West Coast ladies’s coach Michael Prior has backtracked on his criticism of the AFLW fixturing, saying his feedback got here out of frustration following his aspect’s 70-point loss to Melbourne on Sunday.
With every workforce solely taking part in 10 home-and-away matches in an 18-team competitors, Prior blasted the choice to fixture strugglers West Coast up towards final 12 months’s premiers Melbourne.
“How we play that team is beyond me. That (today’s result) is what you get when you get fixturing like that,” Prior stated after Sunday’s recreation.
West Coast launched a press release from Prior on Monday afternoon to make clear his place.
“I would like to acknowledge my comments regarding the AFLW fixturing were unacceptable after our game against Narrm,” Prior stated.
“It was a disappointing performance and I was frustrated but that does not excuse my comments and they do not reflect the club’s position. I take full responsibility.
“Narrm are the benchmark in AFLW and credit score to them for the way in which they performed.
“As one of the youngest lists in the competition, taking on the reigning premier was a challenge our squad will learn from as we aspire to climb the AFLW ladder.
“Every alternative to compete towards one of the best groups is a chance to be taught and get higher and that’s what we will probably be aiming to do in our ultimate three matches this season.”
West Coast (1-6) sit second last on the ladder with a woeful percentage of 41.7 – the worst in the competition.
Only the winless Western Bulldogs (0-7) sit below them.
The Eagles will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to Melbourne to take on fifth-placed Essendon.
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