composure. Compounding the issues was the fact the Eagles were dominating the midfield and clearances.
But Hinkley was prepared to make moves. Westhoff went to a wing and later up forward, and this coincided with a change in the tide.
Adam Simpson also juggled the magnet board and, at one stage, both sides had a player roaming loose in defence, a tactic which made scoring tough.
Port's Charlie Dixon continued to be the most dominant forward on the ground and at one stage had kicked 3.2 of their 3.3.
If there was a special moment, it was Dixon's third goal resulting from a rare centre clearance. Port found their spirit and suddenly began winning most of the key factors. Suddenly it was "game on" and while the Eagles had an 11-point half-time lead, it was the Power that were charging.
The remarkable thing about these changing fortunes was that the Eagles were ahead because of their overall midfield strength coming from Brownlow medallists Mitchell and Priddis.Â
Port gambled on not playing an out-of-favour Jackson Trengove and Hinkley showed enormous faith in his young defenders, who grew a lot in stature and experience on Saturday night.
All-Australian Paddy Ryder was expected to dominate the ruck, but Nathan Vardy gave a huge account of himself, and Ryder had just two disposals to three-quarter-time.Â
It was tough going in the packs, players throwing themselves at everything, and both teams had players fearing nothing.Â
