West Coast coach Adam Simpson has failed to guarantee premiership duo Chris Masten and Will Schofield will be at the club next season as the Eagles continue exit interviews today.

Camera Icon Chris Masten sheds a tear as he is embraced by teammate Jeremy McGovern following the loss to Geelong. Credit: Getty Images

Masten was clearly emotional following the semi-final loss to Geelong last weekend and was comforted by teammates after the final whistle.

Masten and Schofield are the biggest names among the Eagles unsigned free agents, which includes rookies Fraser McInnes, Josh Smith and Keegan Brooksby.

When questioned about the 30-year-old duo, Simpson would not speculate on their futures.

“I can’t, we are still working through all that,” Simpson told 6PR last night.

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“We need to let the dust settle with the season and where we’re at and what we need to improve on.

“We will get to those boys as soon as we make a decision on those things.”

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Both Masten and Schofield struggled for consistency throughout the season, playing just 17 games and 14 respectively as the Eagles turned to youth.

Masten, who has played 215 games, averaged just 16 disposals - his lowest since 2011 - while Schofield found himself behind the likes of Jackson Nelson, Josh Rotham and Liam Duggan.

Simpson indicated forward Josh Kennedy was likely to honour the final year of his contract, despite his inconsistent form throughout the season.

“We need to understand that JK is getting towards the back end of his career,” he said.

“The pressures of holding up our forward line are a little bit more diminished I think going forward.

“We have seen Jack Darling’s evolution, then we have to start to rely on not only our smalls but the (Jarrod) Branders, Oscar Allens and (Jake) Watermans who have been working hard over the last couple of years.

“Hopefully next season we can share the load a little bit. One thing JK does do is he takes the best defender and still managed to kick 50 goals this year.

“We have to pull back a little bit on expectation and let these kids grow a little bit as well.”

Simpson said he expected only four or five players to go in for surgery this off-season, in good news for the club.

“We had multiple surgeries last year on the back of a long and gruelling season,” he said.

“I think we finished the year pretty healthy.

“In terms of healthy for on-field, it was a bit different as we just got players back in. I do not think they were at their best in terms of continuity and form that we needed, but we got them back.”