James Hird has received strong support from Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell on the same day the Bombers capitulated again.

Hird struggled to find positives after Sunday’s 19.13 (127) to 5.10 (40) belting at Etihad Stadium.

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“Today I think the only positive is that you just don’t want to be involved in games like that,” a dejected Hird said.

“You want to perform better and those sorts of performances have to hurt. You want to get to the stage as a group and as a club that you just never let that happen.

“You can play poorly, you can lose and things can go wrong but you don’t lose like that.”

It came four weeks after St Kilda mauled Essendon by 110 points.

While the Bombers’ hierarchy will hold a review at the end of the season, Campbell said on Sunday that Hird will coach Essendon next year.

“James is contracted next year and James will coach the club next year. 100 per cent,” Campbell told 3AW.

“I can’t see anything else changing between now and then.

“I appreciate there is a school of thought around extending (his contract) but we will set relevant KPIs for James like we do for other football staff and we will go from there.”