Greater Western Sydney's shock loss to Collingwood last week cost them a top-four spot, but the GIANTS believe it could benefit their push towards their first finals berth. 

GWS could have jumped to second on the ladder if they had beaten the Magpies by a sizeable margin at Spotless Stadium, but instead dropped to seventh after being humbled in a terrible performance after quarter-time.

After the match, coach Leon Cameron labelled the effort as his team's "worst 60 minutes of the year" and those who witnessed the 56-point turnaround would find it hard to argue.

Star forward Jeremy Cameron said Monday's review highlighted plenty of areas that need to be addressed ahead of Sunday's clash with the Brisbane Lions, but it was a good chance for the players to refocus. 

"I don't really look at the ladder and as a team we don't really focus on the ladder week to week," he said.

"We more just focus on the game coming up, and I think it's losses like that, that really help you in the long run. 

"We did a lot of things (last week) that really wasn't us and that we need to improve on.

"We could feel out things weren't going our way and that’s when we need to knuckle down and assert ourselves on the game.

"You're never going to have things on your terms for a whole game, but it's just getting the simple things right and getting back into the game that way, and the best teams do that all the time."

Cameron booted five goals against the Pies but Collingwood veteran Travis Cloke, who took 12 marks and bagged four for the winners, overshadowed his performance.

Cloke came under scrutiny but escaped sanction from the AFL after it was revealed he had worn a glove on his right hand that hadn't been approved by the League. 

The GIANTS’ four-time leading goalkicker said he had absolutely no issue with the big Magpies' use of the glove on Saturday, and praised Cloke's return to form. 

"It didn't really matter if he had a glove on or not, he was 'on' on the day," he said.

"It's great to see 'Trav' (Cloke) playing good football again.

"It's always hard going back and playing in the twos but the way he played was awesome.

"I said to him after the game 'why did you have to find form against us?' but it is great to see him doing well."

Last week's five-goal performance was the first time Cameron had kicked more than three in a game since round nine, and he said that he still wasn't overly happy with his game. 

The 23-year-old said he's been frustrated at being stuck playing as a deep forward this season, and is hoping to switch up his roles during the second half of the year to make himself more valuable to the team.

"That's what I'm trying to work on, is getting a bit more of the ball in my hands," he said.

"You've always got someone on you as a forward and it can be quite hard to shake them. 

"We've seen 'Jonny' (Patton) go and play back, 'Lobby' (Rory Lobb) obviously plays in the ruck, so I think my change will be more getting up the ground, leading up at the ball and always being a target for our mids and backline. 

"The best teams change things up really well and that's something we want to do, we don't want to be one-dimensional."