It’s not where you want to be, 0-2 at the start of the season?
It’s not ideal but I just want to say how good was that crowd? 10,000 people here, certainly not the result we wanted but a fantastic turn out by the WA football community. So, very happy with that.
Where do you think it broke down for you today?
I thought our effort was a little bit better and certainly in the fourth quarter. You can’t fault the girls, we were a goal down with two minutes to go and we had got all the momentum as well, but we shouldn't have put ourselves in that position anyway. We came out with great intent and wanting to win the game and I just felt we needed to move the ball quicker when we had our chances. I think kicking and disposal efficiency let us down today.
How much do injuries take a toll? You had a couple of injuries on the bench who couldn't play on.
I think we had two. I’m not sure about (Kim) Mickle at this stage but I know Brianna Green is off for scans at the moment. It’s a bit of a loss for us.
Is that a shoulder?
Yes
Your kicking and disposal efficiency, is that the issue with the scoring do you think? I think you had it in your attacking half more in this game than last?
Our inside 50s were better this week. We probably need to have some targets up forward, maybe some changes in our forward line and how we structure up there.
What are their spirits like after that game?
They are alright. We’ll review the game, get on a plane on Friday and go again. Certainly it’s not where we want to be, but they’ve just got to recover and get ready to go again.
This is a tough completion, only five games left, do you still give yourself a chance of challenging (for the premiership)?
We’ll compete and prepare to compete in every single game moving forward. We have a lot of girls who need to step up to the level of AFL, they are certainly up for the challenge. We see other sides really step up to AFL level and we need more of a team effort in that regard.
Do you know what Mickle’s injury is? Is it her injury from week one which has flared up?
It was a hip previously. I haven’t spoken to the medical team but I think this may be a knee.
Are there any concerns around Kim then, given that she’s already had a few issues and she has a shoulder that's only just been reconstructed?
No, but I will wait to hear from medical.
Did (Tayla) Bresland have an ankle injury?
She played out the full game, she is fine.
Will you make changes?
We’ve got a smaller squad. Kira Phillips will be putting her hand up for selection. She’s quite a dangerous forward and has been training really well over the last week. There are not a whole lot (of players) left in the squad though.
