Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has conceded that his side has lost confidence after losing six games in a row.

โ€œThe comment about forgetting how to win is really apt, especially for a young group,โ€ Buckley said.

โ€œMick (Malthouse) said during the week that itโ€™s an excuse, and it is. And itโ€™s a reasonable one. We know we can play better footy than we have in the last couple of weeks.

โ€œYou do have to learn to win, and then you have learn to handle winning as a list and as a group.

โ€œWeโ€™ve got elements of our playing list at the moment that have been through a successful period ... and theyโ€™ve learnt to win and handle winning.

โ€œWe need to find that again as an organisation.

โ€œTo get to 8-3 was really positive for us but weโ€™ve just fallen short in the last couple. I think thatโ€™s probably put a bit of a dent in our confidence. It doesnโ€™t take away the fundamentals that we need to get back to playing our best footy and thatโ€™s what weโ€™re focusing on.โ€