A club-record shedding streak of 16 video games this season has West Coast used to lengthy, interminable flights again to Perth.
But Saturday evening’s journey was a very bleak one for coach Adam Simpson and captain Luke Shuey.
Compounding a unclean afternoon at Marvel Stadium for the Eagles, Shuey suffered one other hamstring harm as Carlton mauled them by 71 factors.
While Simpson mentioned post-match it was not the time to take a position on what Shuey’s newest setback would imply, he acknowledged that they had lots to debate on the best way residence.
“One thing the players get is five hours with me now on the plane and the airport, so we’ll go through all that,” Simpson mentioned of Shuey.
“Obviously, he’ll be emotional.”
Shuey has solely managed 9 video games this season due to leg accidents and he has a big historical past of hamstring issues.
The Norm Smith Medallist of their 2018 grand last win is 33, so this newest harm will solely gasoline hypothesis about his taking part in future.
On prime of some pointed conversations with gamers, Simpson can have lots to ponder on the best way residence.
Carlton blew West Coast away with 9.5 to 2 behinds within the first time period.
When he left Richmond earlier this season, coach Damien Hardwick famously mentioned he had cooked the sausages 1000 methods and could not consider the 1001st.
That was a nod to legendary coach Allan Jeans and code for Hardwick now not having the ability to get the most effective out his gamers.
Simpson was requested post-match on Saturday whether or not he nonetheless had it in him to “sizzle the sausages” at West Coast.
“We’re rebuilding a list … I still have some sizzle in the sausage,” he mentioned.
“But we’re completely different (to Richmond). We’re working through a new era … we’re at the start.
“I do not know what number of under-20s we had in the present day.
“Honestly – and maybe I’m a little delusional with what we saw today in the first quarter, in particular – but I think our best is very competitive.”
Indeed, one small saving grace is that West Coast outscored Carlton within the second half – however the match was shot properly earlier than then.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
