Schmidt 'very proud' of Australia fightback in loss to Lions

Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt reflects on their 27-19 loss in the first Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

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00:00I look at the strength and depth I've got

00:03the coaching team obviously I've got a lot of admiration

00:07for a lot of people that I've worked with in the past

00:10and I knew they'd come with a really good plan

00:14to exert a lot of pressure on us

00:16I just think that this time last year

00:18I think we probably would have melted

00:20but I love the way this team is developing

00:22we've got a very tough start to the season

00:25we've got two more Lions tests

00:26then two tests away in South Africa

00:28and I just think it's going to be a really

00:31it's going to be a fantastic period

00:34for us to demonstrate some growth

00:35and to tighten some of the connections

00:38of the group that we've got

00:40I felt if we could get within one score

00:42then you never know what can happen

00:44I'm not saying the Lions didn't deserve to win it

00:46because I feel like they did

00:47on the balance of what they did in that first

00:49particularly first quarter and first half

00:51we'll have a look in the cold light of day

00:54probably and be a little bit more analytical

00:56but very proud of the way the players fought their way back

01:01or that's going to be fine

01:03they're going to be a danger

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