DENNINGTON mentor Sue Fleming wants her undefeated charges to extract belief from consecutive close-shave victories.
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The reigning premier overcame a fierce challenge from Kolora-Noorat on Saturday to edge a four-goal triumph.
It was the Dogs’ second win within five goals in as many weeks, but Fleming said her side could take positives out of the results.
"You don’t want weak games. It teaches the side to come back, to stick together and to trust our systems,” she said.
“I think in many ways it gives you confidence in knowing that you can still come out on top when you’re challenged.”
Fleming said Kolora-Noorat was an unknown opposition and that she used the exercise to work out suitable match-ups for the pointy end of the season.
“When we came in, we knew it was going to be hard, because the ladder dictates they are a good side,” she said.
“I think it was interesting. I’ve taken away what we’ll need to do next time. I think they have a lot of pace and youth and we came in not knowing a great deal about them.
You don’t want weak games. It teaches the side to come back, to stick together and to trust our systems.
- Sue Fleming
“We’ll be better (equipped) next time, but we did try a few different combinations and it worked because we turned it around after a bit of a scare.”
Defender Kristy Bolden continued her stellar run of form, earning best-on-court honours while Melissa Burt and Victoria Davies were also serviceable from the shooting circle and midcourt.