West Coast Midfielder Jack Graham said introducing an additional training session is a work in process following the stunning revelation made last weekend. 

Last Saturday, Carlton thrashed West Coast in a game riddled with evident skill errors from the Eagles’ end. 

Speaking to Nine Radio post-game, West Coast great Glen Jakovich questioned whether they were training frequently enough and with enough intensity. 

Graham admitted his former club Richmond had an extra training session, while West Coast lost one due to the club’s travel commitments. 

Graham’s admission last Saturday prompted widespread criticism, with experts simplifying it to West Coast not training enough and failing to consider circumstances unique to WA-based clubs. 

Speaking on Sports Breakfast, Graham was asked to clarify the differences between West Coast and Richmond’s travel demands.

“What would happen obviously at Richmond is you get an extra session in during the week. Not like a full main session, but just another opportunity where you’re in the club,” he said.

“You might be doing your vision. You might be sitting down with a coach, and you will go out onto the track and just maybe have a 30-minute skill session where you’re touching the footy.”

“But we’ve got the travel day where you’ve got to fly out two days prior because of the time difference and all that. That was probably the biggest shock to me coming over here, is realising how do we make this session up.” 

Having both come from Richmond, Andrew McQualter and Graham have experienced travel at both WA and Victorian-based clubs.

Graham also said the club is working to introduce an extra session after identifying the dilemma. 

“As a young, young list and where we are in the moment, we need that session,” he said.

“I spoke to ‘Mini’ probably the first week when I noticed, ‘Hang on a minute, what’s happened to this session?’ So I think we’re putting things in place now. 

“They’re kind of, ‘Alright, we’ve got to adjust the schedule.’ I’m sure Mini and the coaches and the strength and conditioning team will probably put that extra session in. 

“I don’t know how they do it, but it’s just where we are at the moment at the football club. We need to be touching the footies as much as possible and being with our coaches.” 

Last weekend’s 71-point loss to Carlton officially marked the worst start to a season in West Coast’s club history.

The Eagles are now on five consecutive losses and rooted to the bottom of the ladder coming into their Good Friday clash against the Bombers at Optus Stadium. 

Graham said everyone is hurting, and the current situation is unacceptable.   

“It’s frustrating, and it’s disappointing. We’re in a bit of a rut, but we’ve got to stick together.

“We can’t accept where we are at the moment at the football club. We’ve got to get better. We’ve got to do the work. 

“When people say we aren’t trying or whatever, I won’t buy into that because everyone’s trying. It’s tough times at the moment, but we’ve got to accept that and get to work.”

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