"It was a good tough win."
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That's what Mudgee Dragon, Ben Thompson had to say about the side's 40-8 victory against St Pats on Sunday at Glen Willow Stadium.
On the back of a messy home game against the Bathurst Panthers, Mudgee gave the impression they were stronger and more focused, but Thompson says 'we need to get better."
"It's good to get the win, but we definitely need to get better," he said.
"They're a middle rank team, we went into half-time leading 20-0, they bombed three tries but didn't put the cream on them so it could've been a different story."
Bathurst's McCoy White nodded that it was indeed a tough game for the visitors but attributes the loss to a constant change up in players and injuries.
"It was a tough game for us, we didn't complete many sets and just kept dropping the ball," he said.
We've struggled a lot through the year with injuries and keeping the same side out there.
- McCoy White
"We don't really have many at training, hopefully we can build for a better season next year."
Mudgee's Tom Shearman opened up the scoring less than ten minutes after kick-off which was later followed by a try to Lee Hicks.
Jared Robinson and Casey Burgess jumped onto the scoring bandwagon alongside captain-coach Jack Littlejohn who converted Robinson's try to give the red and white outfit a 20-0 half-time lead.
Robinson leapt over the try line soon after the break to extend the Dragons' lead by four.
Next up was Shearman who clocked his second try of the day, followed by a try to Jayden Brown.
In between two tries to Bathurst, it was Robinson who finished up the scoring for Mudgee, resulting in a 40-8 win.
"Everyone just stuck in there, little combinations are starting to get back to their best," Thompson said.
Thompson says the Dragons are feeling confident heading into their round 17 clash against Orange CYMS with Nick Harvey back in gear.
We're going to have to go in confident. We've got big Nick Harvey back next week, he's been out for a while.
- Ben Thompson
"We've got to keep winning to be competitive at the back end of the year."
- MUDGEE DRAGONS 40 (Jared Robinson 3, Lee Hicks, Tom Shearman 2, Casey Burgess, Jayden Brown tries; Jack Littlejohn 4 goals) def ST PATS 8
Jay-Anna Sleeman
Reporter for the Western Advocate. First began as a sports journalist with ACM in 2018 before moving on to cover news and court.
Reporter for the Western Advocate. First began as a sports journalist with ACM in 2018 before moving on to cover news and court.
