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AFL finals talk dangerous for young Lions

by The Editor
June 28, 2019
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AFL finals talk dangerous for young Lions

Don't get him wrong, young Brisbane midfielder Hugh McCluggage wants to taste AFL finals – he just won't let himself contemplate it yet.

Last weekend's thumping win over St Kilda has the Lions sitting sixth on the ladder with an 8-5 record.

Hugh McCluggage was part of a dominant Lions performance over St Kilda at the weekend.

Hugh McCluggage was part of a dominant Lions performance over St Kilda at the weekend.Credit:Daniel Pockett/AAP

A first trip to the finals for the Lions since 2009 is within reach, with a win over Melbourne in Sunday's clash at the Gabba meaning the club is probably just four wins away from securing a top eight berth with eight games to play.

McCluggage, 21, is one of several Lions players yet to feature in a final but the third-year player says the shock 15-point loss to Carlton at the start of June should serve as a warning to those in the team who start to think too far ahead.

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"The whole time we've been here we've been about wanting to play finals because that's the ultimate in footy – finals and then a grand final," McCluggage said.

"In everyday talk and during the weeks we don't talk about it because we know that every game is so important and you can just be off your guard a little bit like we were against Carlton and you lose those sort of games.

"As soon as you start thinking we can lock these games in and we might lose a couple against these good teams, you just start letting that get into you head and you start playing a little bit scared."

Bouncing back from that defeat to the Blues with a 56-point thrashing of the Saints was the perfect tonic to restoring confidence and belief for the back end of the season, McCluggage says.

The return of former Ballarat Clarendon College classmate Jarrod Berry to the Lions' lineup to take on the Demons is a plus for McCluggageRead More – Source

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Don't get him wrong, young Brisbane midfielder Hugh McCluggage wants to taste AFL finals – he just won't let himself contemplate it yet.

Last weekend's thumping win over St Kilda has the Lions sitting sixth on the ladder with an 8-5 record.

Hugh McCluggage was part of a dominant Lions performance over St Kilda at the weekend.

Hugh McCluggage was part of a dominant Lions performance over St Kilda at the weekend.Credit:Daniel Pockett/AAP

A first trip to the finals for the Lions since 2009 is within reach, with a win over Melbourne in Sunday's clash at the Gabba meaning the club is probably just four wins away from securing a top eight berth with eight games to play.

McCluggage, 21, is one of several Lions players yet to feature in a final but the third-year player says the shock 15-point loss to Carlton at the start of June should serve as a warning to those in the team who start to think too far ahead.

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"The whole time we've been here we've been about wanting to play finals because that's the ultimate in footy – finals and then a grand final," McCluggage said.

"In everyday talk and during the weeks we don't talk about it because we know that every game is so important and you can just be off your guard a little bit like we were against Carlton and you lose those sort of games.

"As soon as you start thinking we can lock these games in and we might lose a couple against these good teams, you just start letting that get into you head and you start playing a little bit scared."

Bouncing back from that defeat to the Blues with a 56-point thrashing of the Saints was the perfect tonic to restoring confidence and belief for the back end of the season, McCluggage says.

The return of former Ballarat Clarendon College classmate Jarrod Berry to the Lions' lineup to take on the Demons is a plus for McCluggageRead More – Source

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