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Message: [QUOTE="bazza, post: 2624364, member: 8440"] What really costs us was our non-existent defensive line in the opening 20 minutes of the first half. We just stood back watching the Cowboys run riot. Not once did our defence push up, instead we just let them run at least 10 metres before making any sort of contact. You can't do that against the likes of Scott, Taumalolo, Sims or Tamou. They need to be met by the defensive line as soon as they catch the ball to limit their yardage up the middle. I don't know if that was that part of the game plan? We looked appalling in the opening exchanges in what was an elimination final with everything to lose. We played with no enthusiasm, energy, commitment or intensity early on. We gave Thurston, Lui and Morgan a heap of time, when what we should of been doing was to pressure them. This improved in the second half but we were still very poor, plus the damage had already been done by this stage. Our attack had no real shape or structure. Everyone stands too flat, giving Hunt zero options. If we stand a little deeper, we have options to create overlaps, but it looked like no one knew what to do next. If we could of at least matched the Cowboys and stayed with them during the early parts of the game, we would of had a chance, but we were basically our own worst enemies. [/QUOTE]

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