The Eagles made it consecutive victories on Sunday with a hard fought 11-point win over St Kilda at RSEA Park, continuing the momentum generated by last week's breakthrough win over Brisbane.

In difficult, windy conditions, Pearce was proud of the way her side adjusted after quarter-time and found a way to grind out an important result on the road to improve to a 2-4 record.

“Tough conditions, but it's good to be able to roll up your sleeves and see our team do that and perform,” Pearce said.

“I thought we were a little bit flat to start off and St Kilda got the jump on us considering they were kicking into a pretty stiff breeze.

“But after quarter time our work rate around the contest was much better and we were much hungrier to defend.”

After trailing by a point at quarter-time, West Coast wrestled back control through their contested work before a dominant 15-0 third term paved the way for victory.

Pearce said a more direct approach with ball in hand proved crucial after the main break.

“Just straightening them up and getting them to be a bit more direct in that third quarter was probably the difference,” she said.

“It doesn't need to be the perfect play. Just try and get it in deep, which they did much better.”

The Eagles' recent improvement has coincided with a greater emphasis on team defence after conceding in the opening rounds.

Pearce said the playing group had steadily built its defensive system after welcoming nine new players ahead of the season.

“We've been building and now being able to turn that into a bit of evidence with wins has been important,” Pearce said.

“It's giving us great belief and importantly it's put us back in the season.”

In another positive sign for the Eagles, dangerous forward Kayla Dalgleish continued to build after returning from injury, while Amy Franklin produced another strong performance with two goals.

Pearce praised Franklin’s growth and influence in the forward line, with the 23-year-old already kicking nine goals – her career-best return in a single campaign.

“Amy’s been terrific,” Pearce said.

“She’s strong in a contest, rarely gets out marked now and takes her chances when she gets them.

“The influence she's having on our forward line from a leadership point of view has been really good.”

West Coast will remain in Melbourne this week ahead of Friday’s clash with Essendon at Windy Hill, with the club again opting for its successful road-trip model to reduce travel demands.

“We've done this the last three years and we're really grateful for the support from the footy club and the investment they make in our performance by doing it,” Pearce said.

“Our goal and the plan with it is performance. We think it helps our performance to be able to take out that travel.”