We both need to win and I don't think they'll need any more firing up." "I think they'll be fired up … they've been really strong the last two weeks, but they've lost three in a row. I don't know if it was just because of Collingwood, but we need to be ready for that. "Then last week they did that a little bit. We just didn't adjust quick enough," the coach said. "We need to keep an eye on that … that was disappointing last year when we allowed them to take over 40 marks in a quarter of footy. Longmuir said the game style was also evident in the Swans' clash against Collingwood, which saw coach John Longmire's team dominate marks (132-72) and uncontested possessions (294-195), with the Dockers on guard for a similar tactic this week. Sydney won a crucial round 18 clash against the Dockers last season when it flipped the game on its head in the second half at Optus Stadium and broke the Dockers down with a massive 127 uncontested marks to 70. FREMANTLE will be ready for the high-possession game Sydney is capable of after learning its lesson last year, with coach Justin Longmuir expecting a "fired up" Swans team in Saturday's crunch game at the SCG.
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