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LIONS co-captain Jed Adcock says his side must rediscover their lost values.
A month into the season, the 1-3 Lions are barely recognisable from the side that finished 2012 so strongly before rolling undefeated through the pre-season NAB Cup.
Senior players are woefully out of form, the attitude is not right and game day has disintegrated into a structureless mess.
Adcock said Brisbane cannot let the expected win against Melbourne at the Gabba on Sunday wallpaper over cracks that have derailed their season.
And after an insipid loss to the Kangaroos last Sunday, they cannot even expect to win.
"A win is a win, no matter who the opposition is," Adcock said. "Melbourne played a great final quarter on the weekend (kicking 12 last-term goals to beat GWS).
"We are not looking at opposition any more, we have to look at our own backyard."
Twice in four weeks, against the Bulldogs and Kangaroos, Brisbane have been embarrassed.
Adcock said the senior players must take responsibility, starting with adhering to team principles and structures and extending to taking the right attitude into games and leading by example on the field.
"It is up to the senior players," he said. "We were hoping it was a one-off, but really we haven't been in very good form at all. The core group, the senior group, isn't in good form and we are the group that needs to lift."
Amid the gloom has been encouraging debuts from Sam Mayes in the Q Clash and Sam Docherty and Marco Paperone last weekend.
"It is disappointing they are not getting the recognition across the competition because the side is not winning, but they certainly are with-in the club and from our fans," Adcock said.
Two days after the 63-point loss to the Roos, Adcock was still scratching his head at what happened at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
"They put us on the backfoot and we pressured up a bit," he said.
"We have gone away from what was working for us in the NAB Cup which was our defence mentality, our attack starts from there."
Brisbane Lions co-captain Jed Adcock says his team must win at all costs against Melbourne on Sunday.
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