Inaugural West Coast Eagle Adrian Barich has urged the membership to “send the SOS to John Worsfold” amid the present disaster.
The Eagles suffered their worst-ever loss in a 171-point belting by Sydney on the SCG on Saturday, with no person on the organisation exempt from rapid requires change.
The membership has thrown its assist behind embattled coach Adam Simpson, who’s contracted till the top of subsequent season and this week declared he’ll see the painstaking rebuild via.
With consideration now firmly on West Coast’s board, together with CEO Trevor Nisbett, Barich mentioned bringing in “footy people” could possibly be the reply to enhancing the on-field performances.
He prompt Worsfold, the 2006 flag coach and Simpson’s predecessor, who was additionally on the helm when the Eagles rebounded from a wood spoon in 2010 to complete within the prime 4.
The two-time premiership captain additionally coached Essendon within the years following the dietary supplements saga, together with the suspension-riddled 2016 season, earlier than main the Bombers again to finals the next 12 months.
“They need to send the SOS to John Worsfold. I think they need Woosha,” Barich mentioned on The Game with Quarters and Barra.
“I think they need Woosha on the board. I don’t know why he’s not on the board.”
Barich, a revered sport reporter with 7News Perth, mentioned in the event that they couldn’t get Worsfold within the fold, the membership ought to attain out to premiership captain and Brownlow medallist Chris Judd, amongst different ex-Eagles.
2006 premiership participant Rowan Jones is at the moment the one previous participant on the eight-person board.
“I think they’ve got to tap into that sort of stuff,” Barich continued.
“I’m not saying ‘sack the board’ or anything like that, a lot of people on there are absolutely fantastic.
“But I think they maybe need to get some of these footy people. They’ve always held off, they’ve always resisted having powerful past players on there. It hasn’t been there style.
“It was more of a business board rather than a sport/football board, but now maybe is the time to pivot.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
