The simple truth is that despite how well we played, the individual brilliance in some of the tries (up to this game we had been far more team orientated in our results), how poor the Sharks actually are as a team, the abysmal effort by Moylan at FB, the bad luck for them to lose 3 key forwards during the game the Sharks at times showed us to be poor (considering we have no injuries or excuses to offer) so it is still very evident that we have some real deficiencies in our game after 6 rounds.
As was the case last year, other teams will improve and get the bugs out of their games and we need to do that as well because the last 2 seasons we didn't heed the warnings and we crashed.
Yes it is evident we are a very different and far better team this year but that doesn't give us the right to be arrogant and not be honest in our assessments.
From this point of the season we need to be completely focussed, 100% professional in our approach and hardened and to run around waving our flags, beating our chests and grinning like cheshire cats and ignoring warning signs is thwart with danger.
So as much as some want to criticise others for their caution and willingness to still find areas where we need to improve despite good solid victories, I say maybe they need to be criticised for their hubris.
People who take that as a criticism are fools and far too easily caught up in the early season hype as there is still a long way to go.
So far so good and certainly more upside than down but one must always remember it is not the good things that you do that will lose you games.
Well played last night, enjoyable to watch and looking forward to the sizeable challenge the next 3 weeks presents.
