Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	21	18	0	3	137.07	72
2	Geelong	21	17	0	4	137.96	68
3	Fremantle	21	16	1	4	141.82	66
4	Sydney	21	15	1	5	135.52	62
5	Richmond	21	14	0	7	121.37	56
6	Collingwood	21	14	0	7	116.70	56
7	Essendon	21	14	0	7	109.70	56
8	Port Adelaide	21	12	0	9	102.63	48
9	Carlton	21	10	0	11	106.99	40
10	Brisbane	21	10	0	11	89.12	40
11	North Melbourne	21	9	0	12	120.15	36
12	Adelaide	21	9	0	12	103.70	36
13	West Coast	21	9	0	12	99.25	36
14	Gold Coast	21	7	0	14	87.38	28
15	Bulldogs	21	7	0	14	83.63	28
16	St Kilda	21	4	0	17	78.84	16
17	Melbourne	21	2	0	19	52.94	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	21	1	0	20	51.37	4

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	21	18	0	3	137.07	72
2	Geelong	21	17	0	4	137.96	68
3	Fremantle	21	16	1	4	141.82	66
4	Sydney	21	15	1	5	135.52	62
5	Richmond	21	14	0	7	121.37	56
6	Collingwood	21	14	0	7	116.70	56
7	Essendon	21	14	0	7	109.70	56
8	Port Adelaide	21	12	0	9	102.63	48
9	Carlton	21	10	0	11	106.99	40
10	Brisbane	21	10	0	11	89.12	40
11	North Melbourne	21	9	0	12	120.15	36
12	Adelaide	21	9	0	12	103.70	36
13	West Coast	21	9	0	12	99.25	36
14	Gold Coast	21	7	0	14	87.38	28
15	Bulldogs	21	7	0	14	83.63	28
16	St Kilda	21	4	0	17	78.84	16
17	Melbourne	21	2	0	19	52.94	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	21	1	0	20	51.37	4

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)

CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.

"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.

"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."

But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.

Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.

"We need him at his best to contribute.

"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."

Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.

"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.

"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	21	18	0	3	137.07	72
2	Geelong	21	17	0	4	137.96	68
3	Fremantle	21	16	1	4	141.82	66
4	Sydney	21	15	1	5	135.52	62
5	Richmond	21	14	0	7	121.37	56
6	Collingwood	21	14	0	7	116.70	56
7	Essendon	21	14	0	7	109.70	56
8	Port Adelaide	21	12	0	9	102.63	48
9	Carlton	21	10	0	11	106.99	40
10	Brisbane	21	10	0	11	89.12	40
11	North Melbourne	21	9	0	12	120.15	36
12	Adelaide	21	9	0	12	103.70	36
13	West Coast	21	9	0	12	99.25	36
14	Gold Coast	21	7	0	14	87.38	28
15	Bulldogs	21	7	0	14	83.63	28
16	St Kilda	21	4	0	17	78.84	16
17	Melbourne	21	2	0	19	52.94	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	21	1	0	20	51.37	4

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Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	20	17	0	3	138.53	68
2	Geelong	20	16	0	4	136.36	64
3	Sydney	20	15	1	4	140.67	62
4	Fremantle	20	15	1	4	138.19	62
5	Richmond	20	13	0	7	114.57	52
6	Collingwood	20	13	0	7	113.44	52
7	Essendon	20	13	0	7	109.78	52
8	Port Adelaide	20	12	0	8	107.03	48
9	Carlton	20	10	0	10	107.64	40
10	North Melbourne	20	9	0	11	122.37	36
11	West Coast	20	9	0	11	102.46	36
12	Brisbane	20	9	0	11	88.24	36
13	Adelaide	20	8	0	12	100.06	32
14	Gold Coast	20	7	0	13	89.02	28
15	Bulldogs	20	7	0	13	83.18	28
16	St Kilda	20	3	0	17	75.81	12
17	Melbourne	20	2	0	18	53.41	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	20	1	0	19	52.93	4

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	20	17	0	3	138.53	68
2	Geelong	20	16	0	4	136.36	64
3	Sydney	20	15	1	4	140.67	62
4	Fremantle	20	15	1	4	138.19	62
5	Richmond	20	13	0	7	114.57	52
6	Collingwood	20	13	0	7	113.44	52
7	Essendon	20	13	0	7	109.78	52
8	Port Adelaide	20	12	0	8	107.03	48
9	Carlton	20	10	0	10	107.64	40
10	North Melbourne	20	9	0	11	122.37	36
11	West Coast	20	9	0	11	102.46	36
12	Brisbane	20	9	0	11	88.24	36
13	Adelaide	20	8	0	12	100.06	32
14	Gold Coast	20	7	0	13	89.02	28
15	Bulldogs	20	7	0	13	83.18	28
16	St Kilda	20	3	0	17	75.81	12
17	Melbourne	20	2	0	18	53.41	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	20	1	0	19	52.93	4

