The hosts made a complete mockery of Brookens’ prediction of an Albury-Wodonga victory with a wire-to-wire performance at The Arena that condemned the visitors to a third straight defeat.

But Brookens reserved his ire for his own players, saying they weren’t prepared to match Geelong’s intensity.

“Very disappointed with the way we approached the game,” Brookens said.

“Not that we didn’t take the game seriously but I don’t think we understood the magnitude of taking on that team in their own gym.

“We didn’t match their energy or their execution and we weren’t disciplined within our own game.

“There was a lack of on-court leadership from our senior players.”

A 27-10 opening quarter quickly put paid to any notions the Lady Bandits had of an upset victory but worse was to come for the Border club.

The offensive woes didn’t just continue for the first half — which saw Geelong lead 53-22 at the long interval — but for the entire contest, with the visitors’ shooting barely getting above a grim 30 per cent from the field.

Such was Brookens’ disgust at his team’s performance, he kept the players in the locker room for almost 90 minutes after the game.

“There were some home truths told,” Brookens said.

“I gave them an open mic to air their issues as well, they had input to the discussion.

“They felt there wasn’t enough defensive communication and that when things got tough, people are going their own way instead of coming together.

“We have players who know what needs to be done but right now they’re not making their team-mates better.

“That’s when they go rogue and try to do their own thing.

“The focus is not in the right area, they’re worried about the offensive problems but our defence is a bigger issue for me.

“We have to start putting more stock in our defensive identity.”

Geelong feasted on Albury-Wodonga’s errors, converting 22 turnovers into 29 points; former Lady Bandits star Alex Duck the chief tormentor with six steals.

At the offensive end, every Lady Supercats player hit the scoreboard, led by Caitlin Shadbolt’s 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, with Rosie Fadljevic adding 12 points and Anna Teague and Maddison Rocci both chiming in with 10 points.

For the Lady Bandits, US import Ali Bouman worked hard for 14 points and 10 boards but in what is clearly a troubling trend, there was again precious little offensive help, with no other player in double digits.

Kristina Baltic, Teyla Evans, Montana Farrah-Seaton and Ashton Eaton all failed to fire, combining for 23 points on a dismal 12-37 shooting clip.

“It’s extremely disappointing, there’s just no reason to lose like this,” Brookens said.

“If there’s a positive, it’s that they didn’t quit, they kept playing hard to the end.

“But it’s a lesson learned, we’ve now got two weeks to put a better product on the floor.”