Kangas next on Demons’ hit list
MELBOURNE coach Mark Stinear insists his improved side will not be daunted by the task as they mount their charge in a stacked AFLW conference.
The Demons outclassed Brisbane in a 39-point thumping yesterday to move to third in conference B, behind unbeaten Fremantle and North Melbourne after three rounds.
The Kangaroos boast a 250.8 percentage to lead the league ahead of their clash with the Demons next Sunday.
Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs also hold 2-1 records but find themselves in the bottom two positions of conference A. In contrast, Carlton (1-2) tops conference B with a paltry 86.4 percentage, with Geelong (1-2) jumping ahead of Brisbane (1-2) into second despite its loss to Adelaide yesterday.
Demons coach Stinear was thrilled to see his side kick away in a five-goal second quarter in front of 4227 fans at Hickey Park in Brisbane.
And he said that kind of footy, against a side that has made both previous AFLW grand finals, would get them where they needed in 2019.
“It’s a comp where you just have to keep winning,” he said.
“You can’t worry what others are doing and try and predict — our destiny’s in our hands and, if we keep playing like that, we’ll get the reward we deserve.”
Like Stinear, Fremantle coach Trent Cooper is confident but wary of the road ahead. “We do [feel like a contender],” he said.
“We haven’t played North Melbourne, Western Bulldogs or Adelaide, who I rate really highly.”
Erin Phillips shone yesterday as Adelaide booted its highest AFLW score in a 10.6 (66) to Geelong’s 6.1 (37) game at Norwood Oval.