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I mentioned it in another thread, but I felt it really deserved its own thread here.
In the last TEN halves of footy that we have played (i.e. every game except the Souths game), we have kept the other team scoreless in EIGHT of those halves! That is some serious defensive strength!
Rd 2 v Warriors - scoreless in first half
Rd 3 v Broncos - scoreless in both halves
Rd 4 v Eels - scoreless in both halves
Rd 5 v Raiders - scoreless in first half
Rd 6 v Bulldogs - scoreless in both halves
The Warriors and Raiders games were similar in that we had average second halves where we forfeited momentum and let the opposition pack walk over. We were honestly lucky to scrape through across the ditch, and in the capital Jarrod Croker did what the Warriors couldn't and took the opportunity to overtake at the finish line. Two tough lessons learnt.
The goal now, is to maintain this defensive strength. Make the other team have to earn every single point they score. Bring it back to 2003/2004, where we won games off sheer belligerent defense, grinding the other teams into the ground before using our strike weapons to put them to the sword.
In the last TEN halves of footy that we have played (i.e. every game except the Souths game), we have kept the other team scoreless in EIGHT of those halves! That is some serious defensive strength!
Rd 2 v Warriors - scoreless in first half
Rd 3 v Broncos - scoreless in both halves
Rd 4 v Eels - scoreless in both halves
Rd 5 v Raiders - scoreless in first half
Rd 6 v Bulldogs - scoreless in both halves
The Warriors and Raiders games were similar in that we had average second halves where we forfeited momentum and let the opposition pack walk over. We were honestly lucky to scrape through across the ditch, and in the capital Jarrod Croker did what the Warriors couldn't and took the opportunity to overtake at the finish line. Two tough lessons learnt.
The goal now, is to maintain this defensive strength. Make the other team have to earn every single point they score. Bring it back to 2003/2004, where we won games off sheer belligerent defense, grinding the other teams into the ground before using our strike weapons to put them to the sword.
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