Geelong coach Chris Scott is confident his side can turn its form slump around quickly following two poor performances.
The Cats suffered a shock 25-point loss to the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium last night, their second consecutive defeat.
After starting the season 5-0, Scott admitted the Cats are not up to standard and are playing poor footy, but is hopeful it is merely a dip in form which can be easily turned around.
"We played poorly again, so we're really disappointed in that," Scott said.
"There's clear things in our game that we need to improve, we're going through a flat spot.
"On one level it's easy to identify and hopefully relatively quick to fix.
"Obviously we go back to our training and review really thoroughly, but we can't as a group accept performances like that or we'll be mediocre."
Scott said he is confident his players will work hard to ensure a similar performance does not occur for a third straight week, after a shock loss to the Magpies last week, before last night's equally unexpected result.
"I'm optimistic we'll play well next week, because we'll do the work and make the adjustments that we deem necessary."
A major concern for Scott's men was the inside 50 count. The Suns were dominant through the middle of the ground and won the inside 50s 71 to 48, an area the Cats have excelled in during recent seasons, even in matches they have lost.
"In what was a really poor performance, we were dominated in inside-50s," Scott said.
"The way they were able to get the ball, use the ball out the open side of the ground – their game is really clear.
"They want to use the free space, make the ground big and use their speed in the forward half, and they were able to play the game on their terms too often."
Gary Ablett was on fire once again, continuing his good form, finishing with 32 disposals, nine clearances, nine inside 50s and one goal.
Aaron Hall also had a day out for the Suns with 32 disposals, while Tom Lynch and Callum Ah Chee bagged three goals each.
