Geelong coach Chris Scott will go away Brisbane with a level of confidence after an 11-point loss to the Lions by which he admits his males had been properly under their greatest.
The Cats had been goalless within the opening time period for the primary time since 2015 and did not kick their second till late within the third time period.
But they discovered one thing to scare the hosts, kicking inside 11 factors earlier than Callum Ah Chee steadied proceedings for the Lions with an important aim.
The Lions gained the clearances 49-22 and utilized nice strain to dominate all over the place besides the scoreboard.
“Our sense … was that we got a lot wrong, didn’t play particularly well but hung in enough to give ourselves a chance to steal it,” Scott stated.
“It’s such a nice feeling being the coach, knowing they won’t give up, that they were going to hang in and if there was a little opening they’d be there to jump through it.”
Geelong had discovered a few of their greatest soccer in a win over Essendon final week however at the moment are again in a combat to cement a spot within the backside half of the top-four.
One of six groups both facet of the top-eight presently on 9 wins, the defending champions face Fremantle, Port Adelaide then Collingwood within the subsequent three weeks.
“It’s so tight in the competition, if you look ahead and work out where you are you’ll get distracted,” the coach stated.
“We were far from as good as we can be tonight.
“We’re aware we do not leap at shadows and overreact, do not come away devastated from the sport.
“Because we’re confident if we do get it right our best is very, very good.”
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