West Coast is feeling the frustration but senior coach Adam Simpson insists the Eagles will stick together to work through their poor run of form.

A third defeat in a row – by 10 points to North Melbourne at Optus Stadium – was another bitter pill to swallow, especially after appearing to have the game within grasp after leading by 11 points during the final quarter.

“I think it’s understandable we’re all frustrated. On paper we look good. Performance-wise we’re not,” Simpson said post-match.

“That’s our challenge. That’s the players’ challenge, that’s ours, to try and get better.

“There’s no magic wand or dust I can sprinkle. We’ve just got to work hard, show the good stuff and be honest with the bad stuff.”

Simpson conceded confidence was low and that was translating to some hesitancy in decision-making and willingness to take the game on.

But the Eagles are still holding onto eighth spot and the finals race is far from over with six rounds to play.

“We’ve got to stick together. I’ve got their backs. We’re (coaches) part of the solution as well as being honest with them,” Simpson said.

“We’re not going around thinking we’re going well at all, but we’ve got to stick together.

“That’s the whole list. We’ll look at everything that we do, but we do need to be consistent.”

Inaccuracy in wet and slippery conditions came back to haunt West Coast on Monday night, when an eight-point half-time lead could have been significantly larger.

The Eagles kicked 3.10 to the main break and after a flat third term a five-goal final term wasn’t enough to overrun the Roos.

“We knew what North were going to bring – and we knew they’ve been showing real grit all year – the last four weeks in particular,” Simpson said.

“We knew what was coming. Our inability to convert in the first half, we had a poor third quarter, and then when we hit the lead in the last we couldn’t keep it in our front half.

“We’re disappointed. We’re low on confidence, so that’s definitely something. The effort was better this week, but not making the most of opportunities.

“North played a really good brand tonight, they played good footy and we’re not good enough.”

On a small positive, the Eagles appeared to get through relatively unscathed, with star onballer Elliot Yeo only seeming to have rolled his ankle during the final quarter.

The Eagles will have a chance to bounce back when they face the Crows at Adelaide Oval this Sunday.