Foley pleased, but not satisfied

The Force ran in six tries to beat the Dragons 34-26 in a hard-fought encounter in Perth. 

"In that game today you could see some of the positives, the way we used the ball at times was good,"  said Foley.

"Early on today our maul got penalised, and then we adapted but in the end we didn't get the payout of that, so we've got a bit of work to do there.

"In defence we had a lot of control of the game early, and then I thought when we had to defend we didn't work hard enough in simple terms.

"We certainly kept the ball in hand for large periods and then when the space was on behind we knocked the ball in behind, I think Jono Lance did a very good job there, but we can definitely play a little bit faster than what we played in that first half."

Looking ahead to their Super Rugby Round One clash with the Melbourne Rebels, Foley said there would be an increased focus on their defensive game.

"There's got to be a focus on what we're doing, and I think critically for me it's being able to invest a lot of energy in the defence and getting the ball back quickly, so that we can actually attack with it," he said.

"Then when we attack with the ball make sure we maintain that good focus we had on going forward and keeping the tempo of the game up, I think we can definitely work on a couple of those areas."