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Just found this article on the net.
Dockers won't be awed by Cats
Sportal - April 23, 2008, 3:51 pm
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Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has warned his charges not to be in awe of Geelong when the Dockers attempt to dethrone the defending premier at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.
The Cats, who ran away with the premiership last season with a 119-point mauling of Port Adelaide in the grand final, have continued their dominant form into 2008 with five straight wins to start the season.
But Harvey said he would do his best to make Mark Thompson's side feel 'uncomfortable' on their visit to Perth.
"They are coming over to play on our soil and we are going to make them feel uncomfortable about that," Harvey said.
"The challenge is to beat a team that no one thinks at this particular stage anyone can beat."
"I don't think we've played too bad other than one game. There is a genuine perception in the public that perhaps this is a game where Fremantle might win, what we can't do is go out there and play in awe of Geelong."
"I think that happens at times when they (other teams) play Geelong. Players tend to star gaze and not concentrate at the job at hand. I've spoken to the players about that."
Harvey, who believed Geelong were 40-plus points better than the rest of the competition, said he would add a touch of unpredictability in order to unsettle the Cats.
"There will be a different approach to this game," he said.
"We go in there with a belief we can win it and there's no other way to look at it, and that's why I talk about you can't play in awe of Geelong."
"There will be a bit of unpredictability in the game but Geelong just play the way they want to play, so you can only make a subtle change."
Harvey said he would make one or two changes to the side that lost to Adelaide by 17 points last week.
But Harvey said key forward Chris Tarrant, who is carrying a mystery injury, was likely to spend another week at WAFL side East Perth.
Harvey said forwards Ryan Murphy, Kepler Bradley and Adam Campbell would come under serious consideration after the trio put in strong WAFL performances.
But midfielder Des Headland has been rated only a 50-50 chance to return from a knee injury.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich will play his 150th consecutive match when he lines up against the Cats.
"He's had a number of operations over the past four or five years but he still manages to play consistently every week," Harvey said of the 26-year-old.
"He's got a lot of traits Fremantle is looking for from their players - loyalty, trust and the ability to win a game."
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I would like to see Murphy in this week. Tarrant can have his 'mystery illness' for a few weeks to give Murph a proper shot. As in 4 weeks without dropping him. If he's going to have a career at Freo, then this is just about his last chance.
Dockers won't be awed by Cats
Sportal - April 23, 2008, 3:51 pm
Sportal ©
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has warned his charges not to be in awe of Geelong when the Dockers attempt to dethrone the defending premier at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.
The Cats, who ran away with the premiership last season with a 119-point mauling of Port Adelaide in the grand final, have continued their dominant form into 2008 with five straight wins to start the season.
But Harvey said he would do his best to make Mark Thompson's side feel 'uncomfortable' on their visit to Perth.
"They are coming over to play on our soil and we are going to make them feel uncomfortable about that," Harvey said.
"The challenge is to beat a team that no one thinks at this particular stage anyone can beat."
"I don't think we've played too bad other than one game. There is a genuine perception in the public that perhaps this is a game where Fremantle might win, what we can't do is go out there and play in awe of Geelong."
"I think that happens at times when they (other teams) play Geelong. Players tend to star gaze and not concentrate at the job at hand. I've spoken to the players about that."
Harvey, who believed Geelong were 40-plus points better than the rest of the competition, said he would add a touch of unpredictability in order to unsettle the Cats.
"There will be a different approach to this game," he said.
"We go in there with a belief we can win it and there's no other way to look at it, and that's why I talk about you can't play in awe of Geelong."
"There will be a bit of unpredictability in the game but Geelong just play the way they want to play, so you can only make a subtle change."
Harvey said he would make one or two changes to the side that lost to Adelaide by 17 points last week.
But Harvey said key forward Chris Tarrant, who is carrying a mystery injury, was likely to spend another week at WAFL side East Perth.
Harvey said forwards Ryan Murphy, Kepler Bradley and Adam Campbell would come under serious consideration after the trio put in strong WAFL performances.
But midfielder Des Headland has been rated only a 50-50 chance to return from a knee injury.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich will play his 150th consecutive match when he lines up against the Cats.
"He's had a number of operations over the past four or five years but he still manages to play consistently every week," Harvey said of the 26-year-old.
"He's got a lot of traits Fremantle is looking for from their players - loyalty, trust and the ability to win a game."
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I would like to see Murphy in this week. Tarrant can have his 'mystery illness' for a few weeks to give Murph a proper shot. As in 4 weeks without dropping him. If he's going to have a career at Freo, then this is just about his last chance.
