He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
Hardwick acknowledged that the biggest disappointment of the season was the loss of close matches. The Tigers lost nine games by 22 points or less.
From rounds 16 to 18 they lost by a combined tally of 10 points, against Gold Coast (two points), North Melbourne (four) and Carlton (four).
"To have the amount of losses we did by a close margin indicates we're not doing things consistently enough over time," Hardwick said.
"The important thing is we're setting up a base camp at the summit.
"We're just not quite there."
Over the summer also practise a shut down simulation for the last 2 to 3 minutes of a game.
Also pity the Sherpa with base camp at the summit cos it is all downhill from there!
