When the team loses the game that others say was impossible one goes looking for answers. I offer the following:

1. We had our most inexperienced defence that I can remember; and then lost the best of them for more than a half of the game. Macpharlin, Hayden, Grover and Headland would have made a world of difference today.
2. Miller was their only good player in the first half and he was towelling up Drum, but no move from the coaches.
3. Brock O'Brien and Scott Thornton and Drummy all had shockers.
4. Melbourne over-run us and won nearly all the second half clearances. Whoever coaches our clearnance set up needs to take some responsibility for this.
5. Melbourne, like any side which is winless, was always going to be a risk at some stage. The coaches should have been able to see the warning lights and I do not think they had a defensive game plan when it was needed.
6. Our list is slow and it is over-rated. Sad but true.