TonyK
CibbuanoPower right to face Tigers
July 25th 2008 07:07
BRISBANE midfielder Luke Power is '99 percent right' to play in Saturday night's clash crucial clash against Richmond at Telstra Dome, according to coach Leigh Matthews.
Power, who has been in doubt throughout the week with a shoulder complaint joined his teammates in a light run at the Junction Oval in St Kilda on Friday afternoon.
"We didn't think he was going to be OK really, but he trained yesterday afternoon, he did a fitness test and he'll run around tonight so I would have thought he's 99 percent now," Matthews said.
Matthews played down the Lions' poor record in Victoria in 2008 - one win from five matches.
"We beat Carlton down here earlier in the year, Melbourne beat us by a point, the Bulldogs have been beating most teams and Essendon, who are in pretty good shape, beat us the other week, so I think you can get a bit carried away with all that," he said.
He also said playing away from home shouldn't have too much of an influence on the outcome.
"The home team is always a little bit advantaged by the home venue but it doesn’t make a monstrous difference between winning and losing."
Power, who has been in doubt throughout the week with a shoulder complaint joined his teammates in a light run at the Junction Oval in St Kilda on Friday afternoon.
"We didn't think he was going to be OK really, but he trained yesterday afternoon, he did a fitness test and he'll run around tonight so I would have thought he's 99 percent now," Matthews said.
Matthews played down the Lions' poor record in Victoria in 2008 - one win from five matches.
"We beat Carlton down here earlier in the year, Melbourne beat us by a point, the Bulldogs have been beating most teams and Essendon, who are in pretty good shape, beat us the other week, so I think you can get a bit carried away with all that," he said.
He also said playing away from home shouldn't have too much of an influence on the outcome.
"The home team is always a little bit advantaged by the home venue but it doesn’t make a monstrous difference between winning and losing."
| 46 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
