Horror show drives Pies

GLENORCHY’S Round 3 capitulation to arch-rival Clarence is a nightmare coach Paul Kennedy still struggles to fully understand.

This weekend the Pies have the chance to exorcise any demons from the 78-point mauling when the two sides square off at KGV.

It is a crucial clash, with the Roos looking to extend their TSL winning streak to entrench themselves in the top four, while the hosts will be desperate to avoid falling eight points adrift.

Kennedy said his side had not avoided discussing the horror show at Richmond Oval, but it was also not a performance it stewed on.

“It was an interesting one, we looked back and have spoken about that game quite a few times,” he said.

“There is a lot of stuff in footy where you have some days where you can’t explain what happened, there is an element of that but the flip side was we went in there with a real inexperienced team and Clarence came in and were hot.

“As Mike Tyson says, everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face and that particular day Clarence hit us really well early with their pressure and we weren’t able to find a solution.

“We will certainly remember that game, but we feel like we are a different team.

“I don’t think there is any doubt that coming in to the last game Clarence felt like they owed us a few, we had had the wood over them for a few seasons, and it showed in the way they played.

“Credit to them for that day, they were really good. But our guys remember that, and now we owe them one and we are pretty determined to pay that back on Saturday.”

While Glenorchy is striving to inject momentum into its season, the Roos are looking to keep riding theirs after backing up an upset of Launceston with a clinical outing against North Hobart last weekend.

Coach Jeromey Webberley expects the home side to come out seeking retribution, and is steeling his men to match the intensity.

“When you are playing well, you have to make the most of that. Yes, we have been playing some pretty good footy the last two weeks, but that has continue for the next five, six weeks,” Webberley said.

“We understand they are going to be not too happy about what happened, and will come out breathing fire but we want to make sure we are breathing fire back as hard.”