West Coast captain Darren Glass gets a handball away under pressure. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow
WEST Coast skipper Darren Glass says last year's shock loss to Brisbane will not be used as motivation ahead of Saturday's rematch at the Gabba.
The two-point defeat had huge ramifications for the Eagles, ultimately costing them a prized spot in the top four and the coveted double chance in September.
Eagles coach John Worsfold may show his team vision of that match from last June, but Glass expected any review to be purely for tactical purposes only.
"That's last year, that's gone and there's not much we can do about that now," Glass said.
"We might (watch the match) in terms of tactics, but not for motivation.
"A real focus (this week) will be on us playing the best footy that we can, so we'll see what happens from there."
The Eagles rebounded from its horror 1-4 start to the season on Sunday with a 70-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Patersons Stadium.
Brisbane, meanwhile, continues to struggle despite having the same number of wins as West Coast, with Sunday's heavy loss to Sydney only increasing the pressure on embattled coach Michael Voss.
But Glass was quick to point out the Lions showed plenty of promise during the pre-season when they won the NAB Cup.
"They played some really good footy during the NAB Cup, but obviously haven't been playing so well over the last few weeks," Glass said.
"We expect them to be at their best come Saturday. They beat us up there last year so it's a good challenge for us."
Glass, who turns 32 next Tuesday, will play his 250th AFL match when the Eagles host North Melbourne next Friday night. He is currently sixth on West Coast's all-time games record list and has led the club on 107 occasions.
Only Worsfold (138) has captained the Eagles in more games than last year's All-Australian skipper.
Glass is unsure whether he will lead the side again in 2014, let alone if he will play at all next year, but felt his body could handle a 15th AFL season.
"Things change and there's still a long way to go in the year," he said.
"I haven't really thought about (next year) to be honest, but I would assume perhaps we would talk at the end of the year."
Meanwhile, small forward Brad Dick is unlikely to force his way into the side despite booting eight goals for WAFL club East Fremantle last weekend.
Eagles assistant coach Justin Longmuir said the former Collingwood forward needed to string together several good games before he could be consider for selection.
"Two weeks before that game he only had five and six possessions in each game," Longmuir told 6PR.
"But the way he got his goals was impressive. It was a great step forward."
Longmuir also said ruckman Nic Naitanui, who had his first run as a sub on Sunday, was likely to start against the Lions.
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