AFTER embarrassing coach John Worsfold in the last-start loss to Carlton, West Coast will be desperate to avoid their second worst-ever losing streak against North Melbourne at Carrara on Saturday.

Much of the pre-match build-up has centred around what is expected to be a very small crowd for the Kangaroos' first home match since they turned down a permanent move to the tourist strip.

But that is of little concern to Eagles' ruckman Dean Cox, with his team currently riding a six-game losing streak - only two short of their worst-ever run of eight straight losses back in 2001, the year Ken Judge was sacked as coach and replaced by Worsfold.

Cox said the Eagles had spent the bye weekend for the Hall of Fame tribute match stewing over their 37-point home loss against Carlton, which he said had embarrassed Worsfold.

"We had a second quarter that was disgraceful ... and the playing group were disappointed, but I think he at the time felt, probably, a little bit embarrassed," Cox said.

"To dish up what we did in that second quarter, it would have been heartbreaking for him.

"This season, we've let ourselves down with 15 or 20 minutes of football, letting sides kick four or five, six or eight goals. In this competition, it's just too hard to come back," he said.

"We've played good quarters but we just haven't sustained it for the four quarters to get a win."

In a boost for the side, midfielder Matt Priddis will return from a five-week layoff after a knee injury, while 18-year-old rookie Ryan Davis will play his first match.