Todd Payten has challenged his players to make amends for their loss to the Broncos against a revamped Warriors squad in Townsville.
The fault behind North Queensland’s round two derby loss to Brisbane was their ball control, and coach Todd Payten has challenged his players to make amends in the face of a revamped Warriors squad when the sides meet in Townsville.
North Queensland averaged just over 10 errors per game last season but made 13 in their loss to the Broncos last week.As a result, the Cowboys’ line was under constant pressure and allowed Brisbane’s strike weapons to run rampant in a three-tries-to-one second-half blitz. “We’re going to have to defend well, tackle well and move well,” Payten said of their defensive assignments against the Warriors.
“We need to get those three parts right – they all sort of affect each other. So we need to improve.”
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