WEST Coast players and staff have been offered counselling this week following the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh.
The Eagles are still grieving the loss of Walsh, who spent five seasons at West Coast as an assistant coach, before moving back to Adelaide at the end of 2013.
Despite the club playing and winning a match against Melbourne in Darwin last Saturday night just over 24 hours after learning of Walsh's deatg, Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett said the Eagles was still coming to terms with what happened.
"We've had to offer staff and players the opportunity to use counsellors, and some have taken that up, which has been good," Nisbett said on Thursday.
"Our chaplain Paul Morrison has been outstanding this week, and will continue to be available.
"The Players' Association, the Coaches Association - everyone has banded together to try to help when we can. So there's been plenty of help available."
West Coast takes on Adelaide on Saturday night at Domain Stadium in what will be the Crows' first match since Walsh's death and Nisbett said the Eagles have taken their lead from the Crows as to how to mark the occasion.
"We sort of left it in Adelaide's hands to some degree as to what they'd like," Nisbett said.
"Generally, they'd like their players to experience what all the other players experienced last week."
The clubs will approach the match in the same way all teams approached last week. There will be no banners and no songs when the teams run out onto the ground. The two teams will wear black armbands and will line up for a minute's silence pre-game.
There will be no club songs post-match and the two teams will get together in a unified circle in the middle of the ground after the game, just as all teams did last weekend.
Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan said the club's players, coaches, staff and supporters wanted to pay tribute to Walsh in a similar manner to the way the wider football community did last week.
"Saturday night is made extra special by the fact we are playing West Coast - a club where Walshy also left a lasting impression as an assistant coach," Fagan said in a club statement on Thursday.
"To this end, we would like to sincerely thank the Eagles for their co-operation and assistance in honouring our much-loved coach.
"The club is extremely grateful and appreciative of the care and support shown by the entire Australian sporting community and public in recent days. Our thoughts continue to be with Meredith and the Walsh family."
Nisbett said that Saturday night would be a sombre affair but he expects the Eagles crowd to respect the occasion.
"We know our crowd will appreciate both teams because it's been a trying week," Nisbett said.
"Hopefully they'll show everyone the respect they deserve."
Nisbett confirmed that he and selected staff from West Coast would attend the memorial service for Walsh at Adelaide Oval next Wednesday but he said the Eagles would hold their own service in Perth so that players, coaches and staff can maintain their normal routines without travelling interstate mid-week.
