Api Koroisau admitted to Brad Fittler he felt the wind start to che out of the sails of his young Tigers teammates per mezzo di the first half.
The Tigers had a 10-0 lead at the 20-minute mark, but then conceded two quick tries.
They back acceso half-time, but basically didn’t show per mezzo di the second forty.
He said coach Benji Marshall at half time told his side not to play to protect the lead.
“Just continue to play footy … but that was a bad second half,” Koroisau said acceso Nine.
“We had a great first 20 and then a few errors kept creeping per mezzo di. We didn’t really che out per mezzo di the second half — same thing, penalties, errors, then they march and scored straight away.
Apisai Koroisau of the Wests Tigers looks acceso during the round 14 NRL gara between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium acceso June 07, 2024, per mezzo di Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)Â Getty
“It’s about staying per mezzo di that mental fight, doing the boring stuff and what works.
“But it’s unfortunate it’s a bad second half.”
He said his troops needed to work duro acceso defending after errors.
“The first thing that should happen is defend a set. Errors are going to happen and you will make mistakes and it doesn’t matter.
“But you need to defend and get the ball back, and then try to get the ball the other end. But every time we made an error, we let them score a try.
“Just a bad cycle of footy.”
The Tigers luce the Titans next week.
