Coach's grim reply to 'psychological damage' question

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West Coast's nightmare play has gone from atrocious to worse with the Swans equaling their grounds for biggest triumph successful a 171-point flogging.

The Eagles were blown disconnected the parkland close from the commencement to grounds their heaviest decision successful history, arsenic Sydney brought up the treble period with a 31.19 (205) to 5.4 (34) triumph astatine the SCG.

West Coast manager Adam Simpson was asked post-game whether the results could beryllium giving "psychological damage" to his young players with the manager cautious successful his response.

"It's a bully question, I'm not definite if 18-year-olds are wired that mode truthful a winning civilization is the champion culture," helium said.

"So there's nary uncertainty that's a challenge. We can't bash overmuch astir it, though. We can't bash thing astir it truthful we've got to judge it and marque the astir of it and effort and beryllium much competitory due to the fact that it was unacceptable tonight. It was embarrassing.

"I'm not accepting it, truthful there's not overmuch we tin bash extracurricular of support rolling up our sleeves, bid arsenic hard arsenic we tin and effort and get better."

Eagles manager Adam Simpson walks from the tract aft decision against the Swans. (via Getty Images)

Western Bulldogs large Brad Johnson believes Simpson volition beryllium nether important unit pursuing the shocking result.

"379 points implicit the past 2 games they've had kicked against them ... Just implicit smashings. They went into the bye with a 122-point defeat, travel retired of the bye with 200-plus points kicked against them and a monolithic decision again," helium said connected Fox Footy.

"This is simply a large determination I deliberation the West Coast Eagles volition beryllium weighing up implicit the adjacent 24 to 48 hours."

James Rowbottom of the Swans kicks during the circular 15 AFL lucifer betwixt Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles astatine Sydney Cricket Ground, connected June 24, 2023, successful Sydney, Australia. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Johnson past clarified that determination revolved astir Simpson.

"I deliberation truthful ... They've bought successful with Adam Simpson, that travel volition proceed on, we recognize that, but this conscionable raises questions astir wherever that travel goes," helium said.

Sydney dominated the archetypal 4th with a 9.4 (58) to 1.0 (6) scoreline successful its favour, the highest for the nine since 1997 and adjacent 3rd champion successful history.

West Coast made a flimsy fightback successful the 2nd quarter, but from determination connected successful the bloodbath continued.

Heeney flies high

The period people was reached rapidly successful the 3rd 4th with AFL fable Gerard Healy commenting connected however results are "unbalancing" the competition.

"They've got to find ways to marque themselves much competitive," helium said.

"It's unbalancing the play if you tin spell retired and ramp up 10 per cent successful a 120-point flogging. If you get the Eagles doubly (in the AFL draw), it's a genuine advantage."

In the last quarter, Sydney brought up the treble period done Hayden McLean earlier Isaac Heeney kicked the side's last points with a behind.

Marnus Labuschagne was the past idiosyncratic to bring up 200 astatine the ground, with his effort against New Zealand successful 2020.

Port Adelaide large and Nine adept Kane Cornes mocked Eagles manager Adam Simpson connected Twitter portion besides tweeting "Save Harley" successful notation to draught imaginable Harley Reid who is predicted to onshore astatine No.1 pick.

Heeney finished the crippled with 5 goals portion Logan McDonald and Joel Amartey kicked 4 each for the Swans.

The mammoth triumph puts the Swans successful 11th connected the ladder, aft they started the crippled successful the bottommost four.

West Coast has present suffered 12 consecutive defeats and volition play St Kilda adjacent Sunday.

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