The Pies' skipper is confident his teammates will perform honest individual assessments on where they went wrong in the 28-point qualifying final loss to St Kilda.
As a result, he believes they will front the Crows with a renewed determination.
"That's the good thing about the group - players don't want to let their teammates down and that's how you get success," Maxwell said, after Sunday's match at the MCG.
"You've got players who are more disappointed in themselves than anything, and you know they're going to bounce back pretty quick.
"I wouldn't have to say a hell of a lot to our players because I know they'll be pretty disappointed in themselves."
Maxwell said there were positives to focus on from the performance, despite the overriding sense of disappointment of an opportunity lost.
"If you look at the best eight or 10 players on the field, I reckon probably eight or 10 of them were St Kilda players - there weren't many Collingwood winners," he said.
"To get that close and keep them to that sort of score, it's pretty positive.
"We wouldn't expect a lot of our guys who are quality players to have two bad games in a row, or three bad games in a row for some of them.
"We expect them to bounce back pretty quick and we take a lot of confidence from the way we've played against Adelaide this year."
Maxwell echoed coach Mick Malthouse's sentiments that the game was lost in the midfield.
"We lost clearances. I'm not sure about the numbers, but it seemed to be coming down St Kilda's way a lot more than it was going the other way," he said.
"We had 34 inside-50s, which is never going to win you the game - I'm not sure whether it was skill level or whether it was St Kilda's pressure through the midfield, but we didn't give our forwards the chance to kick a score."
He said it was pleasing to know the Magpies' resolve throughout the season meant Sunday's loss wasn't the only chance they would get to reach their first grand final since 2003.
"We get to play on our home deck again next week in front of a Collingwood crowd and what else would you want?" he said.
"Obviously if you were travelling interstate, there would be a bit more doubt, but it's great to know we're on our home deck.
"We've worked hard to get that top-four position and we're against a team we've played well against in that past."
Maxwell said the Pies' six-day break compared to the Crows' eight wasn't an area of concern for his side.
"We're used to five- and six-day turnarounds. I'm not exactly sure what the stats are, but we have a pretty good success rate coming off them, so we're used to it and we'll be fine."
