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CibbuanoClose enough not good enough: Eade
September 20th 2008 00:27
WESTERN BULLDOGS coach Rodney Eade admitted his side has made 'quantum strides forward' but said close enough is not good enough.
Speaking after the Bulldogs’ 29-point loss to Geelong in the first preliminary final at the MCG, Eade said the club had improved significantly both on and off the field after a season which saw it leap from 13th to third.
But Eade warned the leap into the top two would be just as hard as anything the club had achieved in 2008.
"I think the main lesson is there are fruits of your labour if you do work hard enough and I think the extension of that is close enough is not good enough," Eade siad.
"We've had a quantum leap this year in position on the ladder, 13th to third, but third to second or third to first is equally as big a step."
Eade said his side had showed plenty of character to bounce back from the disappointing loss to Hawthorn in the first week of the finals.
"A lot of people wrote us off two weeks ago and we showed last week and this week that there's a fair of spirit within the group," he said.
Eade also said the pain of Friday night’s loss will help drive the club towards bigger and better things next season.
"I've got no doubt that this group will probably stew over that this summer. Like last summer we'll come back with a focus of making those extra steps forward," he said.
"There's no givens in this game. It's an uncompromising game. It's a tough competition, there's no guarantees we'll be back in this position again next year so we've got to make sure that it happens."
Speaking after the Bulldogs’ 29-point loss to Geelong in the first preliminary final at the MCG, Eade said the club had improved significantly both on and off the field after a season which saw it leap from 13th to third.
But Eade warned the leap into the top two would be just as hard as anything the club had achieved in 2008.
"I think the main lesson is there are fruits of your labour if you do work hard enough and I think the extension of that is close enough is not good enough," Eade siad.
"We've had a quantum leap this year in position on the ladder, 13th to third, but third to second or third to first is equally as big a step."
Eade said his side had showed plenty of character to bounce back from the disappointing loss to Hawthorn in the first week of the finals.
"A lot of people wrote us off two weeks ago and we showed last week and this week that there's a fair of spirit within the group," he said.
Eade also said the pain of Friday night’s loss will help drive the club towards bigger and better things next season.
"I've got no doubt that this group will probably stew over that this summer. Like last summer we'll come back with a focus of making those extra steps forward," he said.
"There's no givens in this game. It's an uncompromising game. It's a tough competition, there's no guarantees we'll be back in this position again next year so we've got to make sure that it happens."
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