Speaking to Michael Slater and Terry Kennedy on Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast on Tuesday morning, the co-captain said his team’s final quarter performances against both GWS and Collingwood had been concerning.
“The scores were level halfway through the last quarter (against Collingwood) and the game was on the line,” McVeigh said on the program.
“That’s happened two weeks in a row now and that’s a real issue for us.
“When the game is one the line, the leaders like myself need to stand up and take the game upon ourselves and lift the team to get a win.
“We didn’t do that and it’s very disappointing and hopefully we can rectify that this week.”
The Swans travel to Adelaide on Friday ahead of the team’s round three clash against the Crows at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.
McVeigh said the match was a huge game for both teams, who are still looking to register their first points for the season.
“They are in the same position as us at 0-2, so it’s a huge game,” he said.
“We’re annoyed and frustrated with the start to the year but we get another chance against Adelaide in Adelaide and we’re really looking forward to it.
“We want to get that win on the board and kick start our season.”
Fellow midfielder Josh Kennedy also hit the airwaves this morning and chatted to Andrew Maher, Andrew Gaze and Tim Watson on 1116SEN’s Morning Glory program.
Listen to Josh Kennedy on 1116SEN this morning
Addressing the Swans’ slow start to the season, Kennedy said the team was not rattled by their two consecutive losses.
“No, we’re certainly not (panicking about the start to the season),” he told the program.
“It’s not the start to the season that we wanted but it is a marathon and we’ve just got to make sure we keep on putting in the right processes and training hard and eventually I think it’s going to click.
“As long as we’re doing everything right and doing everything we can, things will turn, as they can, pretty quickly in this game.”
Kennedy was among the Swans’ better performers in last Saturday’s loss to Collingwood with 28 possessions, and said the main focus this week would be to improve their on-field composure under pressure.
“We reviewed the game yesterday and not much changed from the first half to the second half in regards to our structural stuff,” he said.
“It was more our composure and our ability to use the ball more efficiently, and it was just a bit disappointing we weren’t able to do that in the last quarter.”
