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CibbuanoRoos not thinking about finals: Laidley
August 29th 2008 02:39
NORTH MELBOURNE coach Dean Laidley has dismissed suggestions that his side already has one eye on the first week of the finals.
A win against struggling Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday means the Kangaroos will retain fourth place and book a qualifying final showdown against reigning premiers and ladder leaders Geelong.
But Laidley said it was too risky to be thinking about possible finals match-ups when their is still one game left in the home-and-away season.
"If we do well and we win the game on Saturday, ring me up on Saturday afternoon and I'll speak to you about the opposition," he said.
"I'll tell you right now, we don't talk about who we play or who we might play the following week until we win this game of footy.
"It's just a bit of a myth with the media guys that we start to talk about what may or may not occur.
"You just can't afford to do that in this competition otherwise you get your pants pulled down."
A win against struggling Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday means the Kangaroos will retain fourth place and book a qualifying final showdown against reigning premiers and ladder leaders Geelong.
But Laidley said it was too risky to be thinking about possible finals match-ups when their is still one game left in the home-and-away season.
"If we do well and we win the game on Saturday, ring me up on Saturday afternoon and I'll speak to you about the opposition," he said.
"I'll tell you right now, we don't talk about who we play or who we might play the following week until we win this game of footy.
"It's just a bit of a myth with the media guys that we start to talk about what may or may not occur.
"You just can't afford to do that in this competition otherwise you get your pants pulled down."
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