BRISBANE is about to play three straight matches at the Gabba, but coach Chris Fagan says he's "wary" of the Lions getting comfortable with home cooking.
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Currently sitting pretty inside the top four, Brisbane has won six games straight and hosts the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, followed by Gold Coast and Geelong in successive weeks.
A hat-trick of wins would seal the double chance, but despite winning seven of eight matches on its home deck this season, Fagan had a message for his players.
There's been plenty of reasons to celebrate for the Lions at the Gabba in 2019. Picture: AFL Photos
"It can easily be 'we're at home now, we're right, we always win at the Gabba'. That's not the attitude," Fagan said on Friday morning.
"All of our games at the Gabba this year have not been easy games, they've been tight games.
"Teams come up here and throw everything at us, we expect that this weekend.
"It's not an opportunity for us to take a rest. It's just another game we've got to play, at our ground which is a bit of an advantage, but it's only a little advantage.
"We have to bring the right effort."
Of Brisbane's seven home wins, they've had to overcome deficits against West Coast, Port Adelaide, Hawthorn, Melbourne and North Melbourne.
Fagan said that resilience to come from behind – also on display against Hawthorn in Launceston last week – was one of the major improvements in his three seasons at the club.
It's not an opportunity for us to take a rest ... we have to bring the right effort - Chris Fagan
"It's a real commitment among our group that we've worked on for a long time now, to keep on keeping on, even when things aren't going your way, because things will turn.
"The group have now got enough evidence that that's the way it works, that they can do that and understand they can get back into games.
"We've had a few instances like that this year where we've been able to do that.
"As a coach I'd rather we start well and not have to do that.
"It's good to be able to come from behind as well, it's something good teams can do."
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