MELBOURNE will once again look to correct its inefficiency inside 50, after a disappointing two-point loss to GWS on Sunday.

The Demons kicked 5.15 (45), a fact that proved costly when the final siren sounded, with the Giants sealing their win with a score of 7.5 (47).  

"Inefficiency cost us again and it's something we need to get right," Simon Goodwin told media post-match.

"We're working incredibly hard on it but it's just not coming together ... if we keep that effort and we keep that work, it'll turn pretty quickly.

"We weren't able to take opportunities when we had them and our inefficiency has cost us the game for a few weeks in a row now.

"So, we need to get that right as a footy club ... we’re not stopping in our bid to get better, we're going to keep working on it and eventually the wheel will turn."

The story of the game, which saw the two teams travel to Alice Springs for a wet and cold battle at TIO Traeger Park, couldn’t be told by statistics alone, with Melbourne leading in almost all areas of the match.

While frank with where his team was lacking, Goodwin was also quick to praise the playing group for their determination in the contest. 

"I can't question the players' effort, I can't question their want, their desire, really tough conditions - but to have 27 shots at goal, 70 entries, plus 40-odd in the contest and lose a game of footy, that's tough,” Goodwin said.

“For the large part of the game, it felt like we had a lot of control within the game and that was a real pleasing thing.

“The players gave everything and the stats back that up. Their effort, their will, their want, their ability to win contest and play the game in their half. They were all things that were really strong.

“But we’ve kicked eight or less goals four weeks in a row now, so that’s something that we need to get right.”

The Demons will now look ahead to Round 17 where they’re set to face St Kilda in a Saturday night clash at Marvel Stadium.