As Melbourne tumbled to a third successive loss and forfeited top position on the ladder, coach Simon Goodwin denied that the enforced absence of suspended defender Steven May and a week of tumult at the club was to blame | GregBaum JakeNiallTHEAGE
As Melbourne tumbled to a third successive loss and forfeited top position on the ladder, coach Simon Goodwin denied that the enforced absence of suspended defender Steven May and a week of tumult at the club was to blame.with a teammate in a Prahran restaurant last Sunday, making for a turbulent week for the premiership favourite.
“But we didn’t. We played with heart, we played with spirit, we had a group of players that wanted to do well for their footy club, but our method wasn’t quite to the level. That’s AFL footy.” “We just want to live in the moment for now,” said McRae, who said the break represented “a bit of our comma, if you like, on our season” after 13 rounds. The Magpies have beaten four of the top six this season and are eighth at 8-5 after finishing 17th in 2021.“Had no idea where we sit in the big scheme of things. We still don’t,” said McRae. “You know, it’s a pretty long season. But we get a break now.
McRae said of the quandary that the availability of main ruckman Brodie Grundy would create: “Well that’s a long way away, that’s six weeks away. A lot can change in six weeks in terms of form and injury...[it’s] a nice thought to have Brodie available in terms of a discussion point.” “I thought we played with great heart, but our method was off,” Goodwin said. “In the end, you need all those things in sync to get results against teams that are playing good footy. And they are.
“Now we have lost three in a row and we need to get back playing our best footy as quickly as possible.”
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