Embattled Essendon coach Matthew Knights has firmly rejected speculation he is in danger of losing his job.

Knights has come under widespread external pressure as the Bombers' run of AFL losses extends to six games, highlighted by Saturday's defeat at home to bottom-placed West Coast.

Asked on Tuesday if his job was in jeopardy, Knights replied bluntly: "No."

"I'm not here to engage in any nonsense about whether I will be coaching or won't be coaching - that's out of my control," he said.

In fact, he indicated he welcomed the pressure.

"I think it's fabulous for our resilience as a footy club if our players and our staff have to work through this situation we're working through at the moment.

"It's going to be great for our progress and development to work through this situation.

"I see it actually as a positive that we have to go through this at the moment, because out of this you work out who are strong people and who are going to stand beside you."

Knights is contracted as Essendon coach until the end of 2012, having had his initial deal extended by two seasons last year.

But chairman David Evans said the club would undergo a full review at the end of the current campaign.

Knights said the past week had hardened him rather than caused him stress.

"It wasn't a bad week for me personally at all, it was a week to relish in the fact that when you see a club unite you feel very proud," he said.

"The people around the club gave each other amazing support. My week was just working here for the players and we keep discovering many things in times of need.

"I'm fine. We understand what we're doing and we're all very confident about where the group's headed."

Knights has also had to deal with comments from Greater Western Sydney coach and his predecessor at Essendon Kevin Sheedy that the Bombers were no better now than when Sheedy was in charge.

Sheedy, the president of the AFL Coaches' Association, has been censured on Tuesday by association chief executive Danny Frawley.

"We don't like the remarks and we think he stepped over the line," Frawley told AAP.

"As an association (Collingwood's) Mick Malthouse has come out and all the coaches have come out in support of Matty and I think everyone to a man understands that Sheeds has crossed the line that he shouldn't have crossed.

"You don't want to start eating your own and that's exactly what Kevin was doing, unfortunately.

"He's our president and he's paid to make comments but there's a thousand things he can talk about ... but he's caught between a rock and a hard place."

Frawley said it was possible Sheedy would be asked to step down as president of the AFLCA.

"We'll have a look at that going forward. We have our annual general meeting at the start of next year.

"Kevin's done a great job for us too, he's done a hell of a lot of good work but he's overstepped the mark on this one," Frawley said.

Knights indicated he expected support from the association, not criticism from any of its members.

"The coaches' association is there for support of fellow coaches in good times, hard times, predicaments," Knights said.

"That's what the coaches' association has been set up for."

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