PORT ADELAIDE coach Mark Williams has labelled his team'sthird quarter performance against
The Power ran out 23-point victors, but Williams said hiswhole view of the game had been tainted by a dismal third term in which
Williams did his best to put on a brave face for the waitingmedia, but admitted he was bitterly disappointed.
"For three quarters I thought we dominated the play,but I have to say I was really disappointed; in fact I was annoyed with what weserved up in the third quarter - it was pathetic," Williams said.
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Williams' three-quarter time serve ignited the Power into amatch winning six-goal final term.
"Most of it you couldn't repeat," Williams said,when asked what his message to the playing group was.
"It was a good old fashioned kick up the bum and I wasreally pleased the guys could kick a six-goal last quarter, run out the gamewell and really look forward to next week."
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But Williams lamented his side's lapse in concentration andsaid the team would go nowhere if it couldn't string together a four-quarterperformance.
"There was some exciting footy played in the first halfand some of the stuff we did was just brilliant.
"But there's a fine edge between lair and flair and Ithought we probably jumped over the line a couple of times.
"We'll probably just watch the third quarter on Mondayjust to see what the hell was going on, but our players know we're not going toserve that rubbish up."
The Power consolidated their spot in the top four and nowface Hawthorn, Fremantle and
Williams said despite today's lapse, Port Adelaide had comea long way since last season.
"We've won 12 games and that's terrific, but we have topull our heads in a bit and play a lot better than that," he said.
"We're pushing for second so let's look at theglass half-full again. We will go out there and try to play four quarters likethat [the final quarter]."
