Saturday, September 22
Second Preliminary Final
West Coast vs Melbourne, Optus Stadium, 3.20pm (AEST)
West Coast 2018 Season Record: 17 Wins, 6 Losses
Last 5 Games
WIN Collingwood 86-70
WIN Brisbane 98-72
LOSS Melbourne 91-108
WIN Port Adelaide 62-58
WIN Fremantle 142-84
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2017 Semi Final
2016 Elimination Final
2015 Runners Up
2012 Semi Final
2011 Preliminary Final
Melbourne 2018 Season Record: 15 Wins 8 Losses
Last 5 Games
WIN Hawthorn 104-71
WIN Geelong 75-46
WIN GWS Giants 102-57
WIN West Coast 108-91
LOSS Sydney 78-87
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2006 Semi-Final
2005 Elimination Final
2004 Elimination Final
2002 Semi-Final
2000 Runners Up
Current Squads
| West Coast | Games | Finals |
| Brendon Ah Chee | 35 | 0 |
| Brayden Ainsworth | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Allen | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Barrass | 49 | 4 |
| Tom Cole | 25 | 1 |
| Jamie Cripps | 142 | 7 |
| Jack Darling | 170 | 12 |
| Liam Duggan | 68 | 3 |
| Shannon Hurn | 246 | 14 |
| Mark Hutchings | 93 | 7 |
| Lewis Jetta | 172 | 16 |
| Josh Kennedy | 219 | 12 |
| Mark leCras | 217 | 13 |
| Scott Lycett | 73 | 2 |
| Chris Masten | 196 | 9 |
| Jeremy McGovern | 101 | 7 |
| Jackson Nelson | 42 | 0 |
| Jack Redden | 186 | 5 |
| Willie Rioli | 22 | 1 |
| Liam Ryan | 11 | 1 |
| Will Schofield | 174 | 9 |
| Dom Sheed | 76 | 7 |
| Luke Shuey | 175 | 12 |
| Nathan Vardy | 55 | 7 |
| Daniel Venables | 13 | 1 |
| Elliot Yeo | 130 | 7 |
| Others with Finals Experience | ||
| Andrew Gaff | 175 | 11 |
| Eric Mackenzie | 147 | 7 |
| Nic Naitanui | 161 | 8 |
| Brad Sheppard | 154 | 7 |
Coach: Adam Simpson
Record: 116 Games, Won 74, Drew 1, Lost 41
Finals Record: 7 Games, Won 4, Lost 3
Playing Record: 306 Games, 21 Finals, 2 Premierships
| Melbourne | Games | Finals |
| Angus Brayshaw | 57 | 2 |
| Bayley Fritsch | 23 | 2 |
| Sam Frost | 68 | 2 |
| Max Gawn | 98 | 2 |
| Mitch Hannan | 34 | 2 |
| James Harmes | 68 | 2 |
| Michael Hibberd | 122 | 3 |
| Jayden Hunt | 47 | 0 |
| Neville Jetta | 140 | 2 |
| Nathan Jones | 263 | 4 |
| Jay Kennedy-Harris | 34 | 0 |
| Jordan Lewis | 306 | 25 |
| Oscar McDonald | 61 | 2 |
| Tom McDonald | 145 | 2 |
| Jake Melksham | 155 | 3 |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 58 | 2 |
| Clayton Oliver | 59 | 2 |
| Christian Petracca | 62 | 2 |
| Christian Salem | 69 | 2 |
| Joel Smith | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Spargo | 17 | 2 |
| Dom Tyson | 106 | 2 |
| Aaron vandenBerg | 34 | 2 |
| Jack Viney | 97 | 2 |
| Sam Weideman | 19 | 2 |
| Others With Finals Experience | ||
| Jeff Garlett | 178 | 6 |
| Jake Lever | 67 | 5 |
| Bernie Vince | 229 | 6 |
Coach: Simon Goodwin
Record: 47 Games, Won 28, Lost 19
Finals Record: 2 Games, Won 2, Lost 0
Playing Record: 275 Games, 23 Finals, 2 Premierships
Last 5 Games Head to Head
West Coast leads 3-2
Round 22 2018
West Coast 14.7.91 def by Melbourne 16.12.108, Optus Stadium, 55,824
Best:
WCE – Rioli, Redden, Hutchings, Sheed, Masten
Melb – Harmes, Melksham, Hannan, Brayshaw, Gawn, Jones
