Lions star Josh Dunkley has dismissed solutions Brisbane wants to complete within the prime two on the AFL ladder to win the premiership as a result of their detached report away from the Gabba.
The Lions’ shock 41-point weekend loss to Gold Coast at Heritage Bank Stadium was the Lions’ sixth defeat of the season, with all having come on the highway.
In distinction, the Lions have received all of their 10 matches on the Gabba this 12 months.
Finishing first or second on the ladder will assure the Lions two house finals matches, which might give them an enormous benefit of their bid to achieve a grand ultimate for the primary time since shedding the premiership decider to Port Adelaide in 2004.
And whereas second spot stays in third-placed Brisbane’s sights with 4 rounds of the common season remaining, Dunkley stated the Lions might win the flag from exterior the highest two.
“I see a few things pop up on social media, and I make sure I just save them in the back of my mind because hopefully come the end of the year, we can look back at it and prove them wrong,” the star midfielder stated.
“I still think we’ve had a couple of interstate wins that have been positive for us.
“At times, you could probably say that we’ve been a little bit off interstate, but that doesn’t change our mindset.
“You’ve just got to go into the game confident and as best as you can individually and then hope everyone else turns up as well. It’s more about the individual preparation.”
The Lions have one other probability to enhance their away report on Sunday in opposition to Fremantle at Optus Stadium in Perth.
“We’re going to really embrace this week, head over maybe a couple of days early and make sure we’re ready to go come Sunday because it’s a big game for us and we want to win it,” Dunkley stated.
“Everyone can talk about first, second, third, fourth … but you’ve just got win games of football.
“It was a disappointing result (against the Suns), but we’ll bounce back this week.”
The Lions are set to be with out defender Keidean Coleman, who suffered a watch harm in Brisbane’s loss to the Suns, whereas ruckman Oscar McInerney can also be unsure as a result of an injured ankle.
However, attacking weapon Zac Bailey is anticipated to return after lacking Brisbane’s previous two matches with a broken calf.
Originally printed as Brisbane Lions star Josh Dunkley assured his facet will ‘bounce back’ from shock loss to Gold Coast
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
