Brisbane Lions defender Shannon Campbell expects former teammate Tayla Harris will probably be out to show a degree for Melbourne within the AFLW grand closing on Sunday.
Harris, who performed with the Lions within the 2017 decider, is but to win a grand closing and this would be the 25-year-old star’s fourth try with three completely different golf equipment.
The Brisbane-born ahead, who additionally performed with Carlton, mentioned this week she was match to play the decider in Springfield after injuring her shoulder early within the Demons’ preliminary-final win over North Melbourne.
The Lions are making ready for her to take the sector and Campbell mentioned she anticipated a usually bodily strategy from a participant who could be determined to win a decider towards the group she left.
“You’ve got to respect a player like that,” Campbell mentioned.
“She will throw her body around whether she is injured or not injured so we have got to be careful of her and their whole squad because they are a very good team.
“This is her fourth grand closing so she will probably be on the market to show a degree.
“We will be out there to shut her down. We know she is going to fly for everything so if we can lock her down and not give her that chance to get up on the footy we should be OK.”
The threats from the Demons will probably be posed by quite a lot of high quality gamers.
“You’ve got Kate Hore who is speedy and crafty. You throw in Daisy Pearce. She might be a veteran but she is very smart when it comes to footy,” Campbell mentioned.
“They have got their talent and they have got their ways to win a game so we have to make sure we are playing our role and locking them down. It is going be a good contest.”
Campbell and her skipper Breanna Koenen are two key cogs in a Lions defensive position which have loved loads of profitable video games collectively.
“It gives us so much confidence. We have been able to keep our group relatively the same for many years so we know exactly how each other play and our roles within our group,” she mentioned.
“We are a very tight-knit defensive group and a tight-knit group in general.
“We get round one another when issues aren’t going our manner, and we pump one another up when issues are going our manner. I’m excited to play alongside these ladies on the weekend.”
