Geelong coach Chris Scott has called the criticism of his team's final struggles as โa bit lazyโ after another post-season loss, this time at the hands of the Power.
The Cats went down to the Power in their first qualifying final on Thursday night - which sees the Cats' finals record slump to 4-12 since Scott took over in 2011.
The Cats are also 1-7 in the first week of finals since their last premiership.
Chris Scott believes the scrutiny about the Cats not being able to deal with the pressure of finals footy isn't deserved.
โItโs a really hard question to answer. Are we comparing 2014 to now?" Scott told reporters.
โWe all feel pressure at this time of year, I didn't think we crumbled under the pressure
โI don't think we'd look at the way we played and thought there were fundamental problems with the game style.
โIt's a privilege to be under that pressure, it's hard work to get here and I thought we had our chances.
โI think the criticism is a bit lazy personally, but we'd like to win more finals.โ
Geelong's inaccurate kicking was a major difference in the match, with the Cats kicking 5.12 for the game, while the Power kicked 9.4 to seal the 16-point win.
Tom Hawkins also had one of his worst kicking performances for the season, kicking 0.5 and one out on the full which was a huge difference in the game.
Scott said the Cats had their fair share of chances to pinch the game.
โItโs always a fine line at this time of the year,โ he said.
โOur game is always a game of inches, itโs just magnified at this time of year.
โWe probably had control of the game for large periods and certainly had our chances to win the game.
โI wouldnโt say we were the dominant team, Iโll just say it was pretty even. They took their chances, got some easier shots than we did but we certainly had enough scores and chances to win the game.
โWe could have played better, thereโs no doubt about that.
โPort were good, theyโre a good team and deserved their win. I didnโt think we were with our or chances.
โItโs a bitter pill to swallow at the moment. I donโt think weโll come away from the game thinking that weโre off the pace.โ