West Coast coach Adam Simpson admits he isn’t positive what the method shall be about figuring out his future after the Eagles completed their season with a 45-point defeat towards Adelaide and received their second wood spoon.
The Eagles led by 11 factors at half-time however have been over run as Taylor Walker took the lead within the Coleman Medal with 9 objectives and Adelaide received 17.21 (123) to 12.6 (78).
With North Melbourne beating Gold Coast earlier within the day, the Eagles completed the season on the underside of the ladder which is able to give them the rights to extremely rated primary draft decide Harley Reid.
West Coast’s board will now meet to determine whether or not to retain Simpson. He tried to deflect questions on his future and put the concentrate on retiring greats Luke Shuey, Nic Naitanui and Shannon Hurn, however admitted he doesn’t know what’s going to occur subsequent.
“I don’t think tonight is the night to talk about my role,” he stated.
“From here on, I’m not sure what happens. I’m contracted so we will see how it plays out.”
The followers confirmed their assist for Simpson all through the evening with a number of indicators hanging on the floor. They additionally cheered for him when he was proven on the large display.
West Coast celebrated Shuey, Hurn and Naitanui’s excellent careers and lifted their depth within the first half. The revered trio obtained a guard of honour on the finish of the sport and Shuey stated he was shocked at how regular the evening felt.
“I’ve been waiting for the emotion to hit and I was waiting for the night to feel real different but it felt really normal,” Shuey stated.
“We were realistically in the game until half way through the third (quarter) which probably helped the cause of feeling normal. But I’m content. I’m pretty exhausted. They’re a fit side and they were pretty sharp. I’m disappointed we couldn’t win it.”
Hurn retires as a premiership captain and the membership’s video games report holder. He stated it had been an emotional evening however was grateful that he had completed his profession alongside Shuey and Naitanui.
“It was brilliant to be able to share it with Luke and Nic,” Hurn stated.
“We played 15 years together or something like that. It’s a big part of your life and your footy life. We’ve become great mates, we’ve worked together really well and we’ve been fortunate enough to have pretty good success along the way. To be able to share that was really awesome.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
