The heat has been put on Joe Daniher and Brisbane’s senior players following Sunday’s draw with Adelaide, with an AFL great declaring a selfish approach cost Chris Fagan’s side the win.
Nothing separated the Lions and Crows in the thrilling 90-90 result at Adelaide Oval in a game that went down to the wire, where both clubs would be left ruing missed chances to win it in the late stages.
Brisbane however looked in control midway through the fourth quarter before coughing up a three-goal lead to let Adelaide back in the game.
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Speaking on the Lions on Fox Footy’s The First Crack, dual premiership Kangaroo David King said “this result is on their senior players,” calling out Daniher for not utilising his teammates more.
King showed vision from early in the game he thinks set the tone for the visiting team, when Daniher had a shot at goal from outside 50m instead of passing to Charlie Cameron, who looked back in frustration.
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“He’s the man every time the ball comes to Joe. ‘Can I have a shot?’, is the first thought,” King said on The First Crack.
“This happens every week with Joe Daniher. The amount of times I’ve seen Charlie Cameron burned by Joe Daniher with that sort of kick. And look at Charlie, he knows.
“Does this hurt you? Well it does hurt you, because it creates a model that says: ‘Each to their own. We’re not going to have that old Geelong model of the unselfish score assist brand’.
“If they were selfless, they win that game. But they’ve got one bloke in the forward line who’s a constant thorn in their side in close moments or big moments like this.”
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King added he has “no doubt it’s a conversation for Chris Fagan to have” to try and stop bad habits from continuing for the three-win Lions.
“That’s a game that slipped through their fingers because one bloke wanted to be the man to the exception and exclusion of everyone else,” King said.
“I was really disappointed with some of their senior players late in the game. It’s a draw, so you’ve got to temper it. But they had opportunities to put that game to bed.
“This is one they’ve left on the table. Full credit to the Crows for rolling the dice and getting themselves back in. But this in my eyes is a big L for Brisbane.”
Brisbane, who sits 13th on the ladder at 3-1-5, will try and get back on the winner’s board when it hosts Richmond at the Gabba this weekend.
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