Gold Coast confirmed they’d realized onerous classes with their upset AFL win over Richmond.
The Suns’ 24-point success on Sunday at Marvel Stadium got here after the Tigers challenged them within the final quarter, kicking two objectives and decreasing the margin to fifteen factors.
This time, Gold Coast held agency and have been capable of shut down the rally as they improved to a 3-4 file.
It was vastly totally different to a fortnight in the past, when Fremantle got here again at Norwood Oval to beat them by 10 factors in Gather Round.
“At the time you’re disappointed, you’re hurt, you’re frustrated and filthy. You doubt things,” coach Stuart Dew stated.
“But once you take a breath, you work out ‘what is it? What do we have control over’ – and get back to that.
“We skilled it rather well and addressed it, not over-analysed it as effectively.
“The Freo one, that stung, but you learn … you just have to suck it up.”
It was Gold Coast’s third straight win over Richmond and a significance confidence booster – a hit on the street, towards well-credentialled opposition and one thing not many individuals would have predicted.
“It can just build little bits of belief. It’s a reward for effort, our planning,” Dew stated.
“A lot of things didn’t go to plan today, because Richmond are outstanding, the way they go about it.
“Nothing excellent there, however we caught at it.
“If I cast my mind a long, long time ago when I played, away games and away wins are really good.”
Significantly, Gold Coast sprayed their goalkicking towards the Dockers.
On Sunday, they kicked 11.6 and had one much less scoring shot.
Key ahead Ben King was excellent with 4 objectives and Nick Holman’s ferocious workrate was rewarded within the third time period when he kicked two.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
