FORMER Collingwood AFLW player Kate Sheahan believes coach Wayne Siekman would be a “very nervous man”, as speculation surrounding his future continues to grow.

The inaugural Magpies player took a brutal shot at her former coach, claiming she doesn’t know how he remains in the job after his seventh loss in ten games with the group.

Collingwood is the only AFLW side yet to record a win this season, making it the second straight campaign it has started with three consecutive defeats.

Pressure is subsequently growing on Siekman, with Sheahan critical of the way in which Collingwood’s season has again petered out almost as soon as it has begun.

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“There was a huge amount of optimism through pre-season for these girls and rightly so,” Sheahan told SEN’S Whateley.

“I went and watched them train and even I said ‘wow, this looks better’. All of their line coaches were new this year. The only consistent was Wayne Siekman.

“We’re three rounds in, they’ve had three losses. The hurt and pain the players felt after last week’s loss was equal to that of what it was in Round 3 last year.

“I am terrified to think of how these players are feeling. I think Collingwood clearly has a lot on its plate at the moment with its AFL program and its AFLW program.

“But if I was Wayne Siekman, I would be a very nervous man right now. I don’t know how someone like that keeps their job. He’s working for the most powerful club in the land.”

Sheahan also slammed the coaching group’s decision to switch the roles of Chloe Molloy and Jess Duffin for Sunday’s loss to the Giants, their third straight defeat for the year.

She suggested both would have favoured remaining in the positions they had occupied a week earlier, with Molloy starring down back and Duffin remaining the side’s best forward option.

“Chloe Molloy has been the star of the show in Rounds 1 and 2, playing in the back line,” Sheahan said.

“Yesterday she started up forward and Jess Duffin, who is their best forward, started down back. To me, I don’t know why you would change the two of them. They’re comfortable where they were.

“Jess is going to kick goals. She’s a contested marking player and she’s a beautiful user of the ball. No one else in that forward line is going to be able to deliver.”