Liberal leader Basil Zempilas and One Nation Secret Harbour candidate Luke Herdegen at an early voting centre on Monday. (ABC News: Keane Bourke )
What's more likely: Angus Taylor becoming prime minister or Basil Zempilas coaching the West Coast Eagles?
It sounds like the set-up to a joke, but it was a question effectively posed by Zempilas himself on Tuesday morning.
While attacking Labor for failing to secure a firm commitment from the prime minister on WA's share of the GST, he was asked whether he would seek the same assurances from his federal leader.
"Well, he's not the prime minister," Zempilas shot back.
"He could be, and I could be the coach of the West Coast Eagles as well," Zempilas retorted.
Basil Zempilas seemingly compared his prospects of becoming the Eagles coach to Angus Taylor becoming prime minister. (ABC News: Keane Bourke )
There are plenty of parallels between the struggling Liberals and the floundering Eagles, but it's safe to say Zempilas wasn't exactly talking up Taylor's chances of leading the country.
"The leader of the opposition got out the white flag and waved it for Angus Taylor," Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti told parliament later that day.
It's a claim Labor has made throughout the by-election campaign, and one that Zempilas has strenuously denied each time.
Rita Saffioti has accused Basil Zempilas of wanting One Nation to win the Secret Harbour by-election. (ABC News: Keane Bourke )
"The ultimate win for us will be [Liberal candidate] Ryan Robertson joining us in parliament," he said on Monday, as pre-polling began.
"But will Labor losing a seat that they have always held also be a victory for us? Yes, it will."
Whether it's surrendering to One Nation or being realistic about his party's chances, the Liberals are certainly not opposing the prospect of the minor party taking the seat.
Zempilas was happy to chat with One Nation's candidate Luke Herdegen at the early voting centre, and the Liberals' social media has not criticised — or even mentioned — Herdegen.