Bleiberg: We deserved to lose
02/21/2010 03:22:35 AM
during the finals.
"I wouldn't read too much into our performance over the past couple of weeks, because once we knew we couldn't get a home final we felt that finishing sixth would suit us, because it was a matter of either Sydney or Gold Coast," he said.
"The Perth and the Wellington trips are demanding but we've got two weeks to get ready and we'll have a few players who did it tough tonight that will have a game under their belt."
"As Napoleon said when he was selecting his generals, 'I'm not interested in how good you are it's how lucky you are' and may the luck continue … we'll take it all the way to the Grand Final."
Newcastle's next hurdle will be the winner of Sunday’s second knockout clash between Wellington and Perth.