Featherstone coach Daryl Powell happy with his franchise’s Grand Final triumph – Rugby League news
Featherstone coach Daryl Powell is pleased with his side’s massive 40-4 win against the Sheffield Eagles in the Co-operative Championship Grand Final on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
The coach believes that Featherstone’s 2010 defeat against Halifax had an important role to play in their win this year.
While referring to their 2010 experience, the Featherstone coach stated, “I think the experience of play-off games last year helped us against Leigh (a fortnight ago). We knew exactly what we had to do, we were in the right frame of mind and we prepared
fantastically well in the lead up to that game. We’ve just got to focus on ourselves and keep ourselves where we need to be in terms of our mental approach. We need to stay where we’re at mentally and not slip in any way. I’m confident that will happen.”
The Rovers’ coach thinks that rugby is a mind game which requires a strong mental strategy to win.
While speaking about their ups and downs in rugby, Powell further added that his team is one of the best league outfits in contention and the best finish will be with a win.
He further added, “I could see the determination and will-to-win in the players' eyes in the week.”
The coach confirmed that his squad was performing well throughout the previous week, which convinced him that his side was in it to win it.
Rovers finished their regular season with a huge 17-point difference from their opponents of the final showdown. With their Grand Final triumph, Featherstone have become the first team to reach the final, despite being placed well beneath the first two spots
in the rankings.
Meanwhile, Eagles were appearing for the first time after 1998, because of which they seemed nervous. Their unsettled feeling about the big clash had been confirmed by the coach as well, who acknowledged that his side appeared lost during the game, despite
their otherwise commendable performance all along this point.
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