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Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor says his side aren't up to NRL standard at times
Michael Carayannis
Published: June 5, 2015 - 11:54PM
Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor says some of his team's efforts are not up to NRL standards as he hit out at their "soft" defence as they slumped to their fourth consecutive NRL defeat.
Taylor watched on as the Tigers trailed 19-2 against the Gold Coast Titans before rallying in the second half to snatch a one-point lead. Their joy was short-lived, however, with the Titans scoring to steal the game back via an Anthony Don try to win 27-20.
"Very disappointing performance," Taylor said. "It's probably a continuation of where we are at. That is some really good patches, some patches that aren't good enough. The boys fought hard, they fought hard to get back into it and fought hard for a lot of the night. We just have lapses that aren't of NRL standard. The tries that were conceded were soft and that's really disappointing with how hard we are working on that area."
Taylor has focused on the Tigers' defence and consistency since taking control of the club this season. He has done so with a young squad, which included two more debutants in Nathan Milone and Manaia Cherrington.
"We identified consistency as an area we want to improve" Taylor said. "We're still working. We did well enough, we played enough good footy to win a game.
"It's up and down. We are understanding it better and the guys realise what's required but it's a matter of getting it done for 80 minutes. We're working really hard and then we stop.
"As a team we are looking to improve on what we did last season. When you look at it defence is the area that as a team we were last last season. We want to improve on that area.
"We've had four losses. The pain I felt in the first two losses was we are miles away. The pain the last two weeks is we aren't as far away but we still have a way to go. We are moving in that right direction. We played some good footy in the games that we won."
Titans coach Neil Henry said his side did well to fight back against a hostile Leichhardt Oval crowd.
"Always enjoy a win," Henry said. "The way the game panned out it was a bit of relief. They had a lot of momentum and the crowd starting to cheer. Very proud of the effort."
Henry was bemused when he watched Aidan Sezer kick an early second half field goal to extend his team's lead to 17. The field goal started the Tigers' onslaught in which they would go on to score three tries in 12 minutes to snatch the lead.
Henry claimed Sezer had misread the scores when he kicked the goal.
"Aidan looked at the scoreboard and forgot the two points," Henry said. "He was hoping to kick them out. in the end it ended up being seven points and made it difficult for them."
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...to-nrl-standard-at-times-20150605-ghi1bo.html
Michael Carayannis
Published: June 5, 2015 - 11:54PM
Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor says some of his team's efforts are not up to NRL standards as he hit out at their "soft" defence as they slumped to their fourth consecutive NRL defeat.
Taylor watched on as the Tigers trailed 19-2 against the Gold Coast Titans before rallying in the second half to snatch a one-point lead. Their joy was short-lived, however, with the Titans scoring to steal the game back via an Anthony Don try to win 27-20.
"Very disappointing performance," Taylor said. "It's probably a continuation of where we are at. That is some really good patches, some patches that aren't good enough. The boys fought hard, they fought hard to get back into it and fought hard for a lot of the night. We just have lapses that aren't of NRL standard. The tries that were conceded were soft and that's really disappointing with how hard we are working on that area."
Taylor has focused on the Tigers' defence and consistency since taking control of the club this season. He has done so with a young squad, which included two more debutants in Nathan Milone and Manaia Cherrington.
"We identified consistency as an area we want to improve" Taylor said. "We're still working. We did well enough, we played enough good footy to win a game.
"It's up and down. We are understanding it better and the guys realise what's required but it's a matter of getting it done for 80 minutes. We're working really hard and then we stop.
"As a team we are looking to improve on what we did last season. When you look at it defence is the area that as a team we were last last season. We want to improve on that area.
"We've had four losses. The pain I felt in the first two losses was we are miles away. The pain the last two weeks is we aren't as far away but we still have a way to go. We are moving in that right direction. We played some good footy in the games that we won."
Titans coach Neil Henry said his side did well to fight back against a hostile Leichhardt Oval crowd.
"Always enjoy a win," Henry said. "The way the game panned out it was a bit of relief. They had a lot of momentum and the crowd starting to cheer. Very proud of the effort."
Henry was bemused when he watched Aidan Sezer kick an early second half field goal to extend his team's lead to 17. The field goal started the Tigers' onslaught in which they would go on to score three tries in 12 minutes to snatch the lead.
Henry claimed Sezer had misread the scores when he kicked the goal.
"Aidan looked at the scoreboard and forgot the two points," Henry said. "He was hoping to kick them out. in the end it ended up being seven points and made it difficult for them."
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...to-nrl-standard-at-times-20150605-ghi1bo.html
