Speaking in place of senior coach Mark Williams, Baileylamented what could have been.
The Power finished with more scoring shots than Hawthorn,but blasted a dismal 2.9 in the second half.
"We started really well in the first quarter but whenyou do kick 2.9, you really give the opposition a chance to get back into thegame," Bailey said.
"Our scoreboard pressure wasn't there today and you sawthe result."
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"Their skills were pretty good today and we let ourselvesdown," Bailey said.
Demanding a better response from their troops after atesting fortnight, the Power burst out of the blocks with a five-goal to twofirst term.
But Hawthorn's eight-goal second term put the Power's greatstart and handy lead to waste.
"I thought our first half was really good. We playedsome pretty hard, positive footy but in the next three quarters we couldn't getenough scoreboard pressure on them,” Bailey said.
For the second time in three weeks, statistics showed thePower won more clearances than their victorious opponent.
But as the Swans were able to do, the Hawks made better useof the ball in close.
"We're getting first possession but that gap betweenfirst possession and our clearances is a bit too far," Bailey said.
"It's probably been a hangover for us for the lastcouple of weeks.
We need to turn that around next week.
Classy midfielder Shaun Burgoyne had his best game for amonth, finishing with 20 possessions, six clearances and a goal while Kane andChad Cornes were also at their ball-winning best with 25-plus touches apiece.
Bailey said the inefficiency at the clearances despiteBrendon Lade's ruck dominance was more a case of performance than personnel.
"We've got the guys there that can do it, but at themoment we're just not clean enough with our hands in tight. There was a bit offumbling today as well."
Two bright sparks out of the disappointing loss weredebutants Justin Westhoff and Robbie Gray.
Westhoff presented strongly up forward, nailing two goalswith his first two kicks in AFL football, including the opening goal of thegame.
Gray showcased glimpses of the magic that have the folk atAlberton touting him the next big thing.
"Westhoff kicked three goals and Robbie Gray could'veended up with two. I think they showed a lot of promise," Bailey said.
"Westhoff kicking three goals in his first game was an outstandingachievement."
Steve Salopek sporting a broken nose and blurred vision wasalso inspirational.
The young midfielder recovered from a heavy blow to the headto have an impact in the final term.
"For him to get hurt and come back on in the lastquarter was a testament to the young man,” Bailey said. “He's come a long wayin his footy and for him to come back and get a few possessions was really goodand hopefully he'll be available to play next week."
