West Coast premiership coach Adam Simpson has revealed some of his players have suffered soft-tissue injuries after pushing themselves too hard in training during the AFL shutdown.
As players are forced away from the club for the foreseeable future, Simpson noted how this current climate feels like a 'pre-Christmas training mode' without the Christmas to look forward to.
Players are also struggling with their motivation levels after a full pre-season and one match to begin season 2020.
"We start with 'Look, this might be a fair way away from coming back, possibly for 3-4 week pre-season,' so I'm not sure how they've taken it to be honest," Simpson told SEN.
"The senior players probably flip into an off season mode, some have gone real turbo and we've probably had a couple of soft tissue injuries because of it and some are finding it hard to moivate themselves to train.
"We won't know [fitness levels] until we get them back and we're doing everything we can to keep them connected but's a real challenge from a program point of view.
"I feel like it's ore-Christmas training mode the boy have slipped into."
Injured players are able to receive treatment from physiotherapists away from the club's facilities and at a private venue.
Prior to the shutdown, the Eagles were dealing with injuries to Jarrod Cameron (pubic bone), Tom Cole (broken thumb) and Luke Foley (pubic bone). Ongoing concussion symptoms has ruled out premiership forward Daniel Venables for the rest of the season.
