I've had some time now to think about the game last night and I'm very pleased with the win.
There are some other aspects I'm pleased about as well.
(1) The return to form of Ben Barba. Gee that try he scored was scintillating.
(2) Our defence. From the first set we showed Melbourne we weren't going to be intimidated.
(3) We created opportunities. Sure we bombed a few tries - Val didn't have the best night - but the attack seems to be coming together a bit better. Some of the passes from Townsend and Maloney have been great, getting the ball out wider and sooner.
(4) Chad is really impressing me. Maloney's not quite there but Chad is doing the business. He looks every inch a footballer at the moment.
If you weren't there and didn't hear about the Under 20s game, you'll be amazed.
When I got there the Storm led 22-6 and scored again to make it 28-6 before half time so instead of taking my seat and watching that debacle, I decided to get some exercise and did a few laps of the ground.
By the time I got back to my seat the Sharks had fought back to only being down by 10 at 40-30 and I turned to Littleshark and said, "Surely we can't win this." But win it they did - 48-40. Ridiculous.
But great to get two wins against the Storm!