”Whoever we play when we do play our best, look out.”
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Dubbo CYMS fired a warning to the rest of the Group 11 league tag competition, in particular the Parkes Spacecats, on Saturday when scoring a convincing derby win over the Macquarie Raidettes.
The Fishies ran in six tries in the 36-8 win over an under-strength Macquarie, but captain Nic Grose is adamant her side can still get better.
“We’ve still got more to offer and I don’t think we’ve played our best game yet,” Grose said.
“Whoever we play when we do play our best, look out. We’ll be hard to beat.”
CYMS is on track to finish second behind the so-far unbeaten Spacecats this season and that could well mean a major semi battle with Westside in week one of the finals.
But confidence is high in the camp with very few chinks in the attacking and defensive armour showing at Apex Oval on Saturday.
An early Grace Pilon try put CYMS, wearing the Indigenous round jerseys, in front on Saturday while a try for the in-form Maddison Chapman was sandwiched by two Macquarie four-pointers.
The Raidettes were gallant but approaching half-time livewire CYMS fullback Majayda Darcy hit a gap in her own half and raced away what turned out to be a crucial try.
Pilon and Chapman both scored their second tries in the second stanza while the result was iced when a Kaitlyn Mason break on her own 20m led to Tatum Roberts finishing off a sublime team try.
“This is a big game for us being Indigenous round. It’s good to have a local derby and unfortunately the Macquarie girls were short on numbers but they still gave it to us and it was a good hit-out,” Grose said.
“We did some silly little things and gave them a lot of ball and opportunities but our defence on the line was outstanding and it definitely showed.
“I love the Indigenous round and these home games and I think the positive was definitely our defence.”
Kelsea Phillips scored one of Macquarie’s tries and was a standout in the losing side while Kyra Sutcliffe and Erin Sutherland also worked hard from first whistle to last.
Reigning player of the year Mason, who also kicked six from six attempts, was again a standout for the Fishies.
Chapman and Darcy have been in fine form all season and while the crossed again and while Grose admitted they were key, the captain is adamant her side has many more attacking outlets outside the dynamic duo.
“We don’t always go to them, they’re not our go-to players,” Grose said.
“But they have just got footy brains and that’s what we need.”