It's win or go home on Saturday night for the Western Bulldogs, and they believe Stefan Martin is a risk worth taking in the ruck against Port Adelaide, according to coach Luke Beveridge.
Ruckman Stefan Martin hasn't played since round 12 and was described as an "emergency break glass" option only two weeks ago, but he's a risk the Western Bulldogs are willing to take to overcome Port Adelaide in Saturday night's AFL preliminary final.Coach Luke Beveridge says he's convinced Stefan Martin will be capable of helping in the ruck in the preliminary final
"By no means will he be at the peak of his performance powers, so our expectations are to really stabilise that stoppage area and help our group to play them on our terms, which we haven't been able to against Port Adelaide in particular," coach Luke Beveridge said. "In the last couple of weeks he's been able to put back-to-back sessions in, he trained again yesterday and trained strongly, and what you want from your players is just that desire to play in big occasions, and he's expressed that."After holding his own in previous weeks, Lewis Young struggled against Brisbane ruckman Oscar McInerney last weekend, prompting the Dogs to return to the Martin-English ruck combination.
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