Former AFL champion Garry Lyon has unleashed on West Coast after a dire five-point defeat to final yr’s picket spooners North Melbourne, labelling them the “Rest Coast Eagles” and placing Adam Simpson firmly within the crosshairs.
The Eagles mounted a second-half comeback in opposition to North Melbourne on Saturday however had been left wanting after a dreadful second-term lapse left them within the lurch at Marvel Stadium.
The disappointing defeat comes off the again of their worst marketing campaign in historical past with simply two wins in 2022, solely saved from the picket spoon by the dismal Kangaroos, and leaves them bearing down on their first-ever double-digit shedding streak after dropping 9 straight video games.
And regardless of an optimistic really feel to the membership after recruiting effectively within the draft to inject some youth into the fourth-oldest record within the league, the identical outdated Eagles appeared in spherical one.
“They’re inoffensive, they play an outdated style of footy, they’re bland, and they’re only really good at one thing right now, and that’s losing,” Lyon stated on The Couch.
“That’s an indictment on that footy club.”
West Coast had been smashed in contested possessions by the younger Roos, having 37 fewer – a stat they’ve been all-time low for throughout the previous 5 seasons.
They additionally allowed 18-year-old debutant Harry Sheezel to amass a game-high 34 disposals.
“You’ve had six months to do something about it,” Lyon stated.
“This is a West Coast Eagles brand that is being damaged.
“I respect that West Coast Eagles footy side, love what they did in a short period of time, they stood for something, and they flexed themselves.
“(But) they came and played a North Melbourne team who stuck it to them, and there was hardly a flag raised.”
The Eagles are the one membership in historical past to not sack their coach after a two-win or much less season, however Lyon believes the membership’s persistence with Simpson is on a skinny edge.
“There is no doubt (his job) is on the line,” he stated.
Former star Brisbane ahead Jonathan Brown turned his criticism on the membership’s veterans.
“They have senior players who don’t play with vigour any more,” he stated.
“So whether they just rest on their laurels, that is the perception I have from the outside.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
