He may have only had three kicks in just his second game of AFL footy, but the name on every West Coast supporter's lips on Saturday night was Nicholas Naitanui.

Only 34,441 fans braved the extreme winds and teeming rain to see the Eagles overrun Hawthorn by 20 points after trailing by three at the final break.

But those that did witnessed an incredible final quarter from the No.2 draft selection that justified all the hype.

With his side trailing by two points at the 11-minute mark, Naitanui produced a contender for goal of the season with an effort that gave the Eagles the lead and ignited his team-mates.

Hawk Jordan Lewis didn't know what hit him as Naitanui came from nowhere to smother his kick in the goal square before running onto the ball and taking possession off the ground near the point post.

Lewis was still in the hunt, as he closed in on Naitanui, but the big Fijian turned the premiership player inside out before threading the ball in through the narrowest of gaps between Brad Sewell and the goal post.

He wasn't done though, soccering his second off the ground five minutes later before helping set up a Josh Kennedy goal in the 18th minute.

And to add insult to injury for Hawks defender Tom Murphy, Naitanui chopped off his handpass 60 metres from goal before putting on the after burners, blitzing Murphy with his speed as he dribbled in his third goal from three kicks, having had just two possessions in the first three quarters.

It was enough to make coach John Worsfold feel 'pretty elated' over his boom recruit.

"I think it's a big positive," Worsfold said.

"I think our team store opens at maybe 8.30 or 9.00 on Monday and there's only a limited number of No.9 guernseys in there, so get in quick."

"(I'm) not surprised (by the performance) but pretty elated by it, because he was a big part of us winning the game with that quarter."

"A lot of players did a lot of work over the four quarters to keep us in that position and then to have someone who can just do a couple of those things is obviously great."

"But he's in the very, very early stages of what's going to be a promising career and we're very conscious of that so the effort in that last quarter won't change our planning with him."

Despite his size and ability, Naitanui isn't