Amid the numerous damning statistics and so few negligible wins, West Coast confirmed plethora metal of their backbone to inspire trainer Adam Simpson.
It most definitely would have taken greater than absentees Harley Reid and Tom Barrass to avoid wasting the Eagles, who had been blitzed within the 3rd promise on Sunday of their AFL fit towards Gold Coast at Carrara.
Thank you in large part to Suns co-captain Jarrod Witts, the house facet ruled the ruck hitouts 63-18 and the centre clearances 19-7.
The Suns additionally conveniently received contested possessions 148-112 and had 67 within 50s to 35.
However upcoming trailling by way of 34 issues at three-quarter era, West Coast had been most effective 3 targets adrift with 5 mins left, prior to dropping by way of 37.
“Just that 15-20 minutes of resilience was all I needed to see to suggest they have some spirit there,” Simpson mentioned in their last-quarter rally.
“But we have a heap of work – around the contest was not up to scratch.
“It felt like we left difference as much as too few and their excellent gamers performed truly smartly round that section.”
Sunday was a step backwards for West Coast after successive wins.
Simpson said their poor contested work would be a focus this week ahead of Saturday night’s home match against resurgent Essendon.
“The negligible wins we’re chasing, we most definitely didn’t get a lot of the ones as of late, however I did see slightly of resilience within the staff,” he mentioned.
“We’ll unquestionably take a look at this as a studying recreation. It received’t be ‘deliver your mouthguards on Monday’, however we need to recuperate at that game phase.”
West Coast also lost the free-kick count 30-19 and Simpson, again, was blunt.
“We need to personal that sovereign kick rely – from what I noticed, maximum of them had been there,” he mentioned.
“So, 2nd to the ball, or slightly i’m not sure, or slightly of each, whilst you’re determined to struggle and switch issues round occasionally you do the ones issues.
“I’m not going to say it was ill-disciplined, it was just poorly executed.”
West Coast will regain Reid, who used to be rested, and Barrass from abeyance.
Simpson left-overs adamant that Reid wanted the day’s extra.
“Missing one game, but we get him for 22, you do it every day of the week,” he mentioned.
