Kangaroos veteran Daniel Wells looks to deliver the ball into North Melbourne's attacking 50. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
NORTH Melbourne's delivery into its attacking 50m must improve if it is to beat Geelong at Etihad Stadium today, midfielder Daniel Wells said.
In last week's crucial third quarter, in which Collingwood was allowed to establish a match-winning lead, the Roos had seven of the first nine inside-50s and yet in that time the Magpies kicked one goal to nil.
Poor skills also hurt North Melbourne going forward, as it was outscored by 53 points from turnovers last week.
"Stats can sometimes come across as a bit over the top, but it's a pretty damning stat when you get it inside that many times and don't have anything to show for it on the scoreboard," Wells said.
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"They rebounded us extremely well . . . so that's something we've worked on, our entry into our forward 50m and having the ability to mix it up and not just do the same thing every time."It's OK to make mistakes but Wells said players needed "the courage to take things on and if you're going to make a mistake at least make a mistake while having a crack".
Wells said teams could not afford to "bomb it in" against Geelong with the likes of Harry Taylor, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright and Andrew Mackie waiting to diffuse opposition attacks.
The Roos also owe it to big man Drew Petrie to provide better forward service.
"He didn't have to say much, we let him down a bit (last week)," Wells said.
The Roos and Cats got an intimate look at each other throughout four combined training sessions at Simonds Stadium over summer.
Wells said neither team learned much about the other's game plan, but said players were able to gain tiny nuggets of knowledge about how Cats players go about their business.
"You get an idea of what level they train at, how they set up on the field and how they play," he said.
"They didn't show all of their cards, just like we didn't show all of our cards, but they're a terrific side and we got to see some of that."
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