Sport
17 April, 2025
Pride just can’t take a trick
NOT even the crowd support was able to bring the Pride out of their funk, the team has accumulated its fifth loss in round six of the Hostplus Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in a tight match 26-28.
After another disappointing loss Northern Pride is heading into its bye week and Easter break before facing the Newtown Jets on Sunday, May 4 in Ipswich.
During their two-week break, the team will reassess their strategy and prepare for the next match, hoping that the break will help them regather and focus on their strengths and what’s needed to get that first win in the cup.
Coach Russ Aitken said the team would use the break to have a mental reset and return with fresh eyes for the next eight weeks.
“We have two weeks off and it’s a good opportunity for the boys to reset, recharge mentally and physically, so we’ll be using this period wisely.
“It was a game of two very different halves on Sunday, the first half was a great performance for us, we executed the game plan really well and I was very happy with the performance. We went into halftime with an advantage of 22 to 6.
“We just played our footy for the whole half, everything we previewed we put into action so it was very pleasing to see the boys put it together.
“The second half it turned, we weren’t as good a team and they made us pay. We didn’t win the moments, so it wasn’t a poor team performance but there were too many critical moments in the game that we lost through poor concentration or execution.”
