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CibbuanoKnights happy with progress of young brigade
May 31st 2008 00:09
ESSENDON coach Matthew Knights believes several of his young players took some major steps forward during last night's heartbreaking five-point loss to Adelaide.
Knights was pleased with the efforts of Bachar Houli, Angus Monfries, David Myers and Kylie Reimers and said the team was on the right track.
"Maybe what they've been through in the last four to six weeks will be the making of some of these young men," Knights said.
"Don't feel sorry for us, we don't feel sorry for ourselves we have a vision with this club. It's about attacking that vision and keep pushing towards it."
"No matter what barbs are thrown, no matter what bombs are thrown you stay strong."
Knights said the team's intensity and effort, which saw them boot the first three goals of the match, was another positive.
"At quarter time they look up at the scoreboard, a young team, and they are around the action and that breeds a lot of self belief in a young team," he said.
"Whereas in the last four or five weeks we've been four or five goals down with a young team and you've really got to battle hard after that."
"I've got no doubt our intensity in the last four or five weeks, particularly early in games, hasn't been there."
But Knights said it was important for the playing group to maintain the same level of intensity for the remainder of the season.
"The reality is it's only one week so now we have to back it up against Hawthorn next week and show we can do it two weeks in a row," he said.
"Until you do that you probably don't earn much respect. We've come a small margin tonight but we've got to back it up."
Knights was pleased with the efforts of Bachar Houli, Angus Monfries, David Myers and Kylie Reimers and said the team was on the right track.
"Maybe what they've been through in the last four to six weeks will be the making of some of these young men," Knights said.
"Don't feel sorry for us, we don't feel sorry for ourselves we have a vision with this club. It's about attacking that vision and keep pushing towards it."
"No matter what barbs are thrown, no matter what bombs are thrown you stay strong."
Knights said the team's intensity and effort, which saw them boot the first three goals of the match, was another positive.
"At quarter time they look up at the scoreboard, a young team, and they are around the action and that breeds a lot of self belief in a young team," he said.
"Whereas in the last four or five weeks we've been four or five goals down with a young team and you've really got to battle hard after that."
"I've got no doubt our intensity in the last four or five weeks, particularly early in games, hasn't been there."
But Knights said it was important for the playing group to maintain the same level of intensity for the remainder of the season.
"The reality is it's only one week so now we have to back it up against Hawthorn next week and show we can do it two weeks in a row," he said.
"Until you do that you probably don't earn much respect. We've come a small margin tonight but we've got to back it up."
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