West Coast coach Adam Simpson says responsibility for Sunday's ugly 10-goal loss to a tougher Hawthorn team starts with him and ends with the players, conceding the team was outworked on its home ground and beaten by what it knew.

The Eagles failed to challenge the Hawks and kicked their second lowest score of the season, breaking down in the midfield and forward half to lose their third consecutive home game and eighth match in nine weeks.

They also look likely to lose ruckman Matt Flynn to an ankle injury and potentially star defender Jeremy McGovern, who finished the game on the bench with his thumb strapped and will need to be assessed this week.

"You can point the finger at a lot of players today, but I'd rather you just point it [at the] collective and it starts with me and finishes with the players," Simpson said on Sunday night.

"Nothing good came out of today. [We were] disappointing in every facet from the start to the finish, and the Hawks were really good.

"The things we've been chasing from the start of the year, the little things, were not there, and until we get consistent at those things, we're going to struggle. We are disappointed. I think on paper the team looked pretty good, but we got taught a lesson in workrate today."

The Eagles were smashed at the coalface, losing clearances 38-19 and centre clearances 14-4, with Simpson "bitterly disappointed" the team could not get a foothold in the area for any period of Sunday's match.

With four tall forwards in the team, the coach said it was hard to judge that structure given supply was limited with 33 forward entries, with the Eagles taking just four marks inside 50 to the Hawks' 22.

They will likely lose Flynn to an ankle injury, however, forcing Bailey Williams back into the No.1 ruck role for next week's clash against Melbourne in their first game at the MCG this season. 

"I'm assuming he'll miss a few weeks at a minimum," Simpson said of Flynn.