Nonetheless stinging from the upset loss to West Coast that scuppered the Western Bulldogs’ 2023 finals probabilities, midfielder Adam Treloar is decided to not let historical past repeat.
Premiership fancies going into final season, the Bulldogs ended up lacking the finals after struggling a disastrous seven-point defeat at house to the Eagles in spherical 23.
Final 12 months’s wood spooners, West Coast have misplaced their first two video games however Treloar is not taking 4 factors as a right at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
“It is positively a kind of video games you look again on and it impacted our season,” Treloar advised AAP.
“Consider me, we’re not underestimating anybody.
“We have simply gotta carry the depth.
“We all know that they will wish to come over right here and actually hit us like they did final 12 months once they beat us in that second final recreation of the 12 months, which was actually disappointing for us.
“So we have simply acquired to arrange. We have to arrange for what they’re gonna carry.
“We glance after how we wish to play our contest aspect, our defensive aspect, then the scoreboard will handle itself.”
Children Ryley Sanders and Harvey Gallagher have delivered additional run whereas small ahead Cody Weightman’s midfield bursts carry vitality too.
“It is no shock if you take a look at a whole lot of the nice golf equipment which have sustained success and win premierships, they have an inflow of gamers can undergo the center of the bottom,” Treloar stated.
“And I felt like final 12 months generally that acquired a little bit bit too stale, we did not actually have sufficient gamers going by there.
“They (Sanders, Gallagher and Weightman) positively maintain us all motivated and energy-wise across the ball all the time bringing that vitality and strain.
“I really feel just like the extra gamers we are able to get by there, the higher we are able to run out video games and I suppose it provides extra strings to the bow for a few of our gamers who do play inside lots.
“They will then go ahead and possibly bob up and kick a aim right here and there.”
The Bulldogs’ spectacular win over Gold Coast, off the again of brutal work round scrimmages, has Treloar believing they’ll push to return to finals competition.
“Hopefully this may be the springboard and launchpad into the place we wish to go to,” he stated.
At 31, and averaging 29 touches a recreation this season, Treloar continues to be taking part in a key position in that cost.
“I all the time satisfaction myself on my efficiency and taking care of my physique and the minute I can not actually do that’s in all probability the time that I retire,” he stated.
“I am simply extraordinarily motivated to be part of success and never let the boys down.”
