West Coast coach Adam Simpson says he and the gamers merely want to just accept the avalanche of criticism coming their approach as followers begin turning away from the flailing membership.
Only 36,219 followers turned as much as watch West Coast’s 70-point loss to Gold Coast on a nonetheless and dry night at Optus Stadium on Friday night time.
It was a giant drop from the 47,497 followers who turned up in 2019 in West Coast’s most up-to-date house match in opposition to Gold Coast through which there have been no COVID crowd restrictions.
West Coast’s flailing on-field fortunes have resulted in waves of harsh criticism on-line.
The insipid loss to Gold Coast, particularly the lacklustre nature of the second time period through which West Coast misplaced the contested possession battle 43-16, is ready to accentuate the highlight on the membership.
Simpson, who’s contracted till the top of 2025, is determined to steer the membership by way of its rebuild, and he is copping the criticism on the chin.
“I know there’s some disappointed members out there, and I get that,” Simpson mentioned.
“They can demand as much as they like, they pay the memberships.
“They wish to see us being aggressive. I get all that. We recognize all of the help coming our approach, and the criticism is there as effectively.
“But we’re trying. While we’re going through this, it’s going to be a challenge. It’s no quick fix.”
West Coast’s devastating damage toll now stands at 18 gamers after Jack Darling (arm) and Jamaine Jones (damaged nostril) had been added to the listing.
Darling will bear an X-ray to find out whether or not his arm is damaged.
With the likes of Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey, Jeremy McGovern, Jamie Cripps, Elliot Yeo, Tom Cole and Liam Ryan additionally out injured, West Coast are at all-time low with participant availability.
The Eagles misplaced to Carlton by 108 factors in Perth two weeks in the past, and the membership sit final on the ladder with a 1-8 document and a share of 60.5.
“I’ll sound like a broken record because there’s no go-to (fix),” Simpson mentioned.
“With what we’ve got available, it’s a challenge for some of them. That’s the reality. But we’ve got to be resilient and we’ve got to find a way to compete.”
West Coast’s conflict with Hawthorn in Tasmania subsequent week looms as considerably of a wood spoon battle.
Gold Coast piled on eight objectives to at least one within the second quarter of Friday night time’s fizzer, and Simpson was scathing of the way in which his gamers bought overwhelmed up in that time period.
“The second quarter we just got blown away in the midfield,” Simpson mentioned.
“I don’t think we won a clearance in the second quarter, or it wasn’t until late.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
