Western Bulldogs veteran Daniel Cross says the club is paying for late fade-outs. Picture: Salpigtidis George Source: Herald Sun
LATE quarter AFL let-downs have already returned to haunt the Western Bulldogs.
The club has identified its failure in "red-time'' areas with minutes on the clock as a major problem - and last week's pre-season cup hit-out highlighted the same headaches.
Veteran midfielder Daniel Cross said after a gruelling extended training session on Friday that the Bulldogs needed to fix the glaring problem quickly.
Last week, the Dogs failed badly in the opening round of the pre-season cup against both Collingwood and Essendon.
"I think the main things were late in quarters where we let ourselves down again,'' Cross said.
"It became a bit of a trend last year. I think that was the one thing that stood out.
"Concentration levels, being selfless for each other, probably cost us wins but definitely closing the the margins in the end.
"Those red-time areas we need to sharpen up in.''
But he was confident the team would learn as they began playing together with a new-look side during the premiership season.
"We've got new players in the group,'' Cross said. "That's the thing with NAB Cup - you don't have everyone out there who will be playing together all the time.
"Different squads playing together can affect you at times.''
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