Sharpe: 'Force will regroup'
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:39
The Western Force are determined to find their best football after a frustrating start to the season and there is no better time than this week in front of home fans, when they return to Perth for a three-match stretch starting with Aussie rivals the Waratahs on Saturday.
Skipper Nathan Sharpe summed up the mood of the group when he said they couldn't wait to get back on the field and turn things around following a sub-par performance against the Reds in Brisbane on Sunday.
The Reds reduced the men from West Australia to rubble, beating them 50-10.
"It's a six day turnaround and the next game can't come soon enough for us," Sharpe said following the game in Brisbane.
"We'll clear the air, there is no doubt everyone is really disappointed at themselves, and that's a good thing after a performance like that."
The result maintained the ascendancy of the home team in clashes between the two sides with neither able to claim a win on enemy territory in five meetings.
Coming off the bye the Force were looking to kick start their season after three hard fought performances had gone without reward to open the campaign, however it wasn't to be against a Reds outfit that has already claimed several big scalps this season, and were focused on registering back to back wins for the first time since 2006.
The Queenslanders made the most of some scrappy work from the Force at the line-out and ran in five tries in the opening half to set-up a 33 point lead.
While the visitors put in a more solid second-half display it wasn't enough to secure their first points of the season.
"We'll regroup and get stuck into it again," said Sharpe.
"I think the thing for us is, that while this game was disappointing we know that when we do execute well what we're trying to do is really applicable to the way the new law interpretations are being handled and we just have to do it better.
"Well done to the Reds, they played a really simple game plan, they do it well and are playing very well at the moment.
"That's something that we need to aspire to."
Sharpe became the most capped Western Force player with 53 matches since joining the club in their inaugural season in 2006. The skipper has been an inspiration throughout his term in the west and will again provide the leadership as the squad works its way back to its best.
"There are things that we've been working on all year that we're trying to get right but, particularly in that first half, we lacked that execution and Mitch [coach John Mitchell] has spoken about how much that costs you in a game.
"We have to get those things right and keep working on it," said Sharpe.
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