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<\/p>\nCorey Wagner says he is ready to play another month of footy and isn\u2019t considering any other outcomes ahead of this weekend\u2019s do-or-die clash at Marvel Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dockers head into this weekend\u2019s sudden-death match against the eighth-ranked Western Bulldogs as underdogs following last weekend\u2019s 57-point thrashing at home against reigning premiers, Brisbane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fremantle could just as easily make the top four as they could drop out of finals, with the final top eight riding on numerous results this weekend, with one win separating Geelong in second through to Fremantle in seventh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, Wagner told\u00a0SportFM\u00a0he is prepared to play another month of footy, and isn\u2019t thinking about the alternative.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t want to think of it that way. The fact that we could be out next week, it\u2019s such a bizarre feeling because you\u2019re nearly ready for another month of footy,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s how it\u2019s been prepared all year and that\u2019s how we\u2019ve been playing. It would be so bizarre if it were the other way around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a good team. It\u2019s crazy to think that we can even still be top four. You\u2019ve just got to get the win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the lead-up, Fremantle has faced plenty of external pressure in the lead-up, despite sitting ahead of the Bulldogs on the ladder on 15 wins \u2013 nine of them coming after the bye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, coach Justin Longmuir told the media on Wednesday that he and the players are not feeding into this external noise surrounding Sunday\u2019s match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wagner says Longmuir\u2019s firm messaging and belief are holding the playing group in good stead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s really good to hear the coach having a lot of confidence in you and his players, and that\u2019s been his message all week, with media blowing up like we\u2019ve had a bad year,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had 15 wins, and if someone loses, they\u2019re going to miss out on the finals. We\u2019ve travelled awesome this year, I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ve won in every state, so that\u2019s given us more confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really good belief to have in the four walls if you\u2019re not really listening to anything outside.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last weekend, the Bulldogs demolished West Coast by 94 points in a strong offensive display that saw them kick 19.12.126 from 58 inside 50s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Western Bulldogs top the league in goals kicked, with an average of 16.1 across the season. However, Fremantle were able to beat the Western Bulldogs by 16 points earlier this season, holding them to 12.9.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wagner says taking a similar defensive approach is key to beating their opponent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know they\u2019re just all about their offence and going quick and getting the ball through the hand, kick marks, pretty much what the Lions did on the weekend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about team defence and then countering that and going quick because they\u2019re not too good on the other side of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can get exactly what we did on the weekend right, I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ll be in good hands, and the confidence and belief is there on our end.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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