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August 31st 2008 00:45
HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson was pleased with his side's effort in the Hawks' convincing 78-point win over Carlton at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.
The match was a dead rubber but Clarkson said it was important for his side to enter the first week of the finals with some momentum.
"We were really pleased with our efforts for tonight. We've been pretty impressed with the way Carlton has gone about it for the bulk of this season, and we were ready for a tussle tonight," Clarkson said.
"It was a great opportunity for us to try and win a game of footy and get some momentum going into the finals so we were pleased to get the victory that we got."
"The guys were really determined to do well, and we think winning form is good form. That was a real focus for us."
Meanwhile, Carlton coach Brett Ratten said he was pleased with the Blues' 2008 season despite their poor finish to the year.
The Blues finished the season with 10 wins and achieved their goal of avoiding a bottom-four finish.
"We've been in the bottom four for such a long time. When you know you've gotten out of the bottom four you've won some games of football," Ratten said.
"Whether the ledger's seven, eight or 10 wins, you've got out of there and played some half decent footy throughout the year."
Ratten said the improvement in young players such as Shaun Grigg, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer were big positives with Kreuzer in particular earning praise from the Blues coach.
"I think for Matty Kreuzer to play a big man's role and to play like a big man, I think it's a real credit to him to show how competitive he is," Ratten said
But Ratten said there were few positives to draw from the Blues' final game and admitted that his side had a way to go before they were capable of playing finals.
"Our performance today, I think we really learned a lot from a team that really runs hard and they're playing finals."
"We'll have to match that next time."
The match was a dead rubber but Clarkson said it was important for his side to enter the first week of the finals with some momentum.
"We were really pleased with our efforts for tonight. We've been pretty impressed with the way Carlton has gone about it for the bulk of this season, and we were ready for a tussle tonight," Clarkson said.
"It was a great opportunity for us to try and win a game of footy and get some momentum going into the finals so we were pleased to get the victory that we got."
"The guys were really determined to do well, and we think winning form is good form. That was a real focus for us."
Meanwhile, Carlton coach Brett Ratten said he was pleased with the Blues' 2008 season despite their poor finish to the year.
The Blues finished the season with 10 wins and achieved their goal of avoiding a bottom-four finish.
"We've been in the bottom four for such a long time. When you know you've gotten out of the bottom four you've won some games of football," Ratten said.
"Whether the ledger's seven, eight or 10 wins, you've got out of there and played some half decent footy throughout the year."
Ratten said the improvement in young players such as Shaun Grigg, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer were big positives with Kreuzer in particular earning praise from the Blues coach.
"I think for Matty Kreuzer to play a big man's role and to play like a big man, I think it's a real credit to him to show how competitive he is," Ratten said
But Ratten said there were few positives to draw from the Blues' final game and admitted that his side had a way to go before they were capable of playing finals.
"Our performance today, I think we really learned a lot from a team that really runs hard and they're playing finals."
"We'll have to match that next time."
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