PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Max Gawn of the Demons handballs during the round 18 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Max Gawn of the Demons handballs during the round 18 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

West Coast Eagles: Too soft?

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West Coast Eagles head coach Adam Simpson seems to constantly be insisting his team are not flat track bullies, but with every passing week, it seems more and more the reality.

In their six match-ups with top eight opponents this year, the only team they have beaten is North Melbourne, currently in eighth place.

They have not exactly just challenged their opponents in four of those matches either – the margins include a 46-point loss to Hawthorn, a 39-points to the Swans, 44-points to Geelong, and 29-points to the Crows, with and eight-point loss to the Bulldogs the only close loss.

Their saving grace is that only one of those losses (to Adelaide) came at home. It still makes for unnerving reading for a West Coast fan.

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