Follow AFL round 19 scores, results, odds, squads and start time from the Gabba in Brisbane
Chris Fagan narrowed his focus of Brisbane Lions’s defense of Afl Premiership to the finals.
In a three-game win series, the second ranking lions are faced with eight eight competitors in the last six Ev-Away tour as they approach the struggle peak for staircase positions.
Lions coach Chris Fagan.Credit: AFL Photos through Getty Images
The difficult test begins in a major conflict with the Western Bulldogs in Gabba on Friday night.
Lions Coach Fagan said on Thursday, “Every game is important. We have a particularly difficult run, so I don’t look too far,” he said.
“We just focused on the night just and just tomorrow because it is about everything you can think right now, otherwise it looks very intimidating.
“Every time a week, tomorrow night is a big game, against a really good opponent with a lot of things to play.”
Bulldogs (10-7) is in the ninth place after the loss of a house in the last round of Adelaide and stays closely in the final hunting, but so far it has just won a game against one side on the stairs.
In spite of this record, the famous ball winners Tom Liberator, Ed Richards and Marcus Bontelli led by an opposition midfielder.
“This is what you need to take on,” he said.
Hugh McCliggge of the lions is warming up.Credit: Getty Images
“(Luke Beveridge’s) teams have always been able to score goals and in general, they are now good, even though they were their criticism.
“But I think they were going to do some job this week, so I’m waiting for a very versatile game from dogs.”
Fagan wants a better start from Bulldogs from Brisbane, 39 points at the beginning of the third quarter of the collecting round conflicts in the Norwood Oval.
Lions returned with 13 of the last 16 goals to earn 21 points in one of the most fun games of the season.
“I didn’t really look back, but the only thing I know was probably lucky to win that game, it’s coming behind so much,” he said.
“We don’t want to find ourselves in this position tomorrow night.”
Bulldogs pioneer Sam Darcy kicked 2.3 out of 16 disposal and received eight points in the previous conflict against Harris Andrews.
Fagan, the captain of the spouse, the knee injury to the 205cm target of 17 goals in five matches since returning to the target will send.
Fagan said, “You probably won’t have to be a rocket scientist to work, the person he would play Harris,” Fagan said.
“The rest of our defenders is not long enough to play in Sam Darcy.
“Harris will have this job and I know that you are looking forward to it. There will be a great conflict.”
Fagan remembered Bruce Reville and the second game Sam Marshall with defendant Noah Response (Achilles) and Advanced Zac Bailey (suspended) in the form.
Bailey received a match ban for Carlton’s high fist in Nick Haynes.
“I went on because there’s a week, Fag Fagan said.
“My personal opinion is a bit hard, but it’s probably the only thing I want to say about it.”
Bulldogs reminded the experienced defender Liam Jones for the first match since six rounds.
On the way back to Luke Cleary and Lachlan Mcneil, Josh Dolan (ruled), Nick Coffield and Cooper Hynes (both negligence) were left outside.
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