Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Adam Simpson opens up about the hardest part of his coaching caree, the final years at West Coast Eagles and the moment he knew it was coming to an end.
After coaching a premiership in 2018, Simpson reflects on repeated heavy losses, the brutal AFL media cycle, and the toll it took on his players, staff and family. In a candid conversation with Mark “Howie” Howard, he explains how a coach tries to lead when results disappear, how criticism escalates, and why sometimes walking away is the only option.
This is an honest inside look at life at the end of an AFL coaching tenure, told by someone who lived it.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 listnr.com/podcasts/the-howie-games
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
Adam Simpson opens up about the hardest part of his coaching caree, the final years at West Coast Eagles and the moment he knew it was coming to an end.
After coaching a premiership in 2018, Simpson reflects on repeated heavy losses, the brutal AFL media cycle, and the toll it took on his players, staff and family. In a candid conversation with Mark “Howie” Howard, he explains how a coach tries to lead when results disappear, how criticism escalates, and why sometimes walking away is the only option.
This is an honest inside look at life at the end of an AFL coaching tenure, told by someone who lived it.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 listnr.com/podcasts/the-howie-games
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
