{"id":4224,"date":"2023-11-30T16:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/roughead-focused-as-grand-final-looms\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:51:46","slug":"roughead-focused-as-grand-final-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/roughead-focused-as-grand-final-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughead focused as grand final looms"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tTuesday, September 24th, 2013<\/span> | Posted by Jacob De Kunder<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Roughead focused as grand final looms<\/h1>\n

HAWTHORN footballer Jarryd Roughead will treat his third grand final this weekend as though it was his first.<\/p>\n

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So close: Hawthorn\u2019s Jarryd Roughead is tackled by Geelong\u2019s Harry Taylor during Friday night\u2019s preliminary final. Photo: Colleen Petch\/Herald Sun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cYou have got to experience the week and soak it all up because you never know when you will get the chance again,\u201d he said.
The former Leongatha footballer recovered well from a collision with Geelong\u2019s Mitch Duncan early in Friday night\u2019s preliminary final and is set to make an impact on the Hawks\u2019 forward line on Saturday when they take on Fremantle.
The Hawks overcame the Cats in the final minutes of the game, booting the last three goals to end the match with a five point victory, despite Geelong leading by 20 points at three quarter time.
Hawthorn restricted the Cats to just seven points in the final term to claim the game 102 to 97.
\u201cIt was rewarding,\u201d Roughead said of the victory.
\u201cIn the end, there was a grand final spot on the line and we had to dig deep. We are the best last quarter side in the league and we had to work hard to pull together.
\u201cLast night was another finals footy game and fortunately we got the chocolates.\u201d
Talking to The Star on Saturday morning, the Hawks forward said either Sydney or Fremantle would pose strong opposition, despite Hawthorn not losing a match to either side throughout the year.
Sydney upset Hawthorn by 10 points \u2013 91 to 81 – to win the 2012 flag.
While Roughead said the preliminary final \u201cwas not one of my best games\u201d \u2013 he was restricted to scoring one behind \u2013 he said Hawthorn was fortunate to have a strong forward line.
He recorded five kicks, six handballs, one mark and a single tackle for the match.
He said coach Alastair Clarkson was impressed with his players, saying they had \u201cticked all the boxes\u201d.
\u201cGrand finals are what you play footy for. Not many people are lucky to play in one grand final, let alone three,\u201d Roughead said.
Hawthorn players watched Saturday night\u2019s other preliminary between the Dockers and Swans, before supporting their reserves side Box Hill defeat Geelong in the Victorian Football League grand final on Sunday.
The boys are now focusing on preparations for Saturday. Players will take part in the traditional grand final parade through Melbourne this Friday.
\u201cWe have four or five fresh faces in the side and I hope they can enjoy the experience,\u201d Roughead said.
After nine years as an AFL player, Roughead has learnt to handle the pressure of playing before a national audience.
His experience and performance throughout the year resulted in his first selection in the All Australian team this year.
\u201cIt (selection) is going to be something to look back on at the end of the year but you are not there for the individual, you are there to win the big one,\u201d Roughead said.
He still has family and friends in Leongatha, and said he would never forget where he came from.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 | Posted by Jacob De Kunder Roughead focused as grand final looms HAWTHORN footballer Jarryd Roughead will treat his third grand final this weekend as though it was his first. So close: Hawthorn\u2019s Jarryd Roughead is tackled by Geelong\u2019s Harry Taylor during Friday night\u2019s preliminary final. Photo: Colleen Petch\/Herald Sun. \u201cYou […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}