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CibbuanoFlag is Geelong's to lose: Roos
August 17th 2008 00:38
SYDNEY coach Paul Roos believes Geelong's premiership destiny is in its own hands after the Cats disposed of the Swans by 39 points at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night to extend their unbeaten stretch to 11 games.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Roos said the Cats were a class above any other side in the competition.
"There's no question they're a cut above every team in the competition at the moment by a fair margin," Roos said.
"They're still three or four players short of their best (line-up) so I think if they play their best there's no one who'll beat them."
The loss pushes Sydney outside the top four for the first time in several weeks after Adelaide defeated Essendon.
Roos admitted it was hard for sides to remain at the top for a long period of time.
"I think you've got to put it in perspective because the competition is designed for parity, it's very, very hard for teams over five- and six-year periods to compete for premierships and I think this group has done an extraordinarily good job," Roos said.
"I'm sure we'll play finals footy this year but it's tough, you look at what happened to Brisbane after four grand finals, I think they missed the finals the next two or three years, and Port Adelaide have been up an down."
"It's Geelong's time and they deserve it, they're a quality club, they're well coached and they've got some terrific players."
"It just happens to be their time in the cycle, we'd all love to have the day in the sun every single year but that's not the reality with the salary cap and the draft."
Sydney faces a tough run home with matches against Collingwood in Melbourne and Brisbane at home to finish the home-and-away season but Roos is confident his side will remain in the eight.
"The players are competitive, we're looking forward to next week, we know we played the best team in the competition, we've got two games ahead, we're looking forward to it and we'll get the players back up again," Roos said.
"That's AFL footy, it's tough and it's relentless and you know I'm certainly looking forward to next week."
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Roos said the Cats were a class above any other side in the competition.
"There's no question they're a cut above every team in the competition at the moment by a fair margin," Roos said.
"They're still three or four players short of their best (line-up) so I think if they play their best there's no one who'll beat them."
The loss pushes Sydney outside the top four for the first time in several weeks after Adelaide defeated Essendon.
Roos admitted it was hard for sides to remain at the top for a long period of time.
"I think you've got to put it in perspective because the competition is designed for parity, it's very, very hard for teams over five- and six-year periods to compete for premierships and I think this group has done an extraordinarily good job," Roos said.
"I'm sure we'll play finals footy this year but it's tough, you look at what happened to Brisbane after four grand finals, I think they missed the finals the next two or three years, and Port Adelaide have been up an down."
"It's Geelong's time and they deserve it, they're a quality club, they're well coached and they've got some terrific players."
"It just happens to be their time in the cycle, we'd all love to have the day in the sun every single year but that's not the reality with the salary cap and the draft."
Sydney faces a tough run home with matches against Collingwood in Melbourne and Brisbane at home to finish the home-and-away season but Roos is confident his side will remain in the eight.
"The players are competitive, we're looking forward to next week, we know we played the best team in the competition, we've got two games ahead, we're looking forward to it and we'll get the players back up again," Roos said.
"That's AFL footy, it's tough and it's relentless and you know I'm certainly looking forward to next week."
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