Jake Carlisle is confident the Saints can bounce back from a disappointing Round 2 loss.

The 26-year-old said being ruthless, showing care for each other, and playing without fear was the key to responding to the loss to the Kangaroos.

"Our method works, and it showed against Richmond and GWS last year when we played without fear, with ruthlessness and with care for each other,” Carlisle told saints.com.au.

"There are times when we're not going to get it right, but we've just got to shorten the gap.

"We know how consistent we have to be and we've just got to get back to playing our brand of footy."

A general in defence, Carlisle was a shining light for the Saints on what was a forgettable day at Etihad Stadium.

The defender had 17 disposals, 11 marks and six rebound 50ms in the loss to North Melbourne.

"As a defensive group, all we can do is clean our own backyard - fight and scrap to try and win our one-on-ones or try and get back to intercept,” Carlisle said.

"The aim is to keep fighting, get the ball out of defence and back going our way.”

Get your halo on for 2018

An impromptu meeting on Saturday morning led by Coach Alan Richardson and Captain Jarryn Geary became an opportunity for the Saints to regroup ahead of Round 3's clash with the Crows.

"We got together to do recovery and just had a few conversations to reassure where we're at," he said.

"The leadership from Gears has been phenomenal. His form in the first two rounds has been strong as well.

"It wasn't a great performance on Friday and there are a few things that we can fix up. We just wanted to get everyone on the same page and get the season going our way."

Carlisle has worked closely with new backline coach Henry Playfair, who joined the Saints this off-season after six years as an assistant with the Sydney Swans.

"He's someone I look up to. The way he sees the game and the way he helps us as a group is great," Carlisle said.

"He's developed guys at Sydney who were good one-on-one players who were able to scrap when under the pump - so he's been able to bring that experience and add that mentality to stay switched on no matter what the contest is.

"We've got to find a way to either win it back or stop them from scoring."

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