“It’s arduous to understand what we simply did. It is a distinctive factor, the historical past of the sport says that. Nobody has gained as many shut video games within the historical past of the sport as what we have now been in a position to do that 12 months. It’s been fairly exceptional.”
McRae admitted that each one numbers once more pointed to a Collingwood loss and whereas his staff seized crucial moments he knew his staff couldn’t hold being overwhelmed in these crucial areas.
“The truth of what’s taking place within the sport is we’re getting smashed in all of the numbers,” he mentioned.
Collingwood gamers sing the staff tune after the heart-stopping win.Credit score:AFL Images
“Have a look at the numbers once more right this moment, contested ball, inside 50 minus 20. You may’t maintain that. It isn’t sustainable, however we have now discovered methods, it was the identical in opposition to Melbourne, we have now discovered methods to problem the opposition when we have to.
“If we get to a remaining and the sport is shut this group goes to imagine.”
A disillusioned, but upbeat Voss informed his shattered gamers to not overlook this sense.
”Let’s not overlook about this,” Voss mentioned he had informed the Blues, who missed finals by 0.6 per cent to the Western Bulldogs.
“Let’s use how we really feel proper now as a motivation.” Voss mentioned the defeat to the Magpies, who had trailed by 4 objectives at three-quarter-time, would function motivation throughout pre-season coaching.
“Tonight’s going to harm,” he mentioned. “They’re disillusioned. We didn’t need the season to finish.”
Voss nonetheless mentioned Carlton’s season was a step ahead. “We had a purpose to create a change and we’ve come a great distance in that.”
Voss mentioned the Blues aspired to be nice, not merely making finals. “We wish to be a top-four footy membership, we wish to be sustainably nice.”
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Voss attributed the defeat to inefficiency – the Blues booting 0.6 to Collingwood’s 5.1 within the final time period. “When it got here to key moments, we couldn’t get it carried out.”
He mentioned the finals look “was on our boot. We had an opportunity to get it proper and we didn’t. You get what you deserve on this sport.”
Voss mentioned key midfielder Sam Walsh wasn’t actually that near enjoying, having been sore within the last-second loss to Melbourne. “He obtained via final week’s sport fairly sore and he simply couldn’t get going yesterday, the decision was made it wasn’t even price attempting.”
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