Facing the reigning premiers with their backs to the wall, St Kilda are in little doubt about what awaits them in Saturday’s huge AFL conflict with Geelong.
But after final week’s win over Richmond and the reunion of key forwards Max King and Tim Membrey, coach Ross Lyon is in little doubt about his crew’s potential to verify their finals berth.
With two rounds left, Saturday night time’s recreation is considered one of a number of that can go a protracted option to confirming who makes finals.
St Kilda are sixth and another win will imply they make the highest eight for the primary time in three years.
Geelong are eleventh, however solely half a recreation exterior eighth spot.
“We prepare every week like it’s a final … we understand what’s at stake and the formula and objective is really clear, isn’t it?” Lyon stated on Thursday.
“You win four points over the next two (games) and you play finals. That’s the objective … but we have to focus on training well, meeting well and getting to the line fit and healthy and going again.
“We know they are a formidable opponent, reigning premiers, with their backs to the wall.
“We’re up for the challenge, no doubt, and we know what to expect.”
Lyon is buddies with Cats coach Chris Scott and is nicely conscious Geelong stay bullish about making the finals.
“They have a couple of personnel challenges, but their best over 18 months has proven to be the best,” Lyon stated.
“They’re confident they’re going to get back to their best.”
With Membrey and King again as their predominant targets in assault, the Saints regarded way more potent.
While they’ve scored greater than 100 factors solely twice this season, Lyon felt they may have scored 5 – 6 extra targets within the Richmond win.
“How we didn’t kick over 100 points (against Richmond), I’m not too sure,” he stated.
“We feel like we got our game back a fair bit, we were in a bit of a rut.
“Our situation has been conversion, inside 50 … it is in regards to the potential to transform alternatives.
“With Max and Tim, we looked a little bit better in there.”
Lyon had spoken the week earlier than of how flat the crew felt after the loss to Carlton.
But after beating Richmond, the Saints have regained some spark.
“We were flat because we thought we got ourselves to a really good position. I was flat on myself for not pulling a couple of levers that I should have,” Lyon stated.
“Our midfield stepped up (against Richmond). We feel pretty good about ourselves.”
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