{"id":120820,"date":"2022-11-21T08:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T22:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=120820"},"modified":"2022-11-21T08:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T22:48:24","slug":"dees-boss-proud-of-demonic-grind-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/11\/21\/dees-boss-proud-of-demonic-grind-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dees boss proud of Demonic grind to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SPEAKING after his side\u2019s Preliminary Final win over North Melbourne, Dees coach Mick Stinear<\/em><\/strong> could not stop smiling but there was also a sense of relief on his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a proud coach of the way his team performed, after they grinded out a 17 point win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was hard work, but really proud of the group,\u201d Stinear said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNorth are a really quality team, and Darren Crocker<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s done a fantastic job with the list and the type of footy they\u2019re playing and they\u2019ve wanted to be hard to play against all season. That was the case in Round 2 and definitely the case again today, and I think the conditions made it hard for both teams too, so both teams deserve a bit of credit for the way they played and the wind was swirling around, but pleased with the team\u2019s ability to hang in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The third quarter was sort of batten down the hatches and did well not to concede too much of a score, and then last quarter we really started to get our game going and so that was pleasing. But we feel like plenty of room for growth and improvement, but credit to North for the way they played and it was a real grind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He admitted there was certainly a sense of relief after his skipper Daisy Pearce<\/a> kicked the sealer in the final quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was hoping there was a sealer coming a couple of minutes before,\u201d he said. \u201cBut extraordinary goal, and just her will to win, you could see it today, like such a special player and inspirational leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She was willing the troops on the whole game, and when given an opportunity to go and impact she does it and really pleased and grateful for what she was able to do today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stinear spoke of how there were a few different ways his team changed things up in the last quarter to open things up and get the game back on their terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we changed our midfield dynamic a little bit,\u201d he said. \u201cLike Paxy<\/a> went in there and gave us a bit more run and drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were able to hold our five forwards ahead of the ball and trust our mids to win contest and then make sure we had even numbers ahead of the ball and then our ability to defend in and behind that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were able to get some time in our forward half, so that made a huge difference and eventually hit the scoreboard, so prior to that we were sort of getting beaten in contest and around the ball in the midfield, and they were a bit rushed and panicked with the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So the third quarter we might have had six intercept marks, we just couldn\u2019t get any connection going and they just really suffocated us, and the first half just with our skill execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Far from perfect but I mean that\u2019s finals footy. You\u2019re coming up against quality teams that won\u2019t let you have it on your terms, and overall pleased with the team and excited to enjoy the week ahead now and build and hopefully have our best performance yet next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about the last time they played next week\u2019s opponents Brisbane, Stinear noted how the Dees were missing a few key players, but also how much that game changed the course of their season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think last time we played them we were missing Sinead Goldrick<\/a> and Tayla [Harris]<\/a>, two key members of our team, and we learnt so much out of that game. It was a bit of a reality check and we\u2019ve got some work to do and it sort of springboarded the rest of our season, sort of showing up our flaws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So the group tends to respond well when we are challenged by the best teams. Pick little things up we can do better makes you stronger for the next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019ll go in with a lot of confidence, we\u2019re not going in there to make up the numbers, we want to bring the best version of ourselves and we believe that\u2019s good enough to beat any team, that\u2019ll certainly be our focus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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