John Worsfold has pledged to step down as West Coast coach at the end of next season if he doesn't see major improvement from his struggling AFL team.

And Worsfold has not ruled out trading away the Eagles' first-round draft pick - which could be as high as No.4 - to provide an immediate injection of class to their lineup for 2011.

West Coast have endured a miserable, injury-hit campaign and sit last on the table ahead of Saturday night's wooden spoon showdown with Brisbane at Subiaco Oval.

Worsfold, who guided the club to premiership success in 2006 and captained their other two flag-winning teams in 1992 and 1994, is contracted until the end of next season and has been guaranteed by the club's hierarchy that he will see out his term.

But the 41-year-old confirmed he wouldn't seek a contract extension if his team's woeful 2010 form continued into next year.

"Improvement has to be here," Worsfold said on Wednesday.

"If we don't improve next year I'll definitely be handing over the reins and saying someone needs to come in and start fresh with the group.

"(I'm) very confident that you're going to see Scott Selwood and (Nic) Naitanui and some of these young guys lead this club to some great success.

"It is tough at the moment, and I would like to think we will start to see things moving forward next year.

"And hopefully at the rate that supporters would like, which is jump straight into the eight or the top four.

"I've got a lot of confidence that all of our players that will go into their second, third or fourth years next year will be able to contribute at a lot higher level than they have leading up to now.

"And the hope is that they have a few more senior players around them, with (Daniel) Kerr, (Darren) Glass and (Sam) Butler and these guys that we've really missed this year."

Worsfold ruled out trading out-of-form ruckman Dean Cox or injury-plagued midfielder Kerr, declaring Kerr would be an Eagle for life and Cox would "absolutely" be at the club next year.

But the Eagles, who will get pick No.4 in the national draft if they finish last, will push strongly to trade in a small forward.

"We're looking for a real dangerous small forward to complement the set-up we've currently got," Worsfold said.

"You give up pick four if you get someone in that you think is the equivalent.

"We'll look at possible trades."

Worsfold left the door ajar for a crack at mercurial Port Adelaide forward Daniel Motlop.

"We'll look at trading in players," Worsfold said.

"If players are keen to look for fresh opportunities then potentially we can offer those.

"It's got to fit with a lot of criteria and then there's a lot of work that has to be done to get trades finalised."

West Coast sit a game and percentage adrift of 15th-placed Brisbane.

But Worsfold said he had given little thought to the prospect of his team collecting their first ever wooden spoon.

"I haven't had a look at the ladder recently, but there's four games left, let's see what happens," he said.

"It's not really much of an issue.

"Most teams go through cycles.

"Carlton were on the bottom of the ladder a few years ago and have spent five or six years building up.

"Melbourne two years in a row are now building up.

"Generally teams do have turns down the bottom of the ladder."

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