West Coast coach Adam Simpson has dominated out making a press release on the choice desk, however says he must see extra from his under-performing senior gamers – admitting some wanted a WAFL spell.
Simpson won’t make main modifications in opposition to St Kilda this week – what he mentioned was a by-product of the Eagles’ prolonged damage checklist – regardless of saying he was embarrassed by the efficiency on the weekend.
And he pleaded with followers to stay with the crew amid requires a supporters boycott of the primary quarter at Optus Stadium this Sunday.
With health circumstances dictating his hand on the choice desk, Simpson advised 7NEWS a few of his veteran cohort wanted to step up.
“We have 26 or 27 to choose from again and unfortunately some of our younger players who could be learning differently at WAFL, a couple of of our senior players who need a spell and get some form at WAFL, it’s just not reality at the moment,” he mentioned.
“That’s a difficult part to coaching at the moment, not a lot of changes we can make through selection, so we need them to get better during the week and perform better on the weekend.
“Hopefully we’ll get maybe Shannon Hurn and maybe Crippa (Jamie Cripps) this week, which will be welcome, but we need more from our senior players and we need them at their best.”
Simpson mentioned he was “embarrassed” by their 171-point defeat to Sydney and admitted there was little their kids might take from it.
“They’re learning on the job. It’s really difficult to get much out of that game on the weekend other than the fact we had some of our future playing, got some experience playing at the ground,” he mentioned.
“We’ll keep playing the kids, we’ll keep looking forward to the future and hopefully we can get better.”
The head of one in all West Coast’s largest on-line fan teams has known as a boycott in the course of the first quarter of their conflict in opposition to St Kilda this Sunday, however Simpson they wanted their supporters now greater than ever.
“I know it’s really challenging to turn up at the moment, I’ve said this before, we’ve been through some pretty good times over the years and right now we need our support more than ever.
“That’s what true supporters do: they stick fat, but I do understand the frustration and I get it all and it’s very emotional our sport, but we live and breathe it every day and we’re doing every thing we can.”
Amid requires change each on and off-field – with the Eagles board transferring to again Simpson within the aftermath of their report loss – the embattled coach mentioned the most effective circuit-breaker was an improved efficiency in opposition to the Saints.
“We just need to play better. I’m not sure anything on the outside will make a difference for this Sunday,” he mentioned.
“The players accept responsibility, I accept responsibility, and it’s about a better performance this week and that’s what we all want to see, so I’m not sure anything outside of that is acceptable.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
