MITCH Robinson has revealed what Lions Captain Tom Rockliff said to the team after Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Sydney Swans at the Gabba.
After the match, Rockliff pulled the team into a huddle on the ground and spoke to them before going into the changerooms.
"He (Rockliff) just reminded us, and went over the game and said, 'Look boys this is the benchmark for how we want to play this year,' ” Robinson said on the latest instalment of the From The Players’ Lounge Podcast.
Rockliff also said, "If we bring that intensity and that attack on the footy, then we can challenge most teams.
"Sydney being one of the best teams in the comp over the last ten years, if we can match it with them and we know that’s worked previously in the year, when we don’t come in with that attitude we get blown out of the water," said Rockliff.
"He (Rockliff) was just reinforcing – 'Look boys be proud of yourself, but be disappointed that we came so close and lost. But let’s just take some positives out of it and bring that next week,' " said Robinson.
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Also on this week’s From The Players’ Lounge Podcast:
- The boys review the Sydney game
- Ben Keays talks about his debut
- The secret to Mitch Robinson’s turnaround
- How are the boys preparing for our game against Port Adelaide
- Adelaide Oval: The AFL’s loudest and hardest ground
- Last time we met Port Adelaide
- Keays relives the pain of the ’04 Grand Final as a Lions supporter.
- Could Beams return?
- Keays talks about the Hyundai Help For Kids Lions Academy
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