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\u201cWe will be looking to polish up some of those things that have been costly over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously we would have liked to have been on the other side of the ledger in a few of those losses,\u201d she added in reference to a recent two-goal defeat against Peninsula Waves and five-goal loss to Melbourne University Lightning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been a couple of losses over the season I thought we could have come away with.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday (Sunday) was tough, we didn\u2019t get the start we did against them last time and that certainly stood us in good stead.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking back, we haven\u2019t started the last few weeks well, so that\u2019s something to look at.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe finished strongly, as we did last time against Falcons, that\u2019s something we\u2019ll have in mind for later on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Strikers beat the Falcons by one goal in their previous encounter back at the end of March.<\/p>\n
In terms of better performances, Asha Gray stood out with her steadying influence and pressure in centre, while Claire McGee made the most of her opportunities at goal attack, contributing 17 goals at 85 per cent accuracy across two quarters of court time.<\/p>\n
Under a heavy barrage, Boyer said the defence had held up strongly and certainly had the best of the final quarter.<\/p>\n
Part of the rotation, Gabby Moore continued to impress in her third 23-and-under game since being elevated from the VNL reserves team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BENDIGO Strikers 23-and-under team will embrace a tough three games ahead, with coach Fiona Boyer believing an arduous remaining fixture will leave her side primed for finals. The Strikers missed the chance to move into fourth place on the ladder on Sunday, after a 66-58 home defeat to City West Falcons at Mercy Junortoun Sports […]<\/p>\n