Weekend Focus

CANTERBURY v BARNES

One year later and although the margin was slightly smaller, we came away from Dorking with a very familiar taste in our mouth. Losing to good teams is something that we have to process and learning these lessons is how we will grow as a team. This opportunity is lost when we don’t produce anything near the plan, or we don’t meet the minimum level of physicality that is necessary to win in this league. The frustration is that when we do get to these levels we are match for anyone, but talk is cheap and we only measure ourselves by what we put on tape each Saturday.
Our focus for this week is clear; with another strong opposition visiting the Marine Travel Ground on Saturday we are concentrating on what we need to individually contribute to the team performance for us to win. Five per cent off mentally and you are miles off on the scoreboard; if that is the lesson that we learn from Dorking the disappointment won’t be in vain. We will only know when we see what we put on tape this weekend.
The Pilgrims came through their hardest fought win of the season at third place Dartfordians. The depth of the squad is being tested, as it is this time of the year, and the team battled through to finish on top, scoring over fifty points. With five games to go, only a couple of wins will secure the Pilgrims the league title in their first season at this level. The team know they will not come easy as they try and achieve something very special.

Matt Corker, Head Coach