Warrnambool open goalie Isabella Baker speaks to The Standard after the Blues' 42-38 Hampden league elimination final win against Hamilton Kangaroos.
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00:00 Isabella, you just won an elimination final with the Blues. How did it feel to take that one out?
00:06 Yeah, it was really good. We just were steady the whole game, which really helped with the final score. It was really good.
00:12 How did you feel, I guess, particularly with that attacking and work, obviously, working with Eva as well in that G8?
00:19 Yeah, it's been really good. We've just been working out a few different things to work on with Eva and I and Sarah in the attack,
00:28 try some new things, get our rhythm in, go kind of thing, which it's kind of shown on the day that it worked really well.
00:35 So you did defensive work, I thought, as well, particularly across the whole court. Has that been a focus as well?
00:41 Yeah, so as a team we've been working on to slow it getting down for our defenders, just to make it a little bit easier for them.
00:49 Yeah, so we've been working on that, just to hands over each ball, just to put the pressure on, really.
00:55 It's been a warm day and it's been a lot of final pressure. How do you guys take that in and just kind of compose yourselves?
01:02 Yeah, so I just think we've got to take each game as it goes. So, Kuroi next week, we've just got to think about what they do and just work through it, kind of thing, like we did today.
01:11 We had to just work on what Hamilton do and just slowly get there and chip away, kind of thing. So it was good.
01:17 So, over to the Blues at the start of the year. You went to play finals with the Blues and win finals. How does the whole year stack up to be at this point now and winning finals?
01:28 Yeah, it's been really good. Really good group of people. Learned a heap of stuff from Amy as well, being goal attack she has.
01:35 So she's really helped with Eva and I in the ring, kind of thing. But it's really good to take the win. Yeah, it's been enjoyable. It's been good.
01:43 You say you're facing Kuroi, which is your old club. Have you thought about that or do you just kind of take it as it goes?
01:48 Yeah, take it as it goes. Nothing different. We just play a game at the end of the day. That's all it is.
01:55 - It is.
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