Queensland skipper Chris Simpson was staying upbeat after the Bulls went down by three wickets to South Australia in a thrilling Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield encounter.
Simpson saw a lot to like after a remarkable match where just under 1500 runs were scored.
"It was bizarre … some very, very good cricket throughout the whole four days, we can take a lot of positives out of it," Simpson said.
"A fantastic innings from Lee Carseldine to take us from 5-70 and somehow get up to the total that we got (352)."
"Somehow we managed to take six wickets and get a lead of 300 in one day yesterday … it ebbed and flowed the whole four days, it was exciting."
The Bulls was left to rue a number of dropped catches throughout the match.
Callum Ferguson was handed a trio of lives in the first innings when on two, eight and 29 and he made the home side pay full price, finishing on 132.
Queensland then put down four chances on the final day and all of them proved costly.
Dan Harris added 48 runs after being dropped on zero, Cameron Borgas also added 48 after Chris Hartley grassed a one-handed chance when he was 12.
Simpson was guilty himself, putting down a regulation catch when man-of-the-match Michael Klinger was on 109, while Shane Watson fumbled an edge at second slip presented by Aaron O'Brien when he was on four.
Klinger finished on 137 while O'Brien was unbeaten on 26 and hit the winning runs.
The impact of the fielding errors was not lost on Simpson.
"That's a part of the game that no one enjoys, there's not a worse feeling than dropping a catch and letting your mate down," Simpson said.
"That happened to them, but unfortunately ours were a bit more costly."
Simpson was not overly concerned though.
"Nobody means to drop catches, our work ethic in that area has been fantastic."
"A lot better than what it has been in previous years, we keep trying to strive for that excellence and it didn't come off today."
One of the concerns for Queensland is the fitness of Ashley Noffke.
Noffke returned from a back injury, but the all-rounder lacked the spark that saw him earn a Cricket Australia contract last season.
Noffke bowled just the seven overs in the second innings and Simpson was unsure of his future past this Wednesday's Ford Ranger Cup match, which Noffke will sit out.
"His back was playing up a little bit, I don't know the degree of the pain or the extent of it, but that was why he didn’t bowl much, because it was limiting him."
"I know that he won't be playing Wednesday."