West Coast's young guns came to the rescue to lift the Eagles to an eight-point win over the Indigenous All Stars at Leederville Oval on Friday night.
The All Stars looked in control for most of the match, but their wayward kicking came back to haunt them in front of a sellout crowd of 10,000.
Trailing by four points at the final change, West Coast sneaked over the line 7.7 (49) to 5.11 (41) courtesy of late goals to rookie Rowen Powell and 18-year-old Tom Lamb.
Although Powell and Lamb scored the match-winning goals, the efforts in defence by Will Schofield and Sam Butler were crucial in the win.
West Coast's defence was under siege for long periods of the match, with the fine work of All Stars captain Shaun Burgoyne, Stephen Hill, Brad Hill, Jack Martin, and Jarrod Harbrow cutting shreds through the Eagles.
But the team's inaccuracy proved to be their undoing.
Burgoyne was awarded the Polly Farmer medal as best afield.
Both sides entered the match missing a host of their best players.
Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli, Paddy Ryder, Chad Wingard, and Adam Goodes were among the big names missing for the All Stars.
West Coast were without skipper Shannon Hurn, ruckman Nic Naitanui, Brownlow medallist Matt Priddis, Jack Darling, Scott Selwood and Luke Shuey, among others.
The Eagles, aided by a strong breeze, took the early ascendancy to set up a 12-point buffer at the first break.
But their lead vanished within a blink of the eye in the second term as the All Stars showcased their skill and pace.
With Stephen Hill, Burgoyne, Harbrow, and Lewis Jetta firing through the middle, the All Stars piled on four goals to one to take a 10-point lead into the long break.
The highlight of the half belonged to the Hill brothers.
With the clock winding down, Stephen gathered the ball on the wing before squaring it to Bradley in the centre of the ground.
The two-time Hawthorn premiership winner sprinted forwards and took a bounce before nailing a 50m goal on the run.
The third quarter appeared destined to be a goalless affair before Eagles goalsneak Jamie Cripps dribbled through a major with just minutes remaining.
And with the game on the line in the final term, Powell roved the pack to dribble through a goal, before Dyson Heppell-lookalike Lamb secured the win.
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