Richmond key defender Rebecca Miller says the AFLW Tigers are determined to bounce back this Sunday against Greater Western Sydney.
Speaking to ‘Balls n All’ following last Friday night’s devastating one-point loss to West Coast, the experienced Tiger spoke candidly about the result.
“In our review, we acknowledged that West Coast was pretty good. But I think at times Richmond almost beat Richmond…we gave them three goals by half-time through free kicks,” Miller said.
Four of the Tigers’ five goals came in the second half, and after trailing by 22 points at half-time, they saw themselves in front late in the final term.
In heartbreaking fashion, West Coast registered a game-winning goal in the dying moments of the contest to down the Tigers by one solitary point.
“(It was) a heartbreaking loss on Friday night, but we have got some perspective, which is a good thing,” Miller said.
Keen to swiftly bounce back from the one-point loss, Miller has her sights set on the Tigers’ Week 2 clash with the Giants.
“We come to the club every day with a growth mindset to get better,” she said.
“There’ll be a couple of drills that we do in our main session specific to Giants and how they play, so we’ll set ourselves up on Thursday for our Sunday game,” Miller said.
Scheduled to play 11 games in ten weeks this season, with six coming within the next month, Miller is confident that her side’s pre-season will hold them in good stead.
“Our strength and conditioning team have been preparing us for the whole pre-season, so we’ve got a few things in place, but there’s ten more opportunities for us,” Miller said.
