This wasn’t supposed to happen to the West Coast Eagles.
They are among the wealthiest clubs in Australia, the second-most successful team in the AFL era with four flags and a plethora of riches on and off the park.
Yet with one win for the season, a percentage of just 47.3 and coming off the back of a club-worst 171-point loss to the Sydney Swans on Saturday — the Eagles are now a laughing stock, and the value of that stock is tumbling.
The result was so bad chairman Paul Fitzpatrick wrote to supporters — never a good sign — labelling the loss as “unacceptable” and “one of the darkest days” in the club’s history.
