Peter Matera has been elevated to Legend status in the WA Football Hall of Fame, becoming the first West Coast Eagles player to join the revered club.

Matera, the 1992 Norm Smith medallist in West Coast’s groundbreaking premiership, was honoured at a black-tie event at the Westin Hotel on Monday night.

The latest accolade adds to a remarkable list of achievements for the dashing wingman, who played 253 games and kicked 217 goals in blue and gold.

Across a storied career, Matera became a two-time premiership player (1992 and ’94), five-time All-Australian, Club Champion in 1997, Indigenous Team of the Century member, and Australian Football and West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame inductee.

“Peter’s standing among Western Australia’s football greats is undeniable and we are thrilled he has been elevated to Legend status in the WA Football Hall of Fame,” West Coast Eagles CEO Don Pyke said.

“He is not just a champion of our Club, but a champion of the game and someone whose speed and power made him one of the most dynamic and exciting wingmen of a generation.

“On behalf of the West Coast Eagles, I would like to congratulate Peter for this significant achievement, as well as the other deserving inductees, including our former players Josh Kennedy and Nic Naitanui, and current staff member Harry Taylor.”

Raised in Wagin in WA’s Wheatbelt, Matera followed older brother and inaugural Eagle Wally to West Coast and made his debut in 1990.

His electrifying speed and long-stride earned him the nickname ‘Roo’, and his elite skills, agility and ability to impact on the big stage became hallmarks of his career.

His 1992 finals campaign was simply incredible, with Matera helping drive West Coast to victories over Hawthorn (28 disposals, three goals) in an elimination final and Geelong (35, two) in a semi-final.

But he saved the best for last, and Matera’s five goals in the Grand Final triumph over the Cats ranks among the Eagles’ greatest individual performances as the flag headed west for the first time.

The No.30’s brilliant running goal when he ‘set sail for home’ and put the Eagles in front in the third quarter – forever immortalised by Sandy Roberts’ iconic commentary – is an iconic Grand Final moment.

Matera, who retired in 2002 after playing seven seasons alongside younger brother Phil, was elevated to Legend status alongside East and South Fremantle great Ray Sorrell – with the pair becoming the 20^th and 21^st Legends.

Eagles champions Kennedy and Naitanui were inducted into the Hall of Fame, alongside Cats star Taylor, Fremantle’s games record holder David Mundy, ex-Docker and Pie James Clement, East Perth and North Melbourne midfielder Phil Kelly and late journalist, author and historian Alan East.