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‘Run just as hard’: Fagan backs Lions to handle MCG
By Roy Ward
Brisbane Lions will be going from playing on one of the narrowest grounds in the AFL, to the widest when they run out onto the MCG on Thursday night.
But Lions coach Chris Fagan said his side would use the same attacking principles they used in their win over North Melbourne at Norwood Oval during Gather Round.
Lachie Neale gets a handball away.Credit: AFL Photos
“The principles don’t change in terms of the way you want to defend and way you want to attack, you just adapt that to the bigger ground,” Fagan said on Wednesday.
“But if we run as hard as we did last week and work as hard as we did to create space, then we should find that easier on the MCG than what we did last week.
“In some ways, it will be easier if we work just as hard.”
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Good evening
Hello everyone and welcome to tonight’s AFL live blog as Melbourne Demons and Brisbane Lions square off at the MCG to open round five.
First bounce is set for 7.30pm AEST.
Enjoy the evening to come.
