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CibbuanoDemons clash critical: Roos
June 14th 2008 23:48
SYDNEY coach Paul Roos has stressed the importance of maintaining their winning run when they meet bottom-placed Melbourne in Canberra next Sunday.
The Swans extended their winning streak to five with a 35-point win over St Kilda at the SCG on Saturday night to move into fourth place on the AFL ladder.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Roos said it was vital for his side to consolidate their place in the top four with a win ahead of the break.
"If we can get over the line against Melbourne and beat them ... that'll give us six (wins) in a row and then we have a weekend off and the guys can re-group a bit," Roos said.
"So next week's a massive game for us to make sure we can capitalise and we need to play well again next week and we need to try and get another win on the board."
Meanwhile, Roos was happy with Barry Hall's output in his return from a seven-week suspension and a fractured wrist.
Hall booted two goals and pulled in 11 marks in his first match since round four, when he infamously king-hit West Coast utility Brent Staker.
"He looked good, he looked sharp," Roos said.
"(Max) Hudghton's a good player and has probably done pretty well on Hally in the past so it was a pretty good first-up test for him coming back after seven weeks."
"Obviously (he was) a little bit underdone but even you could see tonight (that) he's sharp in terms of his fitness."
"I think in the end he ran out of a bit of gas and even with some of his kicks, his kicks dropped a little bit short because of a lack of match fitness, but he looked very sharp which we'd hoped and obviously he'd be pretty pleased with his first game."
The Swans extended their winning streak to five with a 35-point win over St Kilda at the SCG on Saturday night to move into fourth place on the AFL ladder.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Roos said it was vital for his side to consolidate their place in the top four with a win ahead of the break.
"If we can get over the line against Melbourne and beat them ... that'll give us six (wins) in a row and then we have a weekend off and the guys can re-group a bit," Roos said.
"So next week's a massive game for us to make sure we can capitalise and we need to play well again next week and we need to try and get another win on the board."
Meanwhile, Roos was happy with Barry Hall's output in his return from a seven-week suspension and a fractured wrist.
Hall booted two goals and pulled in 11 marks in his first match since round four, when he infamously king-hit West Coast utility Brent Staker.
"He looked good, he looked sharp," Roos said.
"(Max) Hudghton's a good player and has probably done pretty well on Hally in the past so it was a pretty good first-up test for him coming back after seven weeks."
"Obviously (he was) a little bit underdone but even you could see tonight (that) he's sharp in terms of his fitness."
"I think in the end he ran out of a bit of gas and even with some of his kicks, his kicks dropped a little bit short because of a lack of match fitness, but he looked very sharp which we'd hoped and obviously he'd be pretty pleased with his first game."
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