There was simple skill execution.“You can have the best method in the world - we feel our method’s strong enough - but if you can’t execute basic fundamentals you can’t expect to beat a team that’s on top of the ladder, who certainly made us pay on turnover.”Goodwin and May both felt Melbourne had shown in recent games that they can switch on and fight top sides.But May struggled to hide his disappointment with the effort levels.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust yourTo find out more about how we use cookies, please see our“Us as players, I’m pretty pissed off still,” he said.“It’s not good enough and in a season that’s so short and we only get to play every team once, we need to win games and, if not, compete. Simon Goodwin says Melbourne have six days to save their AFL season after an “unacceptable” display in a 51-point hammering from Port Adelaide.The fourth-year coach conceded he was left more disappointed than ever by the insipid performance at the Gabba on Thursday night.The Dees were beaten in all key areas of the game and saw star midfielder Clayton Oliver reported for striking when he caught Power ruckman Peter Ladhams high with a glancing blow.Melbourne have two games in a tough make-or-break period in Adelaide next week, taking on the winless Crows and North Melbourne.“We have to start winning games of footy and we’ve got two important games coming up, including one in six days,” Goodwin said.“I’m looking forward to that. View the profiles of people named Steven May. Join Facebook to connect with Steven May and others you may know. Gold Coast Suns captain Steven May has taken to Instagram to post a touching tribute to outgoing champion Gary Ablett.. May posted "Thanks for … We have shown that all year and then tonight was just not good enough.”Melbourne were smashed by Port Adelaide in inside 50s (47-31) and failed to match the ladder leaders’ intensity, kicking only four goals in their lowest score of the season - 4.8 (32) to 12.11 (83).“That’s as poor a performance we’ve put on this year,” Goodwin said.“For the majority of the year we’ve improved our method, improved our stability and improved a lot of things, but tonight was unacceptable.“We clearly got beaten by a pretty good team, but it was the way we got beaten (that was most disappointing).”Steven May has blasted his Melbourne teammates for turning up and expecting to win.Steven May has blasted his Melbourne teammates for turning up and expecting to win.Simon Goodwin says Melbourne have six days to save their season. It’s going to define how we go for our season and our players need to get back together really quickly and we need to come up with some solutions.”Demons fans had built up hope over the previous three weeks with wins over Gold Coast and Hawthorn, followed by a narrow defeat to high-flying Brisbane.But it was dashed amid a raft of skill errors against Port Adelaide in what has become an all too familiar sight in the two years since the club’s 2018 preliminary final appearance.In an unusually frank post-match assessment out on the field, Steven May lashed his team for going into their shell after early skill errors boosted Port Adelaide’s fast start.“It can’t be a confidence thing, you’ve just got to concentrate,” he said.“The game’s too hard to be able to just turn up and just expect it to happen. 'You're in big trouble': Eddie's WAG warning as four clubs await breach sanctions'He's an idiot': Dermott Brereton rubbishes Don Scott's Hawthorn legacy Steven May has blasted his Melbourne teammates for turning up and expecting to win. 200 Followers, 56 Following, 557 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Steven May Jr. (@stevenmayjr) 11.2k Followers, 568 Following, 312 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Steven May (@steviemay12) 100 Followers, 455 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Stevenmaymat (@stevenmaymat) 11.8k Followers, 1,021 Following, 104 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from @stevenmay 72 Followers, 17 Following, 3 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Steven May (@maystevenw) 99 Followers, 89 Following, 7 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from John Steven May (@johnstevenmay) 173.2k Followers, 754 Following, 392 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Steve Kazee (@stevekazee) You’ve got to focus every disposal. Credit: Getty. Demons fans had built up hope over the previous three weeks with wins over Gold Coast and Hawthorn, followed by a narrow defeat to high-flying Brisbane.