A defiant West Coast captain Luke Shuey continues to insist the membership is heading in the right direction regardless of struggling its fourth 100-point loss this season and being rooted on the underside of the AFL ladder.
Just two days after the Eagles misplaced to Sydney by 171 factors on the SCG, Shuey doubled down on his perception that the membership’s plight isn’t as dangerous as individuals suppose. That was regardless of claiming after the staff’s 116-point loss to Hawthorn in spherical 10 that the Eagles can be a greater staff after the bye.
Shuey stated the outcomes hadn’t shaken his perception and he additionally backed coach Adam Simpson to stay in cost for the long run.
“I don’t know how many times I can say it. It will turn around soon,” Shuey stated.
“I’m looking forward to, whether I’m here or not, watching these young guys hitting their prime. Simmo will probably still be coaching and the club will be back up the top end of the ladder. It won’t be as doom and gloom as it is now.
“It’s because of the same things I’ve said every time I’ve sat here. We’ve got good young kids coming through. We’ve still got some good senior players. Guys aren’t playing their best at the moment but form can be turned around. I don’t know how many more times I’ll sit here and say that. I’ll say it until the day I’m not here any more.”
Shuey stated the evaluate of the sport was brutal however promised there can be a response in opposition to St Kilda this week.
He stated everybody had a transparent understanding of what went improper.
“We just reviewed then pretty honestly and saw a lot of things we didn’t like. I just hope that hurt as badly as it looked,” he stated.
“It was a bit more brutal than weeks gone by as it should be when you let a team kick 200 points. There’s not a lot of positives to come out of that. It was good. It was what we needed.”
West Coast have backed under-siege coach Adam Simpson and Shuey stated it wasn’t his fault the staff was getting persistently thrashed.
After joking at one level that ‘Simmo’ had been answerable for some facial wounds he was sporting, Shuey stated it was as much as the gamers to enhance.
“His message is getting through to the playing group about what we need to get better,” Shuey stated.
“There’s an inability to execute on game day from a playing point of view. It’s not Simmo’s fault. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to educate. Believe it or not we’ve seen little gains throughout the year that he’s banged on about.”
Shuey turned 33 earlier this month and is amongst a big group of ageing Eagles, however indicated he’s eager to play on subsequent season.
He stated the thrashings had solely motivated him for the rest of the 12 months.
“We had a shocking day on Saturday but I can’t wait for the next nine games,” he stated.
“I’m so excited because we need to be excited after a weekend like that. You need to look forward to your next challenge because you’re only as good as your last game. We get an opportunity to prove to people that’s not the side we are.”
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