West Coast coach Adam Simpson has urged his players not to give up on their premiership hopes, saying the season is well and truly alive despite the teams patchy form.The Eagles top-four hopes are hanging by a thread following last weeks upset loss to Collingwood, which saw them slip to sixth on the ladder.West Coast will start as hot favourites against Fremantle in Sundays western derby at Domain Stadium.But they face a brutal run home after that, with games against premiership hopefuls GWS (away), Hawthorn (home), and Adelaide (away) to round out the season.It means West Coast face an uphill battle just to lock away a home final, let alone push for premiership glory.But Simpson is a glass-half-full type of coach, and he knows the return of star ruckman Nic Naitanui has the potential to dramatically help the teams cause.Weve still got plenty of optimism for the season, said Simpson, who led West Coast to the grand final last year.Where were at on the ladder is not to the point where were giving up, and that needs to be known throughout our players.The season is very much alive. Weve got to be very clear about that.Naitanui has been sorely missed since undergoing surgery to relieve Achilles tendon soreness in June.The 2012 All-Australian has lost 3kg and strengthened his calves during his injury lay-off, with the Eagles claiming Naitanuis trademark big leap has gotten even bigger.If Naitanui comes back firing, West Coasts flagging premiership hopes could be turned around in an instant.But Simpson said it was also important for the clubs second-tier players to start pulling their weight.Our role players are really important for our club, and at the moment theyre not holding up their end of the bargain, Simpson said.The Dockers sit in 16th spot on the ladder following a horror season in which theyve only won three games.Injuries to key players, plus an inability to adapt to a new attacking game plan, have been the major reasons behind the teams slide.Fremantles plight was evident to see last week when they copped a 90-point hammering from Sydney in Matthew Pavlichs 350-game milestone.The disappointment on Pavlichs face was clear to see as he was being cheered from the field after the game.But Dockers coach Ross Lyon said the focus of this week had been on the team performance, rather than the milestone letdown.Were not a club that just wants to go down eulogising individuals, Lyon said.As important as they are, were all passing through.Ill pass through. 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