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CibbuanoWe need to focus on the basics: Laidley
June 25th 2008 08:01
NORTH MELBOURNE coach Dean Laidley says its vital that his side focuses on the basics rather than the importance of their finals-shaping clash against ninth-placed St Kilda at Carrara Stadium on Saturday night.
The Kangaroos currently occupy eighth place but are just half a game clear of the Saints and Carlton and one game clear of Richmond, who plays the Blues at the MCG on Saturday.
But Laidley said it was important that his side didn't focus too much on how much a win means.
"If we worry about winning or losing and don't worry about doing what we're supposed to do, then we can get our pants pulled down," Laidley said.
"We need to make sure we know, we prepare and understand what we need to do to be able to achieve the win.
"That's the result we're after.
"But if we look directly at the result and forget what we need to do, we can find ourselves probably in a not-too-good situation."
The Kangaroos currently occupy eighth place but are just half a game clear of the Saints and Carlton and one game clear of Richmond, who plays the Blues at the MCG on Saturday.
But Laidley said it was important that his side didn't focus too much on how much a win means.
"If we worry about winning or losing and don't worry about doing what we're supposed to do, then we can get our pants pulled down," Laidley said.
"We need to make sure we know, we prepare and understand what we need to do to be able to achieve the win.
"That's the result we're after.
"But if we look directly at the result and forget what we need to do, we can find ourselves probably in a not-too-good situation."
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