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WESTS TIGERS coach Tim Sheens conceded his team needed to overhaul its kicking game after the 31-18 loss to the Brisbane Broncos on Friday night.
The Tigers were tormented by Broncos skipper Darren Lockyer's boot, which Sheens noted had his team on the back foot throughout the game.
''We were outkicked,'' he told _The Sun-Herald_ yesterday. ''They won the field position and nearly all of our sets started [in our half] … they won the kicking and yardage games; we were on the back pedal all night''
Sheens said the Broncos' kickers had reinforced the value of a ''smart'' kicking game. ''You've got to start your sets as close to their try line as possible - you hear coaches talk about winning that battle,'' he said. ''We were off our corners all night and most of their kicks came with an attacking option, whereas ours were a kick-long situation.''
The Broncos scored four first-half tries and appeared to have established a winning margin but with 28 minutes remaining, the Tigers clawed their way back to within seven points.
However, Lockyer scored from a scrum to secure the Broncos' sixth win from seven games.
''They won the battle of the territory and kept the pressure on us,'' said Sheens, who was also critical of the number of missed tackles by his team.
''We played a lot of football under pressure,'' he said. ''We gave Lockyer too many shots at us near the line - that's always going to hurt you.
''They just bent us and bent us and bent us - they were starting sets 30 metres off their own line most of the night. It made it easy for their forwards.''
While pleased with the way his side regrouped, Broncos coach Anthony Griffin was unimpressed the Tigers were allowed back into the contest. ''I thought we were loose - particularly when Lui scored,'' he said.
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/lockyer-kicks-tigers-while-they-are-down-20110423-1ds5h.html)
The Tigers were tormented by Broncos skipper Darren Lockyer's boot, which Sheens noted had his team on the back foot throughout the game.
''We were outkicked,'' he told _The Sun-Herald_ yesterday. ''They won the field position and nearly all of our sets started [in our half] … they won the kicking and yardage games; we were on the back pedal all night''
Sheens said the Broncos' kickers had reinforced the value of a ''smart'' kicking game. ''You've got to start your sets as close to their try line as possible - you hear coaches talk about winning that battle,'' he said. ''We were off our corners all night and most of their kicks came with an attacking option, whereas ours were a kick-long situation.''
The Broncos scored four first-half tries and appeared to have established a winning margin but with 28 minutes remaining, the Tigers clawed their way back to within seven points.
However, Lockyer scored from a scrum to secure the Broncos' sixth win from seven games.
''They won the battle of the territory and kept the pressure on us,'' said Sheens, who was also critical of the number of missed tackles by his team.
''We played a lot of football under pressure,'' he said. ''We gave Lockyer too many shots at us near the line - that's always going to hurt you.
''They just bent us and bent us and bent us - they were starting sets 30 metres off their own line most of the night. It made it easy for their forwards.''
While pleased with the way his side regrouped, Broncos coach Anthony Griffin was unimpressed the Tigers were allowed back into the contest. ''I thought we were loose - particularly when Lui scored,'' he said.
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/lockyer-kicks-tigers-while-they-are-down-20110423-1ds5h.html)
