Crisis talks held between West Coast Eagles and Optus stadium over ground concerns

The West Coast Eagles management team have held a crisis meeting with Optus Stadium officials over their concerns about the ground’s hardness.

Eagles coach Adam Simpson publicly blamed the stadium’s playing surface for injuring his players, and threatened to boycott training at the ground.

Simpson and West Coast executive Deane Pieters sat down with CEO of Venues Live Mike McKenna today and discussed the future of the playing surface and West Coast’s training schedule.

Neither side has revealed the outcome of the talks.

The surface at Optus is tested weekly, and 9News obtained the results of the 42 tests.

They reveal the readings rank well within the AFL’s target range for firmness.