Api Koroisau admitted to Brad Fittler he felt the wind begin to come out of the sails of his younger Tigers teammates within the first half.
The Tigers had a 10-0 lead on the 20-minute mark, however then conceded two fast tries.
They hit again on half-time, however mainly did not present within the second forty.
He mentioned coach Benji Marshall at half time instructed his aspect to not play to guard the lead.
“Simply proceed to play footy … however that was a nasty second half,” Koroisau mentioned on 9.
“We had an incredible first 20 after which a couple of errors saved creeping in. We did not actually come out within the second half — similar factor, penalties, errors, then they march down and scored right away.
“It is about staying in that psychological battle, doing the boring stuff and what works.
“However it’s unlucky it is a unhealthy second half.”
He mentioned his troops wanted to work exhausting on defending after errors.
“The very first thing that ought to occur is defend a set. Errors are going to occur and you’ll make errors and it does not matter.
“However it’s essential to defend and get the ball again, after which attempt to get the ball down the opposite finish. However each time we made an error, we allow them to rating a attempt.
“Only a unhealthy cycle of footy.”
The Tigers face the Titans subsequent week.