Lions coach Michael Voss address the players after a poor first quarter Picture: Salpigtidis George Source: Herald Sun
MICHAEL Voss last night accused his team of laziness after the Brisbane Lions were trampled by North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
The Lions surrendered by 63 points - their third loss in four games - and were overwhelmed by the Roos' speed and spread from the opening bounce.
Voss said his players simply weren't showing an appetite to work hard enough.
"It was just completely unacceptable really. The Kangaroos really dominated every facet from the very start of the game, so that puts you under enormous pressure to try and manufacture something," Voss said.
"Nothing seemed to work for long. We'd have periods where we locked them for six or seven minutes, but then a couple of goals in a row and away they go.
"North Melbourne racked up 60 more disposals, 19 more handball receives and repeatedly swept the ball from to defence to attack with ease, notching up 64 inside 50s.
"The stats are a bit confusing. Our kicking and handballing efficiency isn't too bad, but there's is just off the charts and that means you haven't interrupted their play at all," Voss said.
"They've got out of our forward half about 75 or 80 per cent of the time uninterrupted and that's a lot of hard work and a lot of hard running that can wear you down over time and it did - the scoreboard started to tick over for them.
"The guys are well prepared and fit enough ... sometimes it's got to do with just being able to work hard when the opposition has got it."
The Lions weren't credited with laying a tackle for the first 12 minutes of the game.
Their first score came from their second inside 50m after 18 minutes when Daniel Rich hit the post.
Asked if he could write the result off as one of those games, Voss referred to the Lions' disastrous Round 1 thrashing at the hands of the Western Bulldogs.
"The first one, you always have one. You don't get two. The opposition took it to us and we didn't handle that situation at all."
The Lions conceded five goals to one in the first quarter and another seven goals to two in the third term in a result Voss admitted had caught him off guard.
"I think the last couple of weeks we've been building our form back," he said.
"To come to the game today and not hold a good account of ourselves is hugely disappointing. I mean, in the end we just got a lesson in workrate.
"When I looked at the stats, the clearances were the same but their scores from that area were clearly more damaging than ours and in general play they worked harder than us."
The wound was salted by the loss of Ash McGrath in the first quarter with a corked calf and Pearce Hanley in the third quarter with a corked thigh.
Jack Redden was reported for high contact on Sam Wright.Voss said the introduction of impressive youngsters Marco Paparone (three goals) and Sam Docherty and the continued development of Sam Mayes was the "path we have to continue to take".
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