Terry Wallace paid the price when he announced on Monday that he was parting ways with the club after this weekend's clash with the Western Bulldogs, but Morton said he and his teammates were the culprits in the 2-8 start.
"I think the players take on as much of the blame as anyone for the season we've had. We've only had two wins for the year; that's no-one's fault but our own," Morton said before the club trained at a closed session at Victoria Park on Wednesday morning.
"We take a lot of that responsibility on. I know I do personally, and I know nearly every player does.
"I keep saying to people close to me that I think we're very close to turning it around, it's just a matter of when, and hopefully last weekend was the spark we needed."
The 22-year-old said Wallace was upbeat when he told them he was leaving.
"We found out a couple of hours before everyone else did, and it was very positive – Terry just said he believes in where we're going, and he wants to see us do well over the next couple of years,” Morton said.
"He put together what he thinks is a pretty good list, and he wants to see us have success as a team, and see us get to live those highs that he believes we can live."
Morton said the week, shortened by the return flight from Perth and a six-day turnaround, would be very similar to normal despite Wallace's departure, and he expected gameday to be the same as well.
"Terry's such a professional person that it won't affect him when it comes to game day," he said.
"This is his 501st game, so I think he'll just go about it the same way he has every week.
"After the game, who knows, he might be a bit more emotional, he might not be, but I think his professionalism will stand out."
