BACK HIM IN: West Coast chairman Alan Cransberg wants John Worsfold to be at the club next season. Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Source: PerthNow
WEST Coast Eagles chairman Alan Cransberg says John Worsfold is "the right guy" to coach the club and will be offered a new contract, despite the dire start to the season.
Cransberg confirmed talks over a new deal had been delayed until the end of the season, but said he had no doubt Worsfold deserved to extend his coaching tenure into a 13th season.
"We'll sit down at the end of the year and, providing John's got the passion and the desire to keep going, then that's exactly what he'll do," Cransberg said.
"You always look at the results, but I cannot imagine a scenario where he wouldn't be coaching us next year if he wanted to coach us.
"We haven't set John specific targets. I think John is the right guy to coach the club."
Worsfold, who narrowly avoided being sacked following the 2010 wooden spoon, is on a two-year deal that runs until the end of this season.
He received his last extension after leading the Eagles to a fairytale preliminary final in 2011, becoming the first VFL/AFL coach in 94 years to take his side to a wooden spoon and then into the finals the following year.
A West Coast Hall of Fame member who holds the records as the club's longest-serving captain and coach, Worsfold will coach the Eagles for the 265th time against the Western Bulldogs at Patersons Stadium today.
He faces one of his greatest challenges as he attempts to revive the Eagles' premiership hopes after just one win against struggling Melbourne in the opening five rounds.
Cransberg said he did not believe coaches necessarily became stale after a long stint at a club and praised Worsfold's willingness to change and innovate.
While Worsfold has said he will need to consider whether he still has the required drive and hunger to continue, Cransberg did not believe the 2006 premiership coach was at risk of burning out.
"He still has the enthusiasm and the energy," Cransberg said. "He not only says that, but I see that.
"Importantly, he's still got a good connection with the players, the executive and the board of the club.
"If somebody's performing and achieving the goals we set out for him, still has the personal passion and desire and is continually looking to change and innovate, then it can work for a longer period of time.''
West Coast finished fifth last season before being knocked out in a semi-final by Collingwood.
The club had targeted a top-four finish this season but the Eagles have already dropped four matches and face a tough draw in the second half of the season.
"Collectively we know we're not achieving what we set out to achieve at the start of the year," Cransberg said.
"There's still a positive attitude and frankly it's more about a focus on the things we need to improve on and let's get on and do them."
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