Rockliff vows to hunt Suns

Brisbane star Tom Rockliff says the Lions will be out to make amends for their slow start to the season against Gold Coast. Picture: Peter Wallis Source: Herald Sun

BRISBANE vice-captain Tom Rockliff says the Gold Coast will be the hunted side in QClash 5 this Saturday night.

The Suns will take a better win-loss record than Brisbane into a Sunshine State stoush for the first time with the Lions languishing near the bottom of the ladder with two losses from two games in 2013.

The Gold Coast has won its last three games at Metricon Stadium including the stirring Round 1 victory over St Kilda.

Rockliff said the Lions were desperate to record their first premiership points of the year and re-assert their authority in the battle for bragging rights.

"They are in some really good form at the moment. We are the ones that have got to go out there and hunt them this week and make sure they know we are there for a contest,'' Rockliff said.

"Obviously they are not our favourite team, probably one of our less favourite teams.

"It's our state, we see it that way and we want to make sure we can hold that up this weekend.

"They've definitely won respect for the way they've gone about it.

"They beat us the first time we played them, we've always seen them as a threat.

"We want to make sure that we stamp our foot down this weekend.''

Rockliff said Brisbane needed to improve its ball movement, defensive pressure and accuracy in front of goal if it was to claim its fourth-straight QClash success.

"To be honest it's more about us. We've let ourselves down (in the first two rounds),'' he said.

"We've still got a long way to go to earn the competition's respect.''

Rockliff said there was no hard feelings between himself and Adelaide captain Nathan Van Berlo after the Crows skipper was reprimanded by the Match Review Panel for striking Rockliff last Saturday night.

Van Berlo accepted demerit points and is free to play this weekend.

"It was just in the contest....that's the way it goes. You get accidental punches all the time. It's one that just landed and it hit me flush,'' Rockliff said.

"He did ask me at the end of the game how the jaw was.''

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