The West Coast Eagles have rewritten the V/AFL record books after defeating the Power in Adelaide on Sunday.

The enthralling 13.14 (92) to 13.12 (90) victory was their second of the season, adding to their win last weekend over North Melbourne.

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It means they’ve now surpassed their win tally from last season already, making them the fastest team in history to achieve the feat, according to statistician sirswampthing.

It also means they’ve won two straight games for the first time in 596 days and currently has them sitting in eighth place on the ladder.

Not since Round 21, 2018 had the Eagles beaten Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval, with the visitors also having lost their last 10 games at Adelaide Oval by an average losing margin of 63.6 points heading into the Round 3 match.

It was Jake Waterman up forward who helped turn the match on its head after a slow start, kicking four goals after quarter time to help guide an inexperienced side to a 2-1 record for the first time in five years.

Pick No.1 from the 2025 Draft Willem Duursma wasn’t far off from having a blinder of his own, kicking 1.3 from his 20 disposals to prove himself as a presence all around the ground.

Fellow young gun Jobe Shanahan missed his sole shot on goal for the afternoon, but proved critical in playing a loose man role in the back half late with multiple intercept marks that saved the Eagles on the last line of defence.

For the Power, Mitch Georgiades and Jack Whitlock kicked three of their own, each threatening to tear the game apart early before quieter second halves.

In a sour takeaway from the match for the visitors though, Elliot Yeo’s day finished early at half time after a groin concern that looks set to sideline him once more.

Who else, but Harley Reid?

He wasn’t West Coast’s most consistent performer in the epic win on foreign territory, but the wunderkind Eagle flipped the match on its head after half time to play a huge part in banking four more premiership points.

After a modest nine disposals in the first half, the 20-year-old kicked two crucial goals in the third term from six disposals — at 100% efficiency — and two marks.

“We’ve mentioned his name all game, and he delivered in that third quarter, didn’t he?” four-time premiership player Shaun Burgoyne said at three-quarter time on Fox Footy.

“He kicked two goals and got the fire started for West Coast in and around the ball. He’s getting amongst it.

“He kicked some really important goals and really got into the Port Adelaide fans; which actually makes him play better.”

The Eagles won the contested possession and inside 50 count during the ‘premiership quarter’, with veteran Tim Kelly also playing a major part on-ball in the absence of the injured Elliot Yeo.

Andrew McQualter’s side came from 29 points down at the start of the second quarter to cause the unlikely upset.

– with foxfooty.com.au

Originally published as West Coast Eagles rewrite AFL record books after win over Power