“It’s disheartening”: Fagan confused by concerning Lions pattern

Despite dropping to 0-2 after losses to Carlton and Fremantle, Fagan is still certain his club can contend for the top four.

Brisbane outscored the Blues 46 points in the first game of the season before trailing by only one point.

The Lions also led Fremantle 27-2 in Perth on Saturday night before losing 14.9 (93) to 10.10 (70).

Brisbane coughed up eight unanswered goals in both of those matches, and Fagan is determined to find out why.

“It’s something new to have those drop offs in the middle of the game,” Fagan said.

“I don’t have an early theory, I must admit. I haven’t seen them coming, both times that they’ve occurred, and we tried a lot of things today to quell Fremantle’s momentum.

“It’s unfortunate that nothing changed in the midst of the game despite our best efforts—taking a spare behind the ball and playing an extra at the stoppage.

“Your goal is to halt progress. Teams shouldn’t score a lot of goals in a succession, and it has now occurred twice.”

The Lions will have a bye in the following round before returning to the Gabba on March 28 to play Collingwood in the Grand Final.

Brisbane began the 2021 season 0–2 and 1-3, however they were still able to place fourth.