THEY'RE the kings of the big game, and after edging Collingwood in a pulsating 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final, the Eagles earned the right celebrate their fourth AFL premiership.

Here are 28 of the best images of the aftermath of West Coast's win from AFL Photos' award-winning team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

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1. Dom Sheed pumps his fist after threading a miraculous match-winning goal from the right forward pocket

2. The Eagles cut loose after holding out in a desperate finish

3. It's elation as the siren sounds - but devastation for the Magpies

4. American Pie Mason Cox (right) gave it his all in a two-goal second half

5. Coach Adam Simpson and captain Shannon Hurn raise the Toyota AFL Premiership Cup

6. We're the Eagles! West Coast soak up their fourth premiership

7. Norm Smith medallist Luke Shuey cemented his reputation as a big-game player

8. Can you hear me, Victorians? Eagle Tom Barrass with a Premiership Cup that's heading west

9. Thousands of Eagle fans made the long trip across the Nullarbor for the Grand Final

10. It was West Coast's first flag since their 2006 premiership win against Sydney

11. Chris Masten comforts a young Eagles fan who's finding the celebrations all too much

12. Skipper and coach share a moment after a flag win few thought possible at the start of the season

13. The Eagles climbed the mountain without ruckman Nic Naitanui (left), who missed the finals campaign through injury

14. Lewis Jetta dons the shades as he soaks in the flag win with his daughter

15. Liam Ryan's first ever game on the MCG earned him a premiership medal

16. Ryan leads the raucous West Coast Eagles crowd in flag celebrations

17. Veteran goalkicker Mark LeCras waited 13 years to earn a flag with the Eagles

18. Grand Final hero Josh Kennedy grabs the cup

19. Kennedy won't need to buy a drink in Perth anytime soon after kicking three Grand Final goals

20. Collingwood President Eddie McGuire on the MCG after the Pies' heartbreaking Grand Final loss

21. A dejected Jeremy Howe gets a hug after the Magpies' five-point loss

22. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is consoled in the rooms after the Grand Final

23. McGuire visits the Eagles rooms to offer congratulations

24. Simpson consoles Andrew Gaff, who missed the premiership thanks to his suspension for punching Docker Andrew Brayshaw

25. Gaff, who was clearly shattered after the game, has been linked with a move east

26. The victorious Eagles brave the crowd for the post-match Virgin Premiership Party

27. Kennedy holds the cup as the party kicks on into Saturday night

28. Already some players are flagging as a long night of celebrations gets underway