Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has described the workforce’s shock spherical one loss to St Kilda as a wake-up name however stopped in need of eager to make main modifications to the sport plan or new-look ahead line.
Fremantle entered the sport as clear favorites towards a St Kilda workforce that was lacking a key group of gamers on account of damage however misplaced 10.7 (67) to 7.10 (52). The Dockers had 65 inside 50s, however their final objective got here seven minutes into the third quarter.
Nat Fyfe was quiet with solely 9 possessions and one behind, Matt Taberner was subbed out after kicking one objective from his 9 touches and Josh Treacy completed with solely three disposals and one objective.
Fremantle moved Fyfe ahead as a part of a brand new ahead line and Longmuir admitted nothing went proper.
“Clearly the end result says it did not perform the way in which we’d have appreciated,” Longmuir mentioned.
“Earlier than we bounce to any conclusions, I am going to overview it and take a look at our entries. We have been kicking to an outnumber a good bit and asking our forwards to compete towards an outnumber.
“We could possibly be making higher selections however at instances however there are occasions when the mids are beneath strain they usually simply must get it in there and we have to make extra of it. A few of it comes right down to an absence of braveness up the sector.”
The midfield additionally battled with out Fyfe as St Kilda gained the clearances 35-29 regardless of the Dockers successful 27 extra hit outs.
Former Dockers coach Ross Lyon relished successful his first recreation again on the Saints regardless of being an enormous underdog.
Fremantle paid a excessive worth for sluggish ball motion in a altering period the place groups try to get the ball down the sector as quick as attainable. The Dockers made the finals final season as a conservative workforce and Longmuir mentioned loads wanted to be mentioned this week.
“It is a wake-up name. We’d like to verify we react the precise manner,” Longmuir mentioned.
“It is spherical one. There is a construct as much as spherical one and we’re disillusioned however we’re not going to throw the child out with the bathwater. We have to verify we’re actually rational with the way in which we go about reviewing the sport and provides some issues time to implement. We’re not going to hurry and alter so much on the again of 1 efficiency.
“I do not thoughts us chipping the ball round however there’s received to be some technique to it. I believed we simply went lateral to occupy the ball and that is probably not how we wish to play. We have to get the stability proper between making the opposition defend and never having sufficient dare.”
