Former Eagles captain and coach John Worsfold says he's not the 'tough bastard' he sometimes made out to be. Source: Justin Benson-Cooper / News Limited
JOHN Worsfold says his "tough bastard'' persona over 24 years with West Coast has been a front and that he bottled up his emotions in his pursuit of excellence.
In an emotional speech that was the highlight of the Eagles' club champion function on Friday night, Worsfold said he would try to "open his heart'' now that his top-level football career was over.
An original Eagle in 1987, Worsfold has been at West Coast for 24 of its 27-year history as a player, captain and coach and had his immense contribution immortalised with the club champion award renamed the John Worsfold Medal.
"I'm not sure if you've noticed but over the years I've been a bit of a tough bastard and it is a front, there's no doubt about that,'' Worsfold said.
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"We put on a show. When you strive to achieve the best you can, sometimes you've got to bottle stuff up and not show those signs.
"But really what drives you is your heart and my family is what's driven me. My wife and kids. That's what it is all about. It comes from your heart.
"I'm learning to open my heart more. Hopefully I can keep doing that and become an even better person and sit back now with an open heart and cheer on West Coast.''
John Worsfold, with Matt Priddis, says he'll miss every player on the Eagles list. Source: News Limited
Worsfold quit as coach in September after 12 years at the helm. He said he was already missing the players.
"My sister-in-law asked me who are you going to miss coaching the most? And I can't answer that because I miss them all, already,'' he said.
"I'm jealous of Adam Simpson being up in Broome with them all and getting things going. They're champion young men - all of them.''
Worsfold captained the 1992 and '94 flags before coaching the 2006 triumph but said his career was not defined by the premierships.
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"I don't sit there at home and look at my premiership medals. I don't dream of what that means,'' he said.
"I used to say to players, 'One day hopefully when you retire people will say you're a premiership player'. And I thought that was really important.
"But I don't even think of myself as a premiership player. I think of myself as being fortunate to have 27 years making friends, because not every player that I played with won a premiership with us.
"Not every player I coached has won a premiership, but they've all had the same impact on me.''
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Worsfold thanked a string of people including long-time assistant and dual premiership teammate Peter Sumich, who crossed to Fremantle two years ago.
"There's no doubt Fremantle went to the level of success that they had this year through him contributing to their footy club,'' Worsfold said.
"He's just a wonderful person to be friends with and to work alongside and support me through all my coaching career.''
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