Agree HIAG - important match for us to really show we've taken a step forward. Our performance against Freo last season was woeful, but the year before we lost an absolute thriller against them. I think we are significantly better then we were for either of those clashes, so have confidence, and expect Optus will suit our evolving game style more than other grounds. Not so keen on the potential wet weather being talked about, but our forward pressure has been good this year, so long may it continue.

Critical run of games coming up before the bye - 3 wins from 4 is a bare minimum if we want to be more than just making up numbers if we do make finals.