Quote Originally Posted by Stefcep View Post
IMO, defense was and still is the problem. Last week showed how our defense can go to water quickly when the pressure is on. Compare this with the miserly defenses of Geelong and St Kilda, who IMO are still the benchmark of the comp.
The way our defence has stood up against pummelling this year (Saints & Brisbane smashed us for inside 50s in H2 both games) has been remarkable.
It's our midfield that's the problem - not working hard enough to defend, and their goals scored output appears to be lower as well.