“When you’re coming off a 140-point score against Melbourne and you go into the bye, sometimes your priorities can just get swayed a little bit.
“I’m not talking massive margins either. It only needs to be a little bit in this game to lose your edge and give the opposition a sniff.
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“We rely on what’s important - around the contest, pressure and the way we defend the ground. No doubt we’ll bounce back.”
Longmuir said he didn’t call out individuals during an honest review this week.
“No individuals got called out. The issues we covered in the team meeting were team issues,” he said ahead of Sunday’s home clash with Gold Coast.
“Yes, some individuals were in the individual clips, but they were only highlighted because it was a team problem.
“Everyone needs to bounce back.”
Longmuir praised his players for how they had owned up to the poor display.
“They came in and owned it,” he said.
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“They’re up and about, they want to redeem themselves. I get criticised at times for being calm and composed. I don’t react to one performance. Just like I didn’t react to the Melbourne game, I’m not reacting to this.
“Clearly some players got some things wrong on the weekend, which contributed to us getting a lot wrong. I don’t think it’s going to be much to realign.
“Only two games ago we had a 92-point win. I’m confident we can turn it around.”
Fremantle will be without veteran Michael Walters (hamstring) for the next three to four weeks, but Heath Chapman (hamstring tightness) is expected to return against the Suns.