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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3035527, member: 8988"] Yeah, a player with back up in a role means they don't need to worry about pacing themselves for an 80 minute performance. It is worth noting the last two game we had more than 50% possession. I think we need to temper our expectations with that fact. Whilst it would be good to have that every week, it's simply not realistic. I think it is possible though to have moments of domination in every game, and if we learn to turn the screws more tightly with pressure on our opponents and working for repeat sets, we can learn to win those games too. We have had two big effort games from our forwards. It should be now up to spine to learn from these games so that when those critical moments come in games we can sieze the initiative, despite being behind in the forwards battle. That is the true test of a team: not to win well when you dominate, but to win even when they don't. Our front rowers have made good metres, but have been let down then with poor defence and ball retention. Mistakes will always be prevalent in a tired side (even the roosters succumbed to them tonight), but you can learn to limit them, defend them, and finally force them on your opponents, if you play smart. [/QUOTE]

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