Eagles Face Tough Lesson in Elimination Final Loss
The Eagles struggled during the third quarter against the Blues, ultimately losing by 41 points at Ikon Park under wet and unpleasant conditions.
Physicality and Intensity Key to Blues' Victory
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce attributed Carlton's win to their elevated physicality and intensity after halftime.
“I just thought they lifted their physicality and intensity. For a 15-minute period or so, we just get knocked off the ball a bit too easily. That's finals footy and it'll be a great lesson for us moving forward.”
Learning and Improvement for the Eagles
Pearce emphasized the importance of this experience for her team’s first finals appearance and highlighted plans to strengthen key fundamentals for the next season.
“We just go back to the drawing board, try and really narrow in on a couple of things that are going to give us big bang for buck next year. A good starting point will be more strength and conditioning in our fundamentals. Just more work ahead of us.”
Outlook After the Match
Pearce noted that enduring tough losses is part of growing and eventually achieving success.
“That was the message coming into today. When you eventually get there and have success, it's these moments that make it more satisfying. You've got to endure losses like today and have experiences like today.”
Summary: The Eagles learned valuable lessons from their costly loss to Carlton, focusing on increased physicality and fundamentals to improve in the next season.