Quote: PAUL M "I thought we played pretty well first half, controlled the game and made good yards. With the ball we were dangerous and they created very little which was largely due to the fact they had no territory.
Second half we started giving away penalties and we turned over cheap ball in our own half too often which give them a way into the game. Once they got on top we were never going to reverse that.
Main concern is not being able to defend our line, most times a try is scored. Plus the missed tackles are an issue, penalties don't help.
Ellis was good, Horne played well and Paea & Westerman were the standouts.'"
The last couple of seasons our goal line defence was excellent; I would have backed us to keep out almost anyone at short range. This year our defence generally is nowhere near as good. Over 30 points conceded in each of our opening two games says it all.