The Eagles have landed in a hub of toil and double trouble

WEST Coast’s mid-year Gold Coast getaway is quickly becoming the road trip that cannot end quickly enough.

The Eagles’ 30-point loss to Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday means they have lost both of their matches in the Queensland hub.

After being humbled by Gold Coast last weekend, the Eagles found themselves ahead against the Lions at halftime, but were overrun in the second half.

Coach Adam Simpson said hub life was having an effect on his team’s performance.

“It’s pretty obvious that there’s some differences that we’re working through . . . but on field we haven’t adapted well enough up here at the moment,” Simpson said.

“That’s what we got to work through . . . we’re all in this together and we’ll keep fighting.”

He said he and the club would continue to seek clarity over when they could return to Perth, but in the meantime he would work on finding their winning spark, against Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium next Saturday.

Elliot Yeo, Liam Ryan and captain Luke Shuey all picked up knocks against the Lions while suspended defender Jeremy McGovern rolled an ankle in a reserves scratch match earlier on Saturday,

Simpson expects all four to be in contention to take on the Power.

“We come up here to win. So otherwise what’s the point coming in? And that’s been our attitude and we just haven’t delivered,” he said.

“This is part of the journey and part of the experience. Sometimes you’re going to have good experiences, sometimes bad, and at the moment we’ve got to find a way to make it good.”