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CibbuanoSwans still a force: Roos
September 7th 2008 00:12
SYDNEY coach Paul Roos believes his side is capable of having an impact in September following their 35-point win over the Kangaroos in the second elimination final at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
The critics have publicly questioned the ability of Sydney to pose a genuine threat in their sixth straight finals campaign but Roos said the win shows that the Swans are capable of making waves.
"I think at least we showed we're a better team than probably what we were given credit for this year, everyone sort of said (we were) too old and too slow and things like that," Roos said.
Roos admitted that his side will face a tough task when they play the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Friday night in a cut-throat semi-final.
"A week's a long time in footy, we've got a tough game next week against the Bulldogs and generally the teams that lose in the first week of the finals come out and play very well the following week so we know it's going to be an enormous challenge," Roos said.
"The Bulldogs have beaten us twice this year already and they've got some very, very good players."
"But I think at least tonight, winning a final with (Patrick) Veszpremi and (Jarred) Moore and (Kieren) Jack and Marty Mattner coming from another club (Adelaide Crows) and obviously some young guys, it was really pleasing."
"We've got good players playing well, hopefully we've pulled up okay, I'm not too sure how the guys have pulled up, a couple cramped late in the game."
"But we've got some players in good form and we're playing well as a team so at least we (now) give ourselves an opportunity."
The Swans trailed at half-time but Roos said he was confident that his side would come away with the win.
"I felt at half-time we were a really good chance to win the game because we were only 10 points down and I thought we had a lot of improvement left at half-time but we needed everyone to dig in."
The critics have publicly questioned the ability of Sydney to pose a genuine threat in their sixth straight finals campaign but Roos said the win shows that the Swans are capable of making waves.
"I think at least we showed we're a better team than probably what we were given credit for this year, everyone sort of said (we were) too old and too slow and things like that," Roos said.
Roos admitted that his side will face a tough task when they play the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Friday night in a cut-throat semi-final.
"A week's a long time in footy, we've got a tough game next week against the Bulldogs and generally the teams that lose in the first week of the finals come out and play very well the following week so we know it's going to be an enormous challenge," Roos said.
"The Bulldogs have beaten us twice this year already and they've got some very, very good players."
"But I think at least tonight, winning a final with (Patrick) Veszpremi and (Jarred) Moore and (Kieren) Jack and Marty Mattner coming from another club (Adelaide Crows) and obviously some young guys, it was really pleasing."
"We've got good players playing well, hopefully we've pulled up okay, I'm not too sure how the guys have pulled up, a couple cramped late in the game."
"But we've got some players in good form and we're playing well as a team so at least we (now) give ourselves an opportunity."
The Swans trailed at half-time but Roos said he was confident that his side would come away with the win.
"I felt at half-time we were a really good chance to win the game because we were only 10 points down and I thought we had a lot of improvement left at half-time but we needed everyone to dig in."
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