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	20	17	0	3	138.53	68
2	Geelong	20	16	0	4	136.36	64
3	Sydney	20	15	1	4	140.67	62
4	Fremantle	20	15	1	4	138.19	62
5	Richmond	20	13	0	7	114.57	52
6	Collingwood	20	13	0	7	113.44	52
7	Essendon	20	13	0	7	109.78	52
8	Port Adelaide	20	12	0	8	107.03	48
9	Carlton	20	10	0	10	107.64	40
10	North Melbourne	20	9	0	11	122.37	36
11	West Coast	20	9	0	11	102.46	36
12	Brisbane	20	9	0	11	88.24	36
13	Adelaide	20	8	0	12	100.06	32
14	Gold Coast	20	7	0	13	89.02	28
15	Bulldogs	20	7	0	13	83.18	28
16	St Kilda	20	3	0	17	75.81	12
17	Melbourne	20	2	0	18	53.41	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	20	1	0	19	52.93	4

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)

CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.

"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.

"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."

But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.

Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.

"We need him at his best to contribute.

"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."

Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.

"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.

"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)

CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.

"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.

"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."

But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.

Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.

"We need him at his best to contribute.

"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."

Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.

"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.

"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)

CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.

"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.

"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."

But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.

Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.

"We need him at his best to contribute.

"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."

Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.

"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.

"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."

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Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	19	16	0	3	138.36	64
2	Geelong	19	15	0	4	133.12	60
3	Sydney	19	14	1	4	138.23	58
4	Fremantle	19	14	1	4	132.03	58
5	Collingwood	19	13	0	6	116.66	52
6	Richmond	19	13	0	6	116.22	52
7	Essendon	19	13	0	6	113.08	52
8	Port Adelaide	19	11	0	8	106.41	44
9	Carlton	19	9	0	10	107.48	36
10	West Coast	19	9	0	10	106.27	36
11	North Melbourne	19	8	0	11	120.56	32
12	Adelaide	19	8	0	11	101.07	32
13	Brisbane	19	8	0	11	84.65	32
14	Gold Coast	19	7	0	12	89.27	28
15	Bulldogs	19	6	0	13	81.34	24
16	St Kilda	19	3	0	16	77.42	12
17	Melbourne	19	2	0	17	54.83	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	19	1	0	18	53.01	4

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

Richard Douglas admits the Crows need to win at least seven from their remaining 10 home-and-away games to qualify for finals. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser

ADELAIDE players returned from their mid-season break yesterday further behind in their chase for an AFL finals berth - and with much to learn with changes in their playbook.

It will take until Saturday's re-start against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium to see how coach Brenton Sanderson's rethink on the Adelaide game plan will manifest as a circuit-breaker against a three-game losing streak.

In the meantime, secrecy was the order of a farcical morning at West Lakes that might have reflected the pressure that increased on the 11th-ranked Crows (5-7) at the weekend.

They have moved from four to eight premiership points from a place in the AFL top eight.

A publicly declared open training session on Max Basheer Reserve at West Lakes was moved to an equally chopped up Thebarton Oval.

The reason for the move, according to Crows officials, was safety issues on Adelaide's regular training ground outside AAMI Stadium.

Yet, the surface was still safe for some Crows - such as young midfielder Brad Crouch, veteran Graham Johncock and in-form SANFL player Richard Tambling - to practise their craft.

Not only was there a change of venue but a rethink on training session status. It went from "open" to "closed" with two media outlets not only asked to leave Thebarton Oval but directed to stop filming despite being on public property.

Adelaide midfielder Richard Douglas may have been playing down how much change the Crows are being asked to embrace but he was not denying his team will be playing to a different theme.

"With tactical skills, we always have a closed session - as we did today," he said.

The Gold Coast scouts shut out of Adelaide's workouts this week can only report to Suns coach Guy McKenna the obvious. The Crows have recognised they have to rethink defence.

"We think we are playing some good footy (to attack) but the defensive side of the game has to improve a bit," said Douglas. "Hopefully, this week you will see much more pressure on the ball carrier and some stronger tackles.

"We'll tinker with a few little things. You will see that at the weekend.

"Nothing too major."

To qualify for consecutive finals series Adelaide needs at least seven wins from its remaining 10 home-and-away games - against the Suns, West Coast (home), Collingwood, Geelong (home), Fremantle, Port Adelaide (home), North Melbourne (home), the Western Bulldogs, Melbourne (home) and West Coast.

"We have to win seven of the next 10. We believe we're a chance," said Douglas.

