For the fourth time in as many seasons, West Coast have endured a double-digit losing streak, with Greater Western Sydney smashing the hapless Eagles to hand them their 10th straight defeat.

In one of the most disappointing performances of the season, the Eagles conceded nine unanswered goals from the dying stages of the first term until the fifth minute of the last on their way to a 54-point defeat at Engie Stadium.

The disappointing 16.15 (111) to 7.15 (57) loss means that unless they beat Hawthorn next weekend, Andrew McQualter will finish with a 5-41 record from his first two seasons at the helm.

It was only three months ago that the Eagles stunned the Giants on their home deck to claim their third win of the season and signal the evolution of the outfit.

And they couldn’t have looked any more different to the team from that day, failing to replicate the overwhelming pressure and intensity which stopped the famed ‘Orange Tsunami’.

After an enthralling first term, the Giants took control of the contest, dissecting the visitors with a kick-mark game, prioritising possession until they were able to find a gap to burst through and overwhelm West Coast’s defence.

Half-backs Lachie Ash (36 disposals) and Lachie Whitfield (33 disposals) ran rampant after quarter-time, while Clayton Oliver (29 disposals and six clearances) continued his career resurgence.

Giants forward Aaron Cadman got the better of Eagles defender Rhett Bazzo, kicking three goals, while Callum Brown took advantage of the Eagles’ lack of tall defenders to boot four goals.

And if it was Toby Greene’s last home game for the NSW club, the skipper gave the fans a trademark performance, kicking two goals from 16 touches and five tackles while also getting under the skin of several opponents.

West Coast star Harley Reid continued to stake his claim for a maiden John Worsfold Medal with another stellar performance for his side, finishing with 25 disposals, five tackles and eight clearances.

Reid was well supported by Tim Kelly (28 disposals and eight clearances), who worked tirelessly to help his teammates across the ground, while Jack Graham had one of the better games of his season with 26 touches, eight tackles and five clearances.

No.1 draftee Willem Duursma looked like an arduous first season finally caught up with him, finishing with only six touches in the quietest performance of his short career.

The Eagles came out firing, kicking four unanswered goals after conceding the first to stamp their authority on the contest.

When the slumbering Giants’ midfield finally awoke, they began to turn the game at the clearances with the home side kicking three majors in four minutes, including two from centre stoppages.

Liam Baker’s second goal for the opening term looked like it would give the Eagles the lead at the first break for only the sixth time this season, but it would be the last time they’d be in front for the match.

Greene kicked truly from right half-forward in the dying seconds to give the home outfit the slenderest of advantages at the first break.

The Giants were clearly unhappy with the free-wheeling nature of the contest and set about testing West Coast’s ability to possess the footy, which nullified any pressure the visitors hoped to bring.

West Coast simply couldn’t get their hands on the ball, and when they did, their structure forward of centre was unable to capitalise, kicking five behinds from nine inside 50s.

At the other end, the Giants were having no such trouble as they not only found plenty of avenues to goal but wasted few opportunities, kicking six goals from their 16 entries.

A lot of the drive came from half-back through Whitfield and Ash, who both collected nine touches in the term in a trademark Giants display.

There was no response after the main break from the Eagles, who tried to lift their intensity but constantly turned the football over in dangerous areas and were hurt on the counterattack.

West Coast were able to stem the flow of the onslaught but had no answers for their forward woes as key defender Connor Idun (24 disposals and nine marks) proved difficult to circumnavigate.

Defender Brady Hough finally ended the Eagles’ goalless run when he slotted a simple shot on the run, ensuring his side wouldn’t claim an unwanted 12-year first and fail to kick a goal after quarter-time.

The enigmatic Jake Stringer responded with one of the goals of the season, snapping what seemed an impossible goal on the run from the right forward pocket.

Jake Waterman slotted his second from just inside 50 as the Eagles looked on track to win the last term.

But the Giants had a few last punches to throw as celebrations began, with Brown slotting his fourth before Cadman got a third.

SCOREBOARD

GWS 5.2, 11.4, 13.9, 16.15 (111)

WEST COAST 5.1, 5.6, 5.10, 7.15 (57)

Goals – GWS: C Brown 4 A Cadman 3 T Greene 2 R Hamilton 2 H Thomas 2 C Angove M Gruzewski J Stringer. WEST COAST: L Baker 2 J Waterman 2 T Cole B Hough M Murdock.

Best – GWS: L Ash L Whitfield C Oliver C Brown C Idun T Greene. WEST COAST: H Reid T Kelly J Graham T McCarthy.

Injuries – GWS: T Bedford (back) replaced in the selected side by C Stone.

Umpires: L Fisher B Wallace A Adair J O’Brien. Crowd: 7345 at Engie Stadium.