[Sport] 'Hungry Lions prepare to storm MCG on day they've dreamed of'

[FRIDAY THE 13]

 

 

f Chessum can get the battle fever going when talking to journalists in a room in a school in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne on Thursday, then you can only imagine the power of his words in the dressing room minutes before the Lions run out into the MCG in front of an expected crowd of 90,000.

"This is everything international rugby is all about," said Chessum of the Lions' bid to win the series on Saturday.

"Physicality goes up through the roof, the intensity goes up through the roof, the speed of the game goes up through the roof and you have to walk towards it because if you don't, you'll get found out pretty quickly.

"So I'm not quite ready and raring to go, obviously we're a couple of days out, but I'm chomping at the bit to get into it."

And he went on: "You have to [embrace the magnitude of the occasion] because this is everything you have ever dreamt of. You'd be kicking yourself years down the line if you didn't.

"This is where - and I can't speak for everyone, although I'm fairly sure I can - everyone wants to be on the biggest stage with the chance to win a Lions series at an arena like the MCG in front of our families. There's nothing better. I'm properly looking forward to it."

That is it, right there. Chessum nailed it. These are the days of their lives, the biggest moment for most of those who have not already been around the Lions block.

 

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