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CibbuanoCats ready for anything
September 24th 2008 06:06
GEELONG is ready for anything Hawthorn will throw at them in Saturday’s grand final at the MCG, according to defender Darren Milburn.
Milburn said the Cats won’t be affected by any niggling tactics.
"I think our boys like winning the contested ball, that is all we will be trying to do - go after the footy and try to win that," he said.
"We always try to back ourselves and it will be no different on the weekend."
Milburn also dismissed suggestions that the game will be a repeat of the fiery 1989 grand final between the two clubs.
"I think it will be a pretty fiery first five minutes or so but then it will be just a normal game," he said.
"You can't read too much into what happened 20 years ago - it's different footy now to what it was then."
Despite going into the grand final as heavy favourites, Milburn does not believe there as much pressure on the club heading into this year’s grand final as they was last year against Port Adelaide when Geelong was attempting to end a 44 year premiership drought.
"There is probably less pressure from outside (the club) but we are going to still have the pressure we put on ourselves but hopefully we can deal with that and we get the win we want."
"(But) I am just as confident as last year - we have been playing some pretty good football and there is no reason why we shouldn't go into the game confident."
Milburn said the Cats won’t be affected by any niggling tactics.
"I think our boys like winning the contested ball, that is all we will be trying to do - go after the footy and try to win that," he said.
"We always try to back ourselves and it will be no different on the weekend."
Milburn also dismissed suggestions that the game will be a repeat of the fiery 1989 grand final between the two clubs.
"I think it will be a pretty fiery first five minutes or so but then it will be just a normal game," he said.
"You can't read too much into what happened 20 years ago - it's different footy now to what it was then."
Despite going into the grand final as heavy favourites, Milburn does not believe there as much pressure on the club heading into this year’s grand final as they was last year against Port Adelaide when Geelong was attempting to end a 44 year premiership drought.
"There is probably less pressure from outside (the club) but we are going to still have the pressure we put on ourselves but hopefully we can deal with that and we get the win we want."
"(But) I am just as confident as last year - we have been playing some pretty good football and there is no reason why we shouldn't go into the game confident."
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