Amid speak Melbourne may undergo the AFLW season unbeaten, coach Mick Stinear has forecast vital enchancment from his crew in coming weeks.
It’s a scary proposition for the Demons’ flag challengers, who’ve witnessed the reigning premiers make a barnstorming begin to the brand new marketing campaign.
They brushed apart Collingwood by 42 factors in spherical one and had little hassle swatting away Greater Western Sydney in a 77-point thrashing final week.
The Western Bulldogs are extensively tipped to be little greater than one other velocity bump on the street to success when the long-standing rivals meet at Casey Fields on Saturday.
But Stinear and his hungry-as-ever taking part in group are removed from glad.
“In the first halves over the last couple of weeks we’ve leaked early goals and we’d just like to be a bit more organised earlier,” Stinear mentioned.
“We want teams to earn their goals, rather than through mistakes or us being unorganised.
“So we will most likely sharpen up on our crew defence and proceed to be in line with our contest.
“Our offence is flowing off the back of those areas so we’ll continue to invest in them and try to be as hard to play against as we can be.”
Despite Melbourne’s scorching begin, Stinear is not prepared to significantly ponder going via the 10-round season – plus finals – unbeaten.
The coach is cautious proficient rivals may upset his facet if the Demons elevate their gaze from quick targets.
“Every team would like to win every game and we certainly go out to try to win every game,” Stinear mentioned.
“But there’s some really strong, competitive teams in this competition and you’ve just got to be ready every week.
“We’ve obtained the Bulldogs this week … that is our subsequent problem and we’ll be going to Casey to get the 4 factors.”
The round-three battle will be the 10th Hampson-Hardeman Cup fixture between Melbourne and the Bulldogs, played in honour of two pioneers of women’s football.
“It’s a cup that our group holds pricey due to what the Bulldogs and Melbourne have performed collectively to assist create a platform for AFLW to exist,” Stinear mentioned.
“We’ll be trying ahead to placing on a superb recreation and competing nicely.”
Melbourne are prone to be boosted by the return of Paxy Paxman for the Bulldogs conflict after the hard-running midfielder missed final week with a low-grade quadriceps pressure.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
