Monday 19 July 2010

Robins set sights on big finish

JUSTIN Morgan has warned his players against complacency, ahead of a run-in which sees his side face four teams currently outside the top eight.
Thursday’s defeat, their first in five outings, saw Morgan’s men lose ground on the front-runners, but remain on course for a play-off spot - even if the prospects of matching last season’s fourth-placed finish are starting to dim.
“A lot of the cards fell our way last year, we remained reasonably healthy and our players were on form,” Morgan told ‘League Express’.
“Obviously we haven’t been as lucky this year but we’re still in with a shout for a top four finish.
“The first goal is to make the play-offs, then the it’s the top six, and anything further than that would be wonderful.
“At the same time though I’m realistic. A couple of defeats could see us slip right out of contention so we need to make sure we don’t let that happen.”
Hull KR have welcomed back Shaun Briscoe, Liam Colbon and Jason Netherton in recent weeks, but will be without threequarters Jake Webster, Chev Walker and Mike Ratu for the rest of the season.
Mick Vella also missed Thursday’s 20-16 defeat with a back problem.
“We’re starting to get a few bodies back,” said Morgan.
“We’ve been decimated by injury, as most clubs have been at various stages, but the past ten or twelve weeks have been very difficult for us.
“We briefly touched on the run-in as a group and the players aren’t stupid,” he continued.
“They know the unpredictability of the competition and they’ve said themselves that there’s no easy games.
“There’ll be no doubt whatsoever that we’ll be focused, regardless of who we’re playing. You only have to have to look at the results.
“We’ve beaten Leeds, beaten Warrington but have been on the wrong end of scorelines against Wakefield and Catalans.
“Previously whoever won was all about who the best team going into the game was but I think there are a lot of different factors now.
“Injuries and form have a huge bearing. The fact is that any team at their best can beat anyone.
“And, by that same token, when a team’s going through injuries and not playing well they can be beaten by teams who you wouldn’t expect to turn them over.”

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