The West Coast Eagles have elevated four icons to Legend status and inducted three champions into the Hall of Fame at a Gala Celebration Dinner marking the Club’s 40th year on Friday evening.

Glen Jakovich, Peter Matera, Guy McKenna and John Worsfold - all dual premiership players and cornerstones of West Coast's most successful era in the 1990s - were honoured as inaugural Legends.

Drew Banfield, Andrew Embley and Josh Kennedy were inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of their outstanding careers in blue and gold.

West Coast Eagles CEO Don Pyke said the seven inductees played significant roles shaping the Club across its first 40 years.

"Our Club has been shaped by outstanding individuals across our first four decades and these seven honourees have all had significant, positive and lasting impacts at the West Coast Eagles," Pyke said.

"Elevation to Legend status is the highest individual honour the West Coast Eagles can bestow, and Glen, Peter, Guy and John are iconic figures who helped forge our identity and left enduring legacies through their on-field performance and contribution to the Club.

"Drew, Andrew and Josh were pivotal members of premiership teams, decorated players and outstanding Club people, and they are thoroughly deserving of being added into our Hall of Fame.

"On behalf of the Club, I congratulate these seven men for the honour bestowed as we celebrate our 40th year."

Glen Jakovich was a four-time Club Champion

To be considered for Legend status, existing Hall of Fame members were required to have demonstrated outstanding performance over a sustained period along with consistent alignment to Club values.

Criteria included, but was not limited to, premiership success, Club and AFL individual honours, as well as games played, captained and coached.

Jakovich, a four-time Club Champion, two-time All-Australian and 276-game defender, was a colossus in a dominant half-backline that underpinned the Club's golden era alongside McKenna and Worsfold.

Four-time All-Australian defender Guy McKenna

McKenna, who was Club Champion in 1989 as a 20-year-old and again in 1999, earned four All-Australian selections and, as a half-back flanker, twice finished top 10 in the Brownlow Medal. He was renowned for his composure, elite skill and reliability across 267 games.

Revered 1992 and ’94 premiership captain Worsfold won the 1988 Club Champion award – now named in his honour – and delivered the Eagles’ third flag as coach in 2006. He has captained (138) and coached (281) the most games in Club history.

Dual premiership captain and 2006 premiership coach John Worsfold

Matera, the electrifying Norm Smith medallist from the 1992 Grand Final, was a five-time All-Australian, Club Champion and match-winner of rare brilliance across 253 games. He was twice runner up in the Brownlow medal along with another top five finish.

Among the Hall of Fame inductees, Kennedy retired as West Coast’s all-time leading goalkicker with 712 goals from 271 games, while claiming three All-Australian awards, two Coleman Medals and playing a key role in the 2018 premiership.

Embley was awarded the Norm Smith Medal following the epic one-point 2006 Grand Final triumph over Sydney and is one of only 12 Eagles in history to have played 250 games.

Banfield holds a unique place as the only Eagle to play in both the 1994 and 2006 premierships, overcoming injury battles to bow out with a fairytale finish in his 265th and final game.

1992 Norm Smith medallist Peter Matera

Alongside the 40-year celebrations and Hall of Fame awards, the 2006 premiership team held their 20-year reunion at Crown Perth on Friday.

West Coast Eagles Chair Elizabeth Gaines presented the Legend honours at the Gala Celebration Dinner.