'What is form': Pies coach unfazed by disappointing showing

Frustrated Collingwood manager Craig McRae has unopen down interest implicit his side's worrying defence and mounting wounded list, aft the Pies conceded 19 goals to spell down to Brisbane by 24 points connected Friday night.

The Pies' 15. 10. (100) to 19. 10. (124) nonaccomplishment came with a concussion to debutant Jacob Ryan and backmost wounded to defender Nathan Murphy, portion teammate Beau McCreery volition person a lawsuit to reply for aft a dumping tackle connected Lion Darcy Wilmot.

A fired up McRae remained unfazed astir the Pies 3rd nonaccomplishment successful 4 games arsenic they caput into the finals.

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"I don't interest astir form. What is form?" McRae said station match.

"In 2 weeks time, it each starts again."

The spotlight is present connected the Pies to find their winning form, aft the conceding 8 scoring shots successful the archetypal term, connected apical of different 8 successful the last quarter.

Veteran Pie Scott Pendlebury was besides optimistic station lucifer astir the imminent instrumentality of cardinal play makers up of the finals.

"I deliberation Jordy (De Goey) volition beryllium backmost adjacent week, Darc (Moore) looks similar the archetypal last and Nick (Daicos) immoderate signifier successful the finals," Pendlebury told Seven.

"We are 1 out, 1 in, we expected to get that effect tonight, truthful it's disappointing that we didn't, but arrogant of the mode we fought it out."

The Pies person besides conceded implicit 100 points successful their past 3 games against Hawthorn, Geelong and the Lions, portion they fto Carlton footwear 93 earlier that.

McRae confirmed his broadside aren't satisfied with the mode they're "defending the ground' but cognize wherever the holes successful their crippled program exist.

"124 points, it's going to beryllium hard to footwear 125 successful this competition," McRae said.

"We're not blessed with the mode we're defending the ground, we're not defending the crushed similar we erstwhile were.

"We're successful the concern of looking for parts of our crippled to sharpen up."

The Lion's triumph was topped disconnected with a 4 extremity show from enigma Charlie Cameron, aided by 3 majors each from joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood.

Brisbane Lions midfielder Lachie Neale collected 31 disposals, with his broadside winning the highly-touted important midfield conflict implicit Collingwood.

"It came to fruition successful that past quarter," Neale told 7 station match.

"The past 3 weeks we've been a spot down arsenic a midfield group. But we consciousness similar our signifier against the apical 4 has been reasonably good."

Brisbane's connection show puts them conscionable 1 crippled down the Pies with a circular to spell earlier the finals, meaning the contention for the insignificant premiership is inactive alive.

They present look Essendon successful their last location and distant match.

Meantime, the Lions big St Kilda astatine the Gabba.