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West Coast have piled more misery onto Melbourne, thrashing them by 94 points in their AFL match at the MCG.


The Eagles won 27.15 (177) to 13.5 (83) on Saturday, breaking the 25.16 they kicked last year for their highest score against the Demons.


The belting was West Coast's first win of the year and leaves Melbourne 0-3.


It means more pressure on coach Mark Neeld after a tumultuous week when Melbourne chief executive Cameron Schwab was told to resign.


The team also spent a night together at Sorrento outside Melbourne in an effort to regroup.


Melbourne were much more competitive in the first half, but were blown away with 11 goals to one in the third quarter.


Eagles ruckman Dean Cox was best afield, while key forwards Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling kicked five goals apiece.


Demons fans had early concerns when West Coast opened with two goals, but Melbourne kicked the next four to lead by 10 points.


While the Eagles kicked two more for an eight-point lead at quarter-time, there were plenty of good signs for the besieged Demons.


They kept coming and another run of four unanswered goals in the second term gave them a nine-point break.


High-flying forward Jeremy Howe also took a superb mark over Andrew Embley on the wing.


But late in the second term, Melbourne's challenge ran out of steam.


Eagles players such as Cox, Matt Priddis and Daniel Kerr lifted and took the contest back to Melbourne.


Kennedy and Darling were well held early, but they also started looking more dangerous.


Leading by 10 points at halftime, the Eagles cut loose in the third term to pile the misery onto the hapless Demons.


West Coast's 11.3 was the best third term in club history, beating the 11.2 they kicked against the Western Bulldogs in 1991.


Melbourne fans again booed their team at three-quarter time.


Kerr, who was playing his first game of the season after off-season knee surgery, was subbed off for the last term.


West Coast also lost Beau Waters in the warm-up with a calf muscle injury.