Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan admits the AFL membership’s turbulent week will assist gas their turnaround efforts, even when claims of dressing room disharmony are off the mark.
Last 12 months’s overwhelmed grand finalists will face North Melbourne at Adelaide’s Norwood Oval on Friday, nonetheless chasing their first win of the season.
An 0-3 begin has been infected after stories that the occasions of an low season journey to the United States sparked turmoil amongst gamers and probably impacted their kind.
Fagan admits he has key males out of shape however the famous man supervisor, a former college instructor earlier than becoming a member of Melbourne as an assistant in 1998, sees no deeper points.
“They’ve been a happy group all pre-season, is all I can say,” Fagan mentioned on Wednesday.
“I think I’m a pretty good judge of how social interactions (and) relationships are going with team members.
“Probably that is certainly one of my strengths. So I’ve seen no proof of any disharmony, which was what was recommended.”
He said the issue wouldn’t be ignored though after the side lost three successive regular-season games for the first time since 2018.
“All golf equipment try this on a regular basis once you’re below the pump, so we’ll be no completely different to that,” Fagan mentioned.
“At the tip of the day all we have is one another, so we’ll simply be working laborious at attempting to get again to being the perfect model of ourselves this weekend.
“I always believe in moving towards the obstacles, not away from them.
“Don’t dodge something, settle for full accountability for the way in which issues are going, myself included, and simply get on with it.
“That’s the best the best way to live your life because not everything goes perfectly.
“We’ve hit a bit of bump within the highway proper now, however you have to have some enjoyable attempting to work your means by way of it and know and have faith that ultimately we’ll get there.”
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