Matthew Lloyd has sounded the alarm for West Coast, after their dismal 61-point loss to Hawthorn on Sunday.
The Eagles managed to kick just two goals to halftime, before adding just two more for the match.
It was one of the club’s worst displays of the season, despite having a more positive output compared to last year, with three wins already under their belt after 16 rounds.
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But for Lloyd, the loss to Hawthorn, who sit 13th on the ladder, has regressed the Eagles in a big way.
“It’s grim times at the West Coast Eagles,” Lloyd told AFL.com.au on Monday.
“Their effort was appalling, absolutely appalling.
“And if you don’t have that, then you don’t have much because they’re not a strong list.”
The Eagles were smashed around the ball, losing clearances 38-21, while allowing Hawthorn youngsters Jai Newcombe to 33 disposals, as well as Dylan Moore to 29.
Kane Cornes echoed Lloyd’s concerns.
“West Coast I thought had turned a corner and were not going to become the easy beats they have been for the last three years,” Cornes said on SEN Radio on Monday.
“To serve that up at home in front of a full house with the strongest team that you’ve had — and a lot of the excuses around West Coast have been availability — well you had the availability.”
Eagles coach Adam Simpson did not attempt to defend his club’s embarrassing loss.
“It was disappointing in every facet from the start to the finish,” Simpson said post match on Sunday.
“We’re owning this game … we were beaten in every area.
“The first part we need to work on is what we’ve been trying to work on since pre-season, which is around the contest.”
West Coast sit 17th on the ladder with a 3-12 record.
They’ll face off against Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.