Melbourne chase fifth straight win over West Coast Eagles
Melbourne meet West Coast Eagles at MCG, Sunday 3:15pm (AFL, Round 8). Melbourne have won the last four against West Coast Eagles.
The big picture
Melbourne are 15–9 in AFL 2026, averaging 98.2 points for and 90.5 against.
West Coast Eagles are 4–19 in AFL 2026, averaging 70.2 points for and 101.4 against.
Form
Melbourne have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Carlton 55–74.
West Coast Eagles have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Hawthorn 45–107.
West Coast Eagles have lost their last six.
Head to head
These sides have met 62 times on our records since 1987: Melbourne 24, West Coast Eagles 38.
Last time out (2026, Round 9), Melbourne won 99–67 at Marvel Stadium.
Melbourne have won the last four against West Coast Eagles.
Biggest margin between these two: West Coast Eagles by 108 points in 2012 (166–58).
Players to watch
For Melbourne, watch Jake Bowey (24.9 disposals a game, 2 goals in 2026) and Jack Steele (23.5 disposals a game, 4 goals in 2026).
For West Coast Eagles, watch Harley Reid (24.6 disposals a game, 15 goals in 2026) and Tim Kelly (24 disposals a game, 2 goals in 2026).
Milestone watch
Jake Waterman is 2 goals short of 200 for their career.
At MCG
Melbourne have won 12 of their last 21 at MCG.
West Coast Eagles have won 0 of 3 at MCG.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Melbourne have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
