We have had a busy month and the boys held their own playing for Qld in the National Championships and combining Gold Coast duties. Our boys suffered a bit of a hangover as far as the National U18 Championships are concerned and everything seemed to come crashing down on Saturday. Making 7 or 8 changes and trying to balance the players as best we can, we knew the heavy workload would come back and bite us at some stage. The second half wreck of the weekend created a positive for us that everyone had a flat one on the same day so we can spin that into a positive from a conditioning point of view. Most boys played 2 out of 3 games in a week and the final travel home probably affected their output on Saturday. To their credit, 10 minutes into the second quarter we were four goals each and thereabouts, but certainly after half time the boys went to sleep, literally. Their fadeout is good for us (coaching staff) this week as it allows us to prod the boys and stick it to them on the training track and test their resilience. We are looking to bounce back this week against the Denis Pagan coached Northern Knights and get back on to Carrara this Saturday to defend our turf.
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