{"id":298574,"date":"2023-05-20T11:58:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T11:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=298574"},"modified":"2023-05-20T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T12:58:58","slug":"paytens-scathing-assessment-of-disappointing-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=298574","title":{"rendered":"Payten's scathing assessment of 'disappointing' Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys<\/a> coach Todd Payten<\/a> was unimpressed with his side's efforts against the Tigers, describing the match as the "worst performance" he's coached the team to.<\/p>\n

The drubbing\ufeff saw the Cowboys concede the most points in the club's history as the Tigers ran out with a comfortable 66-18 win<\/a> at Leichhardt Oval.<\/p>\n

North Queensland missed a staggering 56 tackles and completed at only 72 per cent compared to the Tigers' 91 per cent on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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\"Cowboys<\/p>\n

Speaking post-match, Payten delivered a downcast assessment of his team's performance.<\/p>\n

"Very disappointing, very tough to watch," he told the media.<\/p>\n

"Probably the worst performance we've had as a team since I have been at the club.<\/p>\n

"Everything to play for and we were beaten at all parts of the game and in all parts of the field."<\/p>\n

Asked if the loss erased North Queensland's finals hopes not even halfway into the season, Payten failed to rule out his men.<\/p>\n

"It's going to dent our confidence, but it is not a line through our season, no," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Cowboys<\/p>\n

"What we have do to is we have to turn around again, we have to turn around fast.<\/p>\n

"We just sat on our heels, we didn't tackle or move or run hard enough and that's the disappointing part."<\/p>\n

The Cowboys came into the clash with \ufeffassuring wins over the Roosters and Dragons, but everything unravelled as \ufeffthe Tigers piled on the points.<\/p>\n

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Cowboys skipper Chad Townsend<\/a> also expressed his disappointment with the performance, admitting he did not expect the blowout margin.<\/p>\n

"It was a tough night from the opening whistle, they ran harder than us and they tackled harder than us and it is a simple game sometimes and they dominated from the very start," he said.<\/p>\n

"Collectively we just weren't on tonight which is disappointing because I didn't see that coming.<\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

"[After] the last two weeks, I thought we'd played some of our best footy of the season and heading into this week full of confidence.<\/p>\n

"It's tough to take but we just have to keep going.<\/p>\n

"First and foremost you cop it on the chin, you have to be accountable for your performances as a team and as an individual.<\/p>\n

"We have to keep turning up and that's what we will do, keep turning up."<\/p>\n

The \ufeffCowboys will next travel to Parramatta to face the Eels on Friday night.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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