Suns coach Damien Hardwick spoke to the media put up recreation.
On the match:
I believed our defensive stuff was fairly good. We had strain 1.94 which is a quantity that doesn’t imply quite a bit, however I felt we had been of their grill all night time, which is actually essential. It’s the way in which we needed to play the sport. Stored that ball pinned within the entrance half. We’ve got nonetheless received some work to do in numerous areas however we’re actually happy with the general system and the way it’s stacking up. Extra importantly how the gamers are adhering to it and beginning to get an incredible understanding of why and the way. That was pleasing. 30-odd pictures at objective too was nice. There was quite a bit to love. There may be nonetheless some frustrations. As a coach we’re at all times searching for perfection, not going to get it, however we’ll at all times attempt to chase it. There are definitely areas we will enhance.
Matt Rowell of the Suns is tackled by Josh Weddle of the Hawks.Credit score: AFL Pictures
On second avid gamers like Will Graham taking part in huge roles:
It’s thrilling. It creates a contest. That’s the form of participant that you simply like to have in your footy membership. To see the quantity of occasions he appeared out of the competition and put his head down and tackled and chased, that’s the form of participant we are attempting to construct our membership on the again of. We’re fairly lucky now we have had that DNA for a while. What we are attempting to carry is the implementation of the system as nicely. I used to be actually happy along with his recreation. He was excellent final week and even higher this week. He’s most likely a type of guys that may sneak underneath the radar however each probability of being a extremely, actually long-term participant for us.
On the threat of not going by way of each participant like Clohesy and him, what did you consider Clohesy?
He’s terrific once more. His skill to search out area, use the ball and to complete. He’s a stupendous lengthy kick as nicely. I feel I stated the identical factor final week, he is available in at 21 years of age, had actually good teaching at Werribee. Readily admits he wasn’t fairly able to play AFL, however he has learnt his craft. Extremely spectacular over preseason. We’re actually lucky our scouts noticed one thing that they actually, actually like. Cal Burns and his group did an exquisite job of figuring out that expertise that may had us. He’s been great his first two weeks.
First most likely true four-quarter efficiency?
I feel so. We’ve got had varied different video games the place we performed fairly nicely however dropped 1 / 4 and dropped it fairly badly. The state of affairs tonight, I feel within the third, the place they received these couple of targets and so they had been targets we most likely may have managed. For the blokes to face up, get the momentum or arrest momentum and begin the momentum going again our approach was actually essential. We’re going to undergo these at varied levels. It’s essential guys perceive to get the sport going again our approach. Credit score the place credit score is due, for us we performed very well. We’re taking part in in opposition to a aspect that’s up in opposition to it with harm, if that is sensible, however they fought arduous. One factor I feel Sam has received them doing is they’re taking part in a sensible, robust model of footy to teach in opposition to. We had our work reduce out for us, though the scoreboard will say it appeared simpler than it was. It was robust at varied levels all through the night time.
Mac Andrew.Credit score: AFL Pictures
Extra spotlight reels from Mac Andrew tonight.
Yeah. He does actually, actually good issues. He’s a magical participant. If he continues to work arduous, perceive how essential he’s to our aspect and perceive what stage he can get to I feel he might be a really, very particular participant, not just for us, however throughout the league. He can get distracted by the off-ball stuff. That’s an space of development for him. What’s he, 21 years of age. He’ll solely get higher as soon as he will get a very good understanding of what makes him an incredible participant. And works on these and simply worries about that. He had one other actually good recreation tonight.
