Adam Simpson concedes there’s still “hard yards” to come for West Coast’s rebuilding squad but he’s promised to bring the fans along for the ride and welcome them into the club’s “inner sanctum”.

Simpson’s future was in grave doubt on the back of two painful seasons that yielded a total of just five wins.

This year was particularly brutal, with five of West Coast’s losses coming by more than 100 points as they crashed to the second wooden spoon in the club’s history.

But with the playing group and fans pushing for Simpson to be retained, the Eagles’ board announced on Monday the 2018 premiership coach would stay on for next year.

“It’s been a big few weeks. Things escalated pretty quickly a couple of weeks ago but we’re stronger for it,” Simpson said at the club’s awards night on Saturday, in his first public address since being retained.

“The resilience that we’re all showing at the moment is so important.

“I can’t help but think about our members and what they’ve endured in the last couple of years. They’ve been on the ride with us.

“We want to bring you on the journey with us going forward, bring you into the inner sanctum, open our doors a little bit more.

“Get you to embrace what we’re going through, because what we’re going through at the moment, believe it or not, is exciting.