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COMPOSURE at critical times was the fine line that denied Melbourne back-to-back wins, according to coach Paul Roos.
Roos said his Demons continued to improve despite the disappointment of the 16 points loss to the Western Bulldogs at the MCG last night.
"We're still developing. The Bulldogs were probably in terms of where they are, they're two and a half years with Brendan (McCartney) and we're seven games in,'' Roos said.
"It probably showed tonight, at crucial times they just did the little things better than we did and in the end that was the difference.
"It's still frustrating for me, but clearly in a lot of areas, we've improved significantly. And for us it's continuing to improve, that's what we have to do week-in, week-out.
"That game proved tonight it's a long game of footy. It goes for 120 minutes and we were pretty good for long periods but not for long enough. The Bulldogs did it for longer periods and that's why they won.
"Certainly, we're doing a lot of things right, but you've got to do a lot more right to win games of footy and we understand that.
"It's coming together. It's a big gap, there's no question, we understand that. But we're making inroads in certain areas and getting better in other areas as well.''
The lead swapped nine times, five times in the third quarter. The last change came from a hotly debated free kick to Bulldog forward Stewart Crameri for a push in the back from Demon defender Lynden Dunn 23 minutes into the last term.
While Roos agreed the timing was "reasonably'' crucial, he was loathe to specifically criticism the decision.
"I'm not trying to be smart, I didn't know what the free kick was paid for. Whether it was for (interference) 5m off the ball or whatever it was, I just didn't know what the free kick was for,'' he said.
Roos was more puzzled why there was no free kick after defender Dean Terlich was felled by high contact from Bulldogs forward Liam Jones.
The incident will attract the AFL match review panel's assessment after Terlich was subbed out of the game with concussion in the third quarter.
"I just get a little surprised that there's no free kick. I'm pretty sure he got hit in the head because he came off with concussion and he couldn't go back on,'' the Demons' coach said.
"It doesn't really worry me one way or another where it goes or if it goes anywhere. I didn't really have that good a look at it other than knowing a player was taken high. So, surely it's got to be a free kick, I would have thought. To be fair to the umps, they may be standing behind a player.''
Former GWS Giants midfielder Dom Tyson thumbed his nose at critics who continually compare his trade with second round draft pick Josh Kelly. Tyson was an outstanding contributor with 27 possessions, 11 stoppage clearances and two goals.
Roos described Melbourne's trade for Tyson and the Giants selection of Kelly as a win for both clubs.
"I'm surprised the comparisons keep coming because I said a few times that we wouldn't have taken Josh Kelly with pick two. And that's nothing against Josh Kelly, we think pick two was going to be a really, really good player,'' he said.
"But we're more than happy with Dom. Dom had 29 (disposals) and kicked two goals.''
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