After the brilliant come-from-behind win against Carlton last week, the Lions premiership dreams for season 2009 ended with a comprehensive 16.11 (107) to 8.8 (56) loss in front of 47, 030 fans.
"The wind, the occasion, the MCG, the opposition - you have to survive all that," Voss said. "(Tonight) we failed it."
Voss made it perfectly clear he was disappointed with how the season ended for the Lions, acknowledging he would not accept the perception the club had over-achieved in his first season as coach.
"We’re not pleased with where we are at – a lot of people will pat us on the back for where we have got to – I don’t subscribe to that at all," Voss said.
"I don’t think we have met our expectations at all, we might have met external expectations but we didn’t meet our own.
"That is the standard we must hold higher than anything else. "
The Lions were left to rue missed opportunities in the first-quarter, kicking six behinds while the Western Bulldogs piled on 4.2.
"I thought we had a good structure, we were competing pretty well and we were getting our fair share of the ball coming into the forward 50m," he said.
"I think finals is about chances and taking your opportunities - they made the most of their opportunities and we squandered ours."
Voss believed his side struggled in the two areas the Lions had prided themselves on all season – winning the contested ball and kicking efficiency.
"We had around 31 turnovers in our back-half – they were able to kick eight goals from those turnovers," he said.
However, the Brisbane Lions coach was buoyed by the performance of some of his younger stars, with the likes of Daniel Rich, Jack Redden, James Polkinghorne, Sam Sheldon and James Hawksley all enjoying the big stage.
"Playing in a final like last week and this week is like having 10-15 games of AFL experience under your belt," Voss said.
"That experience for them to play against men’s bodies I think is an invaluable experience for them going forward."
Voss said his side had plenty of work to do over the pre-season to close the gap on the top four sides of the competition.
"It gives us a pretty clear focus of where we are at I think and what we have to work on over the pre-season," he said.
The views in this story are those of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL.
