We have stopped doing the thing that lifted us up from last year. At the start of the year the players took risks and backed themselves to win contests.
They would do difficult things, go for a mark that they might not get instead of waiting back, take a shot for goal instead of looking for someone in a better spot, take the higher risk option instead of heading for the boundary.
The last few weeks the players have gone back to relying on the coach have given them a secret formula game plan. They don't try and win the game by winning a string of contests, they try and win by sticking to rules and structures.
Melbourne played like we were playing in the first half of the year. They weren't afraid of losing.