Shy Pies exposed in review
Smashed by the Roos, players study the footage that tells all
COLLINGWOOD had an open and honest review of its loss to North Melbourne, star midfielder Taylor Adams has revealed.
The review on Monday was driven by the leadership group, which is led by captain Scott Pendlebury and vice-captain Steele Sidebottom.
Coach Nathan Buckley said his players “got out of the way a few times” as it was brutalised physically by a ferocious Kangaroos team.
Adams, who is a member of the five-man leadership group, declared the “majority” of the 22 who played against North Melbourne were guilty of not going hard enough.
“As leaders we ran the review on Monday and showed all the clips that were outliers for us, that we hadn’t seen for four or five years. Even when we weren’t going well in ’16 and ’17, we never saw this stuff. We hung our hat on our contest and pressure and our hardness around the ball,” he said.
“The fact of the matter was, it wasn’t one or two players, it was the majority of our team, including some of our leaders, including some of our guys you never see it from. The message was we’re watching it now so that we can move on and learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again.
“We were pretty open and honest throughout our review on Monday. There wasn’t a lot that was missed. It was good to see the boys responded really well to it and that’s the great thing about or group, once we hit something on the head — and it was our contest and pressure — we usually see a spike in that the following week.”
Adams said the confronting videos spoke for themselves, with players taking ownership of their actions.
“That’s the beauty of our group, there actually isn’t too much you need to say. Once you see the clips, they sort of speak for themselves,” he said on RSN927. “The guys take complete ownership for it and know the reason why we’re showing this isn’t to humiliate somebody or make them feel crappy, it’s to learn from it, to highlight why we lost the game.” MAGPIE Dayne Beams is taking an indefinite break from the game to focus on his mental health, the star midfielder intent on regathering himself after a difficult year.
Beams has said he will not return until he has dealt with his mental health issues, but is confident he can again dedicate himself to the sport. The 29-year-old stepped down as captain of the Brisbane Lions last year as he struggled to come to terms with the death of his father in March.
“I have been on the record in the past about the battles I have fought,” Beams said in a club statement. “Right now, I need to step away and regather myself. I hope people will understand that this is something I need to do for myself and, importantly, my family.”