{"id":298834,"date":"2023-05-21T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T11:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=298834"},"modified":"2023-05-21T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T12:58:20","slug":"unacceptable-coach-admits-harsh-reality-in-flogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=298834","title":{"rendered":"'Unacceptable': Coach admits harsh reality in flogging"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bottom-placed W\ufeffest Coast Eagles<\/a>are struggling for answers after the club suffered one the worst defeats in it's history, losing to Hawthorn<\/a> by 116 points.<\/p>\n

The Hawks\ufeff – who came into the game equal last – did a demolition job on the Eagles in the 22. 10. (142) – 4. 2. (26) win, kicking 11 unanswered goals in the second half.<\/p>\n

Coach Adam Simpson<\/a> was scathing of his side's effort post-game in a result that meant Hawthorn was the third bottom-placed side in VFL\/AFL history to win a game by at least 100 points.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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"\ufeffExtremely disappointing, not good enough, unacceptable," he said.<\/p>\n

"We're all going to have to do a lot of work in a short space of time, disappointing, not a lot to take out of that at all."<\/p>\n

Asked if he had a message for the club's supporters after such an embarrassing loss, Simpson wasn't in the mood for offerings.<\/p>\n

"I'm not buying into 'What's your message to the fans',"\ufeff\ufeff he said.<\/p>\n

\"Jones<\/p>\n

The Eagles injury crisis worsened when \ufeffJamaine Jones left the field with an ankle injury, while Liam Duggan also failed to finish the game after succumbing to neck problems.<\/p>\n

West Coast currently has \ufeff16 players in its casualty ward, with players like Luke Shuey (3-4 weeks), Nic Naitanui (6-7 weeks) and Jeremy McGovern (5-6 weeks) still not close to a return date.<\/p>\n

Simpson described the Eagles side that ran out \ufeffat UTAS Stadium as the "youngest group we've had in years".<\/p>\n

West Coast will have a six-day turnaround before they play Essendon \ufeffon Saturday and the Simpson admitted it could be a similar side that walks onto Optus Stadium.<\/p>\n

"At the moment we don't have a choice\ufeff, the list of players available doesn't go past 26," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Adam<\/p>\n

"Some of the younger players that played today [still] needed some more time at reserve level to gain some confidence so we're asking a lot.<\/p>\n

"I don't think we can point the finger at the 18-year-olds but collectively we weren't good enough and they were part of that so we'll work through that with them individually – as a collective we need to try and bounce back."<\/p>\n

Also quizzed how the club would handle the intense media scrutiny after the loss, Simpson was blunt in his response.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"You've been doing it all year so that's water off a ducks back," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis<\/p>\n

Young forward Mitchell Lewis was the star for Hawthorn, kicking a career-high six goals, while veteran Luke Bruest booted three.<\/p>\n

James Sicily and Conor Nash lead the way in disposals for the Hawks with 30 while Eagles \ufeffstar Dom Sheed finished on the same amount.<\/p>\n

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