Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew does not count on Sydney will probably be dwelling on their AFL grand closing loss once they lock horns in spherical one.
Dew, a former Swans assistant, has received 4 of six video games in opposition to final yr’s overwhelmed finalists since taking up in 2018.
There’s no secret to it although, Dew arguing that any “good feeling” generated by the match-up was one the improved aspect now possesses in opposition to any rival.
And as for the narrative {that a} overwhelmed grand finalist turns into a straightforward kill the next season?
“I’m not expecting a hangover,” he mentioned.
“They’re not a footy club that dwells on the past and they’ve kept fronting up.
“When your footy membership is on the pointy finish of questions like, ‘Are they going to bounce again from a closing or a prelim?’, it is a fairly good place to be in.”
The Suns beat the Swans by 14 points at the SCG in their last meeting, the third time from four visits to the venue under Dew.
They’ve also beaten them by 40 points at their Carrara home ground, now known as Heritage Bank Stadium that will play host on Saturday night.
But an 87-point loss in Melbourne last year shouldn’t be forgotten.
“We have (performed effectively) a few occasions, however in addition they not so way back gave us a pleasant smacking,” he mentioned.
“If you do not deliver your recreation you are in for an extended day.
“It’s never simple and where we are at now, the feel is that we have a good feeling going into all games.
“Our problem is to ship that persistently … historical past is an efficient speaking level however not a precursor of what is to come back.”
Dew confirmed key forward Ben King was set to return from a knee injury that kept him out of last season.
The coach mentioned he was nonetheless undecided on the make-up of the ahead line, with Joel Jeffrey looming as the unfortunate tall ahead to overlook out behind Levi Casboult and Mabiol Chol.
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