Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin refused to hold back when addressing his side’s dismal 92-point smashing at the hands of Fremantle on Sunday in Alice Springs.
It’s Melbourne’s third loss in four games and also the heaviest defeat in Goodwin’s time at the helm.
The Demons were smashed in every aspect of the ground, highlighted in their 68-37 inside 50 loss.
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What was completely unlike Melbourne, was their breakdown through the midfield, despite having some of the modern greats making up their centre group.
The Demons lost clearances 48 to 23, as young Dockers midfielder Caleb Serong collected 27 disposals and an impressive eight clearances.
A devastated Goodwin. AFL Photos via Getty Images
Fremantle defender Jordan Clark collected a whopping 36 touches, while his forward teammates had a day out, sharing in a mammoth 22 goals.
Jye Amiss led the way with four majors to his name.
But on the other end of the spectrum, the Demons will head back to Melbourne scratching their heads and wondering how it all went so wrong.
“As bad a performance as you can get,” Goodwin said in his post match press conference.
“There’s inconsistencies in our game. That trend has been there for a little while now.
“We understand there’s elements within our method that aren’t right.
“But inconsistencies from week to week are concerning.”
Goodwin was adamant that the loss was a one-off, as his side now slip outside the top eight into 10th on the ladder.
The Demons have lost three of their last four. AFL Photos via Getty Images
“We’ll look into the why, because that performance is clearly, completely unacceptable in where we want to be as a team,”
The Demons 2021 premiership coach says his side will fight for finals credibility, lamenting their “unacceptable” game.
“I know our supporters want more,” Goodwin said.
“When you lose by the margin we lost by, that’s unacceptable as a footy club.
“That (result) certainly hasn’t happened a lot in my time in being here.
“We have a proud group that will be looking to respond pretty fiercely.”
Caleb Serong was ferocious all day for the Dockers. AFL Photos via Getty Images
The Dockers now sit in seventh on the ladder with a 7-4-1 record, knocking the Demons right out of the top eight.
Melbourne now sit with a 7-5 record.
The Demons will face off against Collingwood in their annual King’s Birthday clash on Monday 10 June.