As Adelaide’s gamers and followers digest a glass half-empty, assistant coach Nathan van Berlo is reminding them: the glass can be half-full.
The Crows on Sunday night time turned the most recent membership to be steamrolled by a last-quarter Collingwood surge.
Adelaide led by 22 factors early within the ultimate quarter however misplaced by one, their defeat cruelled by kicking a wayward 7.16 to the Magpies’ 8.11.
“There was a lot of emotion around the game with the result,” van Berlo advised reporters on Monday.
“We’re probably more frustrated because we know we played the brand of footy that we wanted to play.
“We executed rather well for the overwhelming majority of it … however weren’t in a position to end off our work.
“And good sides keep themselves in it. Everyone knows the storyline of Collingwood and their ability to maximise close games.
“There was some critical frustration round final night time. But we will certainly have a look at our methodology and what we did rather well for many of the recreation.”
Van Berlo outlined Adelaide’s points – the Crows at one stage led 3.10 to 0.2 after butchering a series of shots at goal.
“There’s missed alternatives in entrance of aim that are pricey ultimately outcome,” he mentioned.
“(But) 100 per cent it is a win when it comes to course of and the place we’re headed as a footy membership.
“Because if you look at the vast majority of the game, it was a big tick to what we wanted to go out and produce, and the method we wanted to play with.
“Unfortunately we did not execute and end off our work.”
After wading through a match review on Monday, Adelaide will focus on one of the hardest tasks in the league: playing reigning premiers Geelong in Geelong on Saturday.
“What our boys want to know, and what I’m certain our followers can recognize, is we’re enjoying a very strong model of footy that’s difficult the perfect sides within the comp,” van Berlo mentioned.
“We did it to Collingwood and will have gotten the job performed, so there isn’t any motive why we will not take our kind and our confidence and perception all the way down to (Geelong) this week and problem final yr’s premiers.
“It’s a huge challenge for us and we will get ourselves up for it.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
