The team failed to build on a positive performance and result in midweek, with the Head Coach noting the drop in intensity.
“It was a really poor day. It was not an acceptable performance from start to finish,” says Watson.
“I thought even at the start of the game we weren’t moving the ball with the same intensity and bite that we had on Tuesday.
“I think we allowed the opposition to dictate too much of the game and I fully take responsibility, there’s a lot we need to improve on. We have to be so much better in the transition moments, we didn’t win any duels today and it was a soft performance.
“There’s no excuses, we didn’t have the intensity or the hunger. You could see on Tuesday we had the knife between the teeth and chased the opposition down.
“Today we didn’t have that, we allowed them to beat us up.”
Dale have been dealt with constant injury blows, with Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Ryan East picking up significant setbacks.
“Both are going to be long-ish terms (injuries), Kkip’s (Ebanks-Landell) going to be looking at a ten-week period, and Easty (East) will be a 14-week period, he’s fractured his toe in two places
“They’re both going to be out for the forseeable.”
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