Collingwood, who sit 11th on the ladder, are unlikely to make the top eight.
The reigning premiers must defeat flag favourites Brisbane and 12th-placed Melbourne but other results will need to fall their way.
“I’m sure our fans at home are hurting and we’re no different. We’re human,” McRae said. “We have emotions to attach to this. It means a lot to a lot of people.
“It doesn’t feel comfortable right now sitting in this chair because there’s a lot at stake in these games.”
McRae then added he was “wrestling” with blame after the loss.
“We’ve openly talked about what winning looks like and behaviours like that and then losing behaviours,” he said.
“I think blame is a real losing behaviour so I’m wrestling with that at the moment. Wrestling with trying to blame others or blame umpires or blame whatever, because that’s really difficult when you lose.
“Maybe there are consequences at the end that may cost us. Time will tell on that. For most part of the night, we did a lot right and maybe that’s what’s hurting us the most.”
The Magpies return home to take on Melbourne at the MCG as the away team.
“We’ll just meet back earlier in the week and get on with it,” McRae said. “We can’t control what others are doing. You can only control your own destiny.”
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