IF Geelong Amateur coach Travis Robertson is worried about his side not being able to beat Drysdale this year he has a brilliant poker face.

Robertson did not show any signs of stress after Ammos' second loss to the Hawks this year at Queen's Park on Saturday.

Robertson continually stated after the match that he was not concerned about dropping to second position on the ladder and possibly giving up the all-important week's break to begin the finals.

"Am I concerned that we're second? No," was Robertson's blunt reply.

But Robertson did admit he wasn't sure whether finishing on top of the ladder was such a big advantage to either side.

"I'm actually not convinced finishing on top is the be all and end all," he said.

"They (Drysdale) are the better side at the minute, but at the end of the day, we finished top last year, went straight into the grand final and didn't win it."

Robertson said he thought Saturday's match was different to the last encounter between the two powerhouses of the competition.

He said the improvement his side showed in the second half after trailing by six goals at the main break was an encouraging sign towards why he believes they can reverse the tables if they meet again in the finals.

"We just didn't come to play early enough. We allowed them to get too many easy balls and we made some silly mistakes.

"If we meet Drysdale again we'll probably prepare pretty much the same."

However, the Ammos' second half effort was hampered by an injury to Tim Clark, prompting Robertson to consider how to manage his captain's body.

"He's got a bit of a corky and a pretty bad one obviously," Robertson said of Clark's injury.

"I think he'll be okay, but he has got a bit of hamstring tightness as well, so he might miss a couple of weeks."

Robertson had a similar issue on his hands last season as Clark had to be carefully managed to ensure he was right to play in the finals.

"Hopefully we can get him playing a little quicker than last year," he said.

"We'll make sure we don't expose him to any more risks and we'll play him in a few weeks time."

Robertson said while watching the results of Drysdale's games closely, his side still had to worry about what it is doing.

"(Our) destiny is in our own hands and we'll just try and win four more games of footy," he said.