The Eagles' resurgence continued on Sunday afternoon with a dominant 123-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Patersons Stadium and they will travel to the MCG next week as a genuine finals challenger.
Worsfold said he would have to warn his group about buying into the outside hype surrounding West Coast, with the round 10 clash against the Magpies set to be the ultimate measuring stick for his side.
"They (the players) deserve the accolades that come, but it doesn't give you anything else other than one win," Worsfold said after leading the Eagles to their third biggest win in club history.
"I did tell them after the game that you get four points for that win, but you do get a lot of pats on the back - probably well above what a 'four-point' win deserves.
"The fact that we're playing Collingwood (next week) is great. Obviously Geelong are flying along at the moment as well, but Collingwood are the reigning premiers and playing irresistible footy.
"The next challenge for us will be maintaining this form, we'll see how long we can hold up."
Dominant key forward Josh Kennedy became the fourth Eagle to kick 10 or more goals in a match on Sunday, joining Scott Cummings, Peter Sumich and teammate Mark LeCras.
The 23-year-old, who joined West Coast from Carlton in the 2007 trade that saw Chris Judd leave the Eagles, had 15 marks and was unstoppable against a host of Bulldog opponents.
Worsfold said Kennedy's performance was due reward for the hard-working forward and the club remained satisfied with the trade that also netted the No.3 draft pick used to select midfielder Chris Masten.
"That wasn't ideal losing Chris Judd, but he's such a huge commodity that there was always going to be a good trade in there and we were more than pleased with the outcome from that trade," the coach said.
"Josh has the potential now to hold that position down and probably kick more goals.
"He's been really well respected, but it's his first really big haul … it's a big test again next week.
"It reinforces the faith and the ability that we all know that he does have."
Worsfold acknowledge the turnaround in form for last year's wooden spooners had been massive, but the coach said there were plenty of areas his side needed to improve.
"We got beaten by Hawthorn, Essendon and Sydney and they’re teams that I think are still above us on the ladder," the coach said. "And you’ve got Collingwood and Geelong sitting up there, Carlton too, so we’ve got a lot of work to do.
"Realistically we know where we are at. The players expectations this pre-season was they were not happy with their form last year, regardless of finishing bottom, it was more about what we actually achieved as a group and the steps we made.
"The focus was we need to knuckle down, work harder, work smarter and look forward to the challenges that this year was going to throw at us week-in, week-out.
"It's very early days for us. We've had a good start to the year and we're going to keep getting tested and challenged all the way through."
