Tom Barrass – 6
The first final for the impressive intercept-marking defender. Started sluggishly and had his hands full with Tom Boyd but lifted and took a few important marks. Held as firm as you could under such a deluge.

Mitch Brown – 3
His versatility earned him the nod as back-up, back-up ruckman and back-up defender. Just couldn't get near it until he got the Eagles' third goal, an over-the-back, goal square job. Ended with just five disposals. You'd have to question the merits of picking him against the rampant mosquito fleet the Bulldogs had on the park.

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Sam Butler – 6
Age does not weary the only surviving Eagle from the 2006 premiership and he was far from the side's worst. Felt the heat of Dogs forwards but kept his head better than most.

Jamie Cripps – 3
Had five tackles but didn't have an impact on the match at all. Couldn't get his hands on the ball.

Jack Darling – 6
Looked the most likely forward in the air for the Eagles but his game was stained by a massive balls-up when he marked 15m out in the second term and played on, then didn't, and got caught holding the ball.

Andrew Gaff –  8
Had the company of Liam Picken but it wasn't a super-hard tag and he was the main Eagles midfielder providing dash. His 35 possessions illustrated his effort and he can hold his head high.

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Jonathan Giles – 5
Played the game of his career in round 23 against Adelaide and started well again but didn't rise to those heights. Won 28 hit-outs but did very little around the ground.

Josh Hill – 5
Quiet with one main highlight being a high mark and goal in the third quarter. His first few touches were handballs that put teammates under the pump. He'd be disappointed.

Shannon Hurn – 7
The captain led from the front in his 200th game but was rushed with disposal by the ferocious Dogs, especially Clay Smith who zeroed in on him whenever he got the chance.

Mark Hutchings – 8
The tagger re-signed for two years during the week and showed why the Eagles value his input with a hard-nosed job on Dogs star Marcus Bontempelli in the first half.

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Josh Kennedy – 5
The Coleman medallist got a goal in the first term and another in the last but in between was well beaten by Joel Hamling.

Mark LeCras – 5
Needed a good finals match having never really got going in September, but two early misses set him back. He ended with 1.2 which should have been 3.0, a return which would have improved his rating.

Scott Lycett – 5
Came into the match with doubts over his fitness and limped off after just 24 minutes with what looked like a re-occurrence of his posterior cruciate ligament injury. Started the second term on the bench but returned to lay six tackles despite being restricted.

Chris Masten – 6
Another who needed a strong September after the disappointments of 2015. Chased Lachie Hunter's tail early before getting into the game. Found plenty of the ball and did his best to rally a comeback with 27 possessions.

Jeremy McGovern – 6
The Dogs put a bit of work into the All Australian to try and make sure he didn't get any intercept marks. It worked to a fair extent with McGovern below his usual 2016 form.

Matt Priddis – 6
In and under all night but the clean clearances just didn't come. Tom Liberatore kept Priddis from dominating, and the Eagles needed him to have a big impact.

Will Schofield – 7
Jake Stringer's opponent for much of the night. Didn't get heaps of the ball himself but importantly he kept 'The Package' in the box.

Dom Sheed – 3
Had a stinker. Gave very little drive and just one of his nine possessions was contested.

Brad Sheppard – 5
A lacklustre finish to another good season. Couldn't impact the contest enough to be effective.

Luke Shuey – 7
Continued his strong form in 2016 with 28 possessions, 19 of them in a contest. Didn't get enough support from the lesser lights of the West Coast midfield.

Sharrod Wellingham – 5
Wasn't allowed to get any space to set-up the Eagles from half-back. Struggled to have his usual impact on how the match was played.

Elliot Yeo – 4
Two clanger misses from 20m out at the Subiaco end summed up a dirty night for Yeo. He was often caught in bad positions or bad situations. Just not his night.