Raiders skipper Alan Tongue told Grandstand that the control from his side's young halves was crucial to Canberra's 38-12 belting of the Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium on Monday night.
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Showing posts with label Tongue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tongue. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Interview: Alan Tongue
Published:Monday, July 4, 2011 9:10 AESTExpires:Sunday, October 2, 2011 9:10 AEST
Monday, June 6, 2011
Interview: Alan Tongue
Published:Sunday, June 5, 2011 4:00 AESTExpires:Saturday, September 3, 2011 4:00 AEST
Raiders captain Alan Tongue told Grandstand's David Packwood his side wasted their chances late in the 40-24 loss to North Queensland at Canberra Stadium.
Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australiaSaturday, May 21, 2011
Interview: Alan Tongue
Published:Friday, May 20, 2011 9:40 AESTExpires:Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:40 AEST
Raiders skipper Alan Tongue told Grandstand's David Packwood that his side took a lot of confidence out of its win over Melbourne but Canberra realised it had to back it up with another win over Canterbury on Friday night.
Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australiaMonday, May 16, 2011
Canberra must build on Storm win: Tongue
Updated May 15, 2011 16:30:00 Canberra hopes to use its encouraging victory over the Melbourne Storm as a springboard to turn its disappointing NRL season around.
Canberra skipper Alan Tongue was relieved to see his side shock the high-flying Storm 20-12, but thought the result would count for little if his team did not build on it.
The Raiders, who were facing a record ninth successive loss heading into the AAMI Park match, dominated from the outset and rounded off an impressive performance with a brilliant solo try from speedster Blake Ferguson.
Tongue, who was the only player still in the line-up from their last victory in Melbourne way back in 2000, was delighted his team-mates played their natural game, rather than adopting a defensive mind-set once they had the early lead.
"One of the things that I'm most pleased coming out of that game is that we played with a fair bit of confidence," Tongue said.
"With the amount of losses that we've had there, to come out and play that against Melbourne and throw the ball around a bit and be pretty creative there, that's really pleasing because you can go into your shell.
"This is one of the toughest road trips in the competition, so there's plenty to take out of it.
"We talked about it ourselves - one win here doesn't make a season - we've got to back it up now and the good sides do that. We've got to back it up next week."
They face another tough challenge on Friday night when they host the Bulldogs at Canberra Stadium.
"I think it's about keeping our feet on the ground," coach David Furner said.
"I never question the character of this team and the players that are in it.
"We've got to do that against another very good side on Friday night."
With the bye next up for his side, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy had no plans to recall his players early from a break to work on their the downfalls in the game.
"Everyone's going to be disappointed for a bit longer," he said.
"Overall, the boys have done a pretty good job, so we're going to have a bit of time off this week."
- AAP
Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, act, canberra-2600, vic, melbourne-3000 First posted May 15, 2011 15:14:00Sunday, April 24, 2011
Interview: Alan Tongue
Published:Sunday, April 24, 2011 4:08 AESTExpires:Saturday, July 23, 2011 4:08 AEST
Canberra skipper Alan Tongue told Grandstand's David Packwood that his troops made a good start against Newcastle but they were damaged by a lacklustre 10 minutes after half-time that let the Knights back into the game in the Raiders' loss on Easter Sunday.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Interview: Alan Tongue
Published:Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:15 AESTExpires:Monday, July 18, 2011 3:15 AEST
Canberra captain Alan Tongue told Grandstand's Julian Abbott that former team-mate Todd Carney needs to "draw a line in the sand" in regard to his off-field behaviour.
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