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CibbuanoCats better prepared: Thompson
September 15th 2008 06:49
GEELONG coach Mark Thompson believes his side is better prepared for Friday night’s preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs than they were for last year’s preliminary final against Collingwood.
Thompson said he went too easy on the Cats in the week immediately following last year's big qualifying final win over North Melbourne.
"We were all about recovery, and this time around we recovered them post-game but we've actually lifted the intensity a bit more than we did last year," he said.
"This week we're in game mode and we came back yesterday and trained and we're in a normal preparation week now."
Thompson also said the experience gained during last year's premiership campaign would prove to be invaluable.
"This time last year going into a preliminary final there was a lot of unanswered questions and, sure, there's a lot of unanswered questions now," he said.
"But we're feeling that we've been and lived through that experience and we're better for it and that's probably the only advantage we have going into this week.
Thompson said he went too easy on the Cats in the week immediately following last year's big qualifying final win over North Melbourne.
"We were all about recovery, and this time around we recovered them post-game but we've actually lifted the intensity a bit more than we did last year," he said.
"This week we're in game mode and we came back yesterday and trained and we're in a normal preparation week now."
Thompson also said the experience gained during last year's premiership campaign would prove to be invaluable.
"This time last year going into a preliminary final there was a lot of unanswered questions and, sure, there's a lot of unanswered questions now," he said.
"But we're feeling that we've been and lived through that experience and we're better for it and that's probably the only advantage we have going into this week.
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