Shuey backs Eagles coach Simpson amid sacking calls

West Coast captain Luke Shuey is adamant the membership will not bow to exterior “agendas” that intention to bash the Eagles and see somebody get sacked.

Eagles nice Glen Jakovich was among the many rising requires coach Adam Simpson to step apart following Sunday’s 116-point loss to struggling Hawthorn in Tasmania.

The defeat – the heaviest in Simpson’s 10-year reign – dropped West Coast (1-9) to final spot on the ladder with a woeful share of 55.4.

The crew’s dire kind follows final yr’s catastrophe, wherein accidents and sickness devastated the Eagles on the way in which to a franchise-worst season return of 2-20.

West Coast’s harm curse has been even worse this yr, with the Eagles lacking 10 of their greatest 15 gamers within the loss to Hawthorn.

Shuey is among the many strolling wounded, becoming a member of the likes of Nic Naitanui, Liam Ryan, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo, Jamie Cripps, Shannon Hurn, Tom Cole and Jack Darling on a star-studded harm checklist.

Simpson is contracted till the tip of 2025, however there are rising requires him to be sacked.

There are additionally requires chief govt Trevor Nisbett to step down.

Nisbett has been on the membership since 1989, and was elevated to the chief govt position in 1999.

Shuey is backing premiership coach Simpson and the remainder of the membership’s hierarchy to information the crew again to success.

“What’s stated externally has no influence inside these 4 partitions,” Shuey advised reporters on Tuesday.

“I get the narrative individuals are going after and the agenda that is perhaps being chased externally – bash West Coast whereas they’re down and attempt to get somebody sacked perhaps.

“However you are not going to get any click on bait with that form of stuff from our gamers for the time being.

“We’re totally assured with who we’ve right here. I’ve by no means seen a extra pushed group to show this round, and I would not need to be doing it with anybody else.”

Shuey, who hopes to return from an ankle and hamstring harm throughout the subsequent fortnight, labelled his crew’s efficiency towards Hawthorn as horrible.

“We’re hurting, and we have been hurting all yr. We’re not glad the place we’re at,” the third-year skipper stated.

“It was one other punch whereas we’re down on the weekend, however we’re working arduous to show issues round.

“I simply hope folks might be affected person and dangle in there with us.”

Shuey likened the present scenario to the crew’s picket spoon marketing campaign in 2010.

West Coast rebounded from that 4-18 season to complete fourth on the ladder the next yr.

“It is very comparable. Lots of people externally in all probability do not feel that method,” Shuey stated.

“I am assured we’re on the identical path all these years in the past.

“I am nonetheless buoyant – we have seen groups flip issues round actually shortly.