"How are we going to win without him?"

That was the question Adam Simpson was asking following Nic Naitanui's second torn ACL following an historic victory over the Magpies in Round 17 of the 2018 season.

In this week's episode of Friends, Family, Flags the story of 2018, the Eagles coach opens up on the bittersweet emotions of a significant win over their premiership rivals and the twisted fate of Naitanui's horrendous injury.

The episode focuses on how Nic inspired the Eagles to an important win over the Giants following a three game losing streak and into a critical clash with the Pies and the supposed hoodoo of the MCG.

"It was a big win, everyone was emotional, I know how much he worked to get back in this position, Simpson said.

"I thought by the time we got to Round 17 that we were going to have a good tilt at it.

So two things, one him (how he would be) personally and two, how are we going to win without him."

The sixth episode will drop on the West Coast Eagles website later this week. 

Catch up on the exclusive Eagles Media series below:

https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/video/friends-family-flags