{"id":383766,"date":"2024-04-11T20:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=383766"},"modified":"2024-04-11T21:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:03:03","slug":"three-games-in-13-days-dees-whack-afl-fixture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=383766","title":{"rendered":"'Three games in 13 days': Dees whack AFL fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\ufeffelbourne<\/a> coach Simon Goodwin<\/a> says his Demons are tired after a 22-point loss at the hands of Brisbane at the MCG on Thursday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Demons have had a rough schedule to open their 2024 season, including travel to Sydney for Opening Round and two consecutive weeks in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Their loss against the Lions is just their second from five outings thus far, but could prove costly considering it was a game dropped at their home ground.<\/p>\n

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Goodwin expressed his disappointment in his troops, particularly after they were held to just two goals up to half time, goalless in the second quarter completely.<\/p>\n

The Demons' three-quarter time score of 3.7 was their lowest at the MCG since round four of the 2020 season against Geelong.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Simon<\/p>\n

"It probably didn't look like us in all phases of the game," Goodwin said post match.<\/p>\n

The 2021 premiership coach put his side's sluggish start down to the intense travel period they have endured.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Three games in 13 days is a lot\ufeff, obviously with some travel involved as well," Goodwin said.<\/p>\n

"But I wouldn't want to put that out there as an excuse for us and take anything away from the Lions.<\/p>\n

"Every team goes through those little challenges within their season. The fixture you're provided with, you can't use those things as excuses.<\/p>\n

"You rock up, your job is to perform. As a footy club we didn't do that."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFL\/status\/1778396848962629723<\/a><\/p>\n

Goodwin also admitted the Demons sorely missed livewire small forward Kysaiah Pickett, who was sidelined after his high bump on Adelaide's Jake Soligo cost him a week<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"We all see what he gives our footy team, his pressure, his tackle, his inside 50 ability to hit the scoreboard," he said.<\/p>\n

Melbourne brought in highly-touted draftee Koltyn Tholstrup to replace Pickett on debut<\/a>, but the 18-year-old managed just seven disposals in his first AFL outing.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"No doubt when you take a Kysaiah Pickett out of your team, you're going to have some challenges\ufeff," Goodwin said.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe Dees now have a much needed bye in round six.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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