Goals:
WCE – Rioli 3, Hutchings 2, Venables, leCras, Yeo, Cripps, Vardy, Sheed, Masten, Ah Chee, Ryan
Melb – Melkham 4, Hannan 3, T McDonald 3, Kent, Harmes, vandenBerg, Jones, Brayshaw, Weideman
Round 14 2017
West Coast 14.12.96 def by Melbourne 15.9.99, Domain Stadium, 36,622
Best:
WCE – Petrie, McGovern, Mitchell, Jetta, Sheed, Duggan, Vardy
Melb – Viney, T McDonald, Tyson, Lewis, Gawn, Pedersen, Oliver
Goals:
WCE – Petrie 4, McGovern 3, Hutchings 2, Hill 2, Gaff, Sheed, Karpany
Melb – T McDonald 5, Neal-Bullen 2, Stretch, Harmes, Hannan, Pedersen, Bugg, Petracca, Melksham, Viney
Round 18 2016
West Coast 10.6.66 def Melbourne 8.12.60, Domain Stadium, 33,908
Best:
WCE – Priddis, Shuey, Gaff, Kennedy, Hurn, Lycett
Melb – N Jones, Tyson, Viney, Garlett, Kent, Gawn
Goals:
WCE – Kennedy 3, Gaff, Priddis, Cripps, Lycett, Duggan, Darling, Hill
Melb – Garlett 3, Dawes 2, Kent, M Jones, Petracca
Round 14 2015
Melbourne 9.6.60 def by West Coast 16.18.114, TIO Stadium, 11,873
Best:
Melb – Tyson, N Jones, Vince, Watts
WCE – Darling, Gaff, Naitanui, Kennedy, Wellingham, Masten, Sheed
Goals:
Melb – Dawes 2, Neal-Bullen 2, Tyson, Spencer, Hogan, Viney, Garlett
WCE – Darling 5, Kennedy 2, Cripps 2, Shuey 2, leCras, McGovern, Sheed, Sinclair, Hill
Round 22 2014
West Coast 18.11.119 def Melbourne 8.5.53, Patersons Stadium, 35,083
Best:
WCE – leCras, Masten, Shuey, McGovern, Gaff
Melb – Vince, Jones, Howe, Bail, Cross
Goals:
WCE – leCras 4, Kennedy 4, Darling 3, Hill 2, Gaff, McGinnity, Cripps, Lycett, Shuey
Melb – Fitzpatrick 2, Howe, Dawes, Bail, Tyson, Vince, Pedersen
Finals Head to Head Record
West Coast Lead 3-1
1994 Second Preliminary Final
West Coast 16.21.117 def Melbourne 8.4.52, WACA, 34,317
Best:
WCE – Heady, Kemp, Mainwaring, Jakovich, Lewis, Brennan, McKenna
Melb – Wight, Charles, Neitz, B Lovett
Goals:
WCE – Heady 6, Sumich 3, Ball, Hynes, Turnbull, Kemp, Wilson, Evans, Lewis
Melb – Lyon 3, Charles 2, B Lovett, G Lovett, Hopgood
1991 First Semi-Final
West Coast 17.15.117 def Melbourne 12.7.79, Waverley Park, 41,136
Best:
WCE – Watters, Turley, Jakovich, Worsfold, Sumich, McKenna
Melb – Stynes, Rohde, Obst, Lyon, Stretch, Viney
Goals:
WCE – Heady 3, Irving 3, Wilson 3, Sumich 3, Hart, Kemp, Turley, Jakovich, Lewis
Melb – Jakovich 4, Rohde 2, Beveridge, Cuthbertson, Stynes, Yeats, Viney, Spalding
1990 First Semi-Final
West Coast 19.16.130 def Melbourne 15.10.100, Waverley Park, 43,458
Best:
WCE – Turley, Keene, Mainwaring, Waterman, McKenna, Jackson, Lewis
Melb – B Lovett, Spalding, Campbell, Eishold, Stynes, Grinter
Goals:
WCE – Waterman 6, Sumich 4, Jackson 3, Mainwaring 2, Keene, Langdon, Kemp, Lewis
Melb – Grinter 4, Bennett 2, Yeats 2, Jackson 2, Tingay, Eishold, Healy, Campbell, Spalding
1988 Elimination Final
West Coast 10.11.71 def by Melbourne 11.7.73, VFL Park, 43,438
Best:
WCE – Worsfold, Malaxos, Lamb, Mainwaring, Langdon, Miles, Glendinning
Melb – Johnson, Stynes, Stretch, Healy, Duursma, Lovet, Lyon
Goals:
WCE – Glendinning 5, Lockyer 2, Langdon, Malaxos, Hart
Melb – Wight 2, Lovell 2, Jackson 2, Williams, Lyon, Healy, Johnson, Spalding