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Sydney	18	14	1	3	143.28	58
3	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
4	Fremantle	18	13	1	4	124.21	54
5	Essendon	18	13	0	5	117.41	52
6	Collingwood	18	12	0	6	115.52	48
7	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
8	Port Adelaide	18	11	0	7	108.58	44
9	Carlton	18	9	0	9	109.79	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Brisbane	18	8	0	10	85.10	32
13	Adelaide	18	7	0	11	100.56	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	18	5	0	13	78.95	20
16	St Kilda	18	3	0	15	78.70	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Sydney	18	14	1	3	143.28	58
3	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
4	Fremantle	18	13	1	4	124.21	54
5	Essendon	18	13	0	5	117.41	52
6	Collingwood	18	12	0	6	115.52	48
7	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
8	Port Adelaide	18	11	0	7	108.58	44
9	Carlton	18	9	0	9	109.79	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Brisbane	18	8	0	10	85.10	32
13	Adelaide	18	7	0	11	100.56	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	18	5	0	13	78.95	20
16	St Kilda	18	3	0	15	78.70	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Sydney	18	14	1	3	143.28	58
3	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
4	Fremantle	18	13	1	4	124.21	54
5	Essendon	18	13	0	5	117.41	52
6	Collingwood	18	12	0	6	115.52	48
7	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
8	Port Adelaide	18	11	0	7	108.58	44
9	Carlton	18	9	0	9	109.79	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Brisbane	18	8	0	10	85.10	32
13	Adelaide	18	7	0	11	100.56	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	18	5	0	13	78.95	20
16	St Kilda	18	3	0	15	78.70	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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Cats to give no more quarter

Mathew Stokes admits the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser

MATHEW Stokes says Geelong's capitulation to the Brisbane Lions was unacceptable and every player must take responsibility for his part in Sunday's final quarter debacle.

The Cats led by 52 points before the Lions stormed home in the dramatic final term to record the equal-eighth greatest comeback in league history.

Stokes admitted the Cats "probably" switched off with the game in their control late in the third term and said the players were stunned, shocked and hurting.

He conceded they could no longer sweep their poor form "under the rug", but backed the character of the players to respond for blockbuster games against Fremantle and Hawthorn.

"We've forged a reputation over a number of years now, nearly from when I first got here (2006), that (these performances are) just not acceptable," Stokes said.

"I think every player who played (on Sunday) has to take responsibility for it and I think we will. The good thing about our group is we win together but we also lose together.

"We don't point at each other and say, 'It's your fault, it's his fault, it's this area's fault'. It's a team loss, but it was a really bad loss.

"We got overrun by a team with a lot of enthusiasm and we didn't stand up when we needed to."

Stokes admitted the Cats made bad decisions.

"I think there were periods in the game where we could have slowed the game down a lot," he said.

"We made some really poor decisions out there, as a group, not individually..

"To lose to a team not in the eight, in a game we're expected to win, when you're up by that many points at halftime and come away with a loss, is extremely hard to take and disappointing."

It was the biggest comeback in Brisbane's history and Geelong's worst capitulation since it surrendered a 54-point lead against West Coast in 2006.

Even though the Cats have been prone to inconsistency this year, they have been able to get themselves out of most situations.

"We've been struggling to play our best for a few weeks now," Stokes said.

"It's going to be a massive task next week (against Fremantle). We struggled badly in the second half and it needs to be rectified and worked on quickly because we've got ourselves into a really good position (10-2) and to have that performance is not on and something that, as players, we're not going to accept."

 

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Crows tinker with secret tricks

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
3	Sydney	17	13	1	3	143.91	54
4	Essendon	17	13	0	4	124.45	52
5	Fremantle	17	12	1	4	122.80	50
6	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
7	Collingwood	17	11	0	6	110.68	44
8	Port Adelaide	17	10	0	7	108.91	40
9	Carlton	17	9	0	8	112.99	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Adelaide	17	7	0	10	100.86	28
13	Brisbane	17	7	0	10	82.61	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	17	5	0	12	79.34	20
16	St Kilda	17	3	0	14	79.18	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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No gift farewell game for Johncock

Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)

CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.

Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.

"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.

"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."

But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.

Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.

"We need him at his best to contribute.

"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."

Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.

"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.

"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."

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Moored in misery

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
3	Sydney	17	13	1	3	143.91	54
4	Essendon	17	13	0	4	124.45	52
5	Fremantle	17	12	1	4	122.80	50
6	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
7	Collingwood	17	11	0	6	110.68	44
8	Port Adelaide	17	10	0	7	108.91	40
9	Carlton	17	9	0	8	112.99	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Adelaide	17	7	0	10	100.86	28
13	Brisbane	17	7	0	10	82.61	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	17	5	0	12	79.34	20
16	St Kilda	17	3	0	14	79.18	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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Final Demon pillar topples

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	15	0	3	136.74	60
2	Geelong	18	14	0	4	133.76	56
3	Sydney	17	13	1	3	143.91	54
4	Essendon	17	13	0	4	124.45	52
5	Fremantle	17	12	1	4	122.80	50
6	Richmond	18	12	0	6	115.47	48
7	Collingwood	17	11	0	6	110.68	44
8	Port Adelaide	17	10	0	7	108.91	40
9	Carlton	17	9	0	8	112.99	36
10	North Melbourne	18	8	0	10	122.19	32
11	West Coast	18	8	0	10	103.46	32
12	Adelaide	17	7	0	10	100.86	28
13	Brisbane	17	7	0	10	82.61	28
14	Gold Coast	18	6	0	12	88.04	24
15	Bulldogs	17	5	0	12	79.34	20
16	St Kilda	17	3	0	14	79.18	12
17	Melbourne	18	2	0	16	53.59	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	18	1	0	17	54.64	4

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