Roos wary of Kangas
6:27:30 PM Wed 14 April, 2004
Karen Collins
Sportal
Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos is expecting a very tough encounter against the undefeated Kangaroos at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Sunday.
In the corresponding match last year, the Kangaroos caused the preliminary finalists plenty of trouble coming away from the hard fought contest - though far from a great spectacle - with a four-goal victory.
?They are a team who even when they lose play hard footy,? Roos said prior to Wednesday?s training session at the SCG.
?I think everyone respects the Kangaroos for they way they have gone about their footy for the last 10-12 years. They are always a team who has had a lot of spirit, a lot of will to win and they still have got some really good senior players that drive that.
?Shannon Grant has been there a while, (Adam) Simpson, Brent Harvey, Glenn Archer of course and ?Stevo? (Anthony Stevens) - I am sure they pass it on to the young guys that you are always in the game and you are always a chance to win.?
Sydney hopes to improve on its performance against Geelong, when it took a three-goal-eight final term to overrun the depleted visitors.
But Roos put the win into context? any win is a good win.
?I have been really negative towards the team but we are two and one, so our form has been very good if you stack it up against the rest of the competition.
?It is easy to get a bit ahead of yourself, even as a coach and get a bit down, but we won on the weekend, we beat the Dockers (in round two) who finished fifth last year and we ran Brisbane to two points in round one.?
However, Roos knows the Swans will have to be at the top of their game to come away from Canberra with four points.
?We really have to address the way we are going to play and make sure we are a lot more intense than we were in the first three quarters (against Geelong).
?I would be happy if we played the way we did in the final quarter. If we do that it will give us a chance to win.
?When we are intense our game plan seems to fall into place but it all falls apart when we are not hard at the footy.?
Forwards Michael O?Loughlin (groin) and Nick Davis (hip) have been included in the squad, while Tadhg Kennelly (back/ribs) was due to have an MRI scan late on Wednesday.
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