Fremantle Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw reveals his approach to grand final re-watch, using pain as motivation

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Is it worth re-watching the end of the grand final for education and motivational purposes, or avoiding it altogether? Andrew Brayshaw opens up on how he’s approached it - and how he’s channelling the pain.

Fremantle vice-captain Andrew Brayshaw still can’t bring himself to watch the AFL grand final, but admits the team will have to review the last four minutes of the loss to Brisbane to guarantee everyone understands what happened and has some closure. The Dockers’ younger players will return to pre-season training on November 23, with the club’s experienced players joining in the following week. Brayshaw said the squad discussed the pain of losing the grand final and analysed the build-up to the match before they all went on leave, but vision of the game wasn’t played. He still has no interest in watching the match, but knows they’ll be watching clips throughout the summer.

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