Chris Fagan says his Brisbane facet have to stay collectively and be taught from one other confidence-sapping defeat if they’re to show round their poor begin to the AFL marketing campaign.
The Lions had been handily crushed due to a second-half onslaught in opposition to GWS on Anzac Day, at one stage permitting 9 unanswered targets on their approach to a 17.11 (113) to eight.11 (59) loss at Canberra’s Manuka Oval.
Fagan admitted his crew’s effort-level was “below-par” in the course of the second-half bashing that led to the 54-point defeat, however would not purchase into the “doom and gloom” surrounding the 2-5 begin to the season from final yr’s grand finalists.
He likened the Lions’ predicament to his first two seasons in command of the membership, after they gained simply 5 video games in each campaigns whereas constructing the inspiration of a title-contending outfit.
“This group has been so good for the last five years, I admire and respect them for the efforts they’ve been able to put in over the last five seasons,” he mentioned.
“I’m not gonna sit here and bag the team for the way they performed, I’m in it with them.
“The manner ahead is collectively, that was how we turned crew within the first place … we discovered from our errors, we caught collectively and we turned crew.
“And the way out of the situation that we’re in at the moment, particularly in the way that we played is that exact same way.
“Confidence is a unusual factor in sport, it comes and goes and I’ve obtained to assist these boys discover their confidence and connection once more.”
The Lions have the Gold Coast next weekend at the Gabba before a trip to Adelaide to face the Crows.
Round five’s upset win against Melbourne remained something of a beacon of hope for Fagan, with Lions mentor suggesting it showed the capability his side still possesses.
“Melbourne has been the one time we have been capable of flip up and play a very high-level model of soccer,” he mentioned.
“But it is these moments the place you discover out about your self as a membership.
“It’s a good opportunity, I’m curious to see how we respond in the next few weeks, that’s going to be the critical thing.
“It’s not a lot about what occurs in a sport like this, it is what you do about it.”
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