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Greater Western Sydneys dramatic improvement in winning contested ball has been a major factor in their stunning AFL rise, co-captain Phil Davis says. Steven Adams Thunder Jersey .The Giants werent renowned as tough scrappers through their first four seasons, but have clearly stepped up a level in 2016.They go into their first finals campaign third highest in contested possessions, trailing only Adelaide and category leader Sydney, who they will play in a qualifying final a week from Saturday.For us this year, our ability to win contested ball and the real hard stuff has improved enormously, key defender Davis said.I think we were 15th or 16th in contested ball last year and wed be in the top four now.The Giants increased competitiveness at the coalface has been reflected in their results.After copping numerous heavy losses through their first four campaigns, their biggest losing margin this season was 32 points.Our ability to be more even this year and more consistent has been the main reason why weve ended up where we are on the ladder, Davis said.Like all but five of his colleagues, Davis is poised to play his first finals match.Giants coach Leon Cameron is confident those players will be able to handle the intensity of finals combat.Obviously some players are going into the unknown, but theyve got to roll out sometimes, he said.Kids have got to learn to play at this level, whether it be big games throughout the home-and-away season or a final of this capacity.Am I confident they will be OK? Yes I am, but well find out. Kevin Durant Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. D.J. Augustin Jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. http:///...thunder-jersey-c-18/ . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. The Carolina Hurricanes are taking a four-game winning streak built at home on the road Tuesday when they play the Toronto Maple Leafs.The road has been a challenge for the Hurricanes this season. They are 2-3-4 in away games while the Maple Leafs are 7-2-0 at Air Canada Centre.This game that were playing right now can go on the road and win, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. Its a good team game. Its four lines deep.Carolina will find out how much it has improved after starting the season slowly. The game against Toronto is the opener of a three-game trip and starts a stretch of nine games of its next 11 on the road.If we continue to play the way weve been playing, we all know we can play with anybody in this league, said defenseman Noah Hanifin, who scored a goal in the 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.The Hurricanes lost the opener of a five-game homestand 4-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 10 before defeating the Washington Capitals, the San Jose Sharks, the Montreal Canadiens and the Jets.Its fun to win, Hurricanes center Jeff Skinner said. Guys come to the rink, and everyone is contributing. You can take pride in that and build on the confidence in our game. Weve talked about it a lot, but this homestand was big for us. We wanted to pick up as many points as we could. We did a good job tonight closing it out, and now our job is to take it on the road and continue that brand of hockey weve been building towards.The Hurricanes will not catch the Maple Leafs by surprise.I dont need to be reminded, I watch the league pretty close, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. I have a pretty good handle on that. I watched (Carolina) last night, too, and thought they were outstanding. It will be really tight tomorrow, they can really skate, they have a goood, young team, the back end moves and the goalie (Cam Ward) is playing well. Shawn Kemp Thunder Jersey. So well have our hands full.Ward had a 1.41 goals-against average on the five-game homestand and a .947 save percentage.But every team in the league is taking drastic steps so our guys have to take big steps and you have to have the youth growth as well, Babcock said. Not only do they have to be better structurally as a team, they have to get better as players.The Maple Leafs are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Canadiens in Montreal on Saturday and are expected to use the same lineup on Tuesday.I think were happy with the way we battled there at the end, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly said. We were right there the whole game, one shot difference. To hang around that long and keep it that close is good, but at the end of the day you want to be able to get one at the end to tie it up and get the point, maybe two. Moving forward theres some positives we can take away from it, but that being said, after a loss, theres always stuff you can build off.Our young guys have got to figure out youre not scoring off the rush, youve got to score off the cycle, Babcock said. Its a harder game in the National Hockey League and youve got to dig in.Carolina assigned defenseman Ryan Murphy to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League for a conditioning stint. Murphy, 23, has one assist in four games with the Hurricanes this season.Leafs left winger Josh Leivo was back with the Maple Leafs for Mondays practice after a conditioning stint with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. Babcock said he is not quite ready to return from a lower body injury. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '