Kossie Won't Dwell on Loss

SPORT llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ntnews.com.au Kossie won’t dwell on loss COACH John Kosmina has Kosmina hinted that he written off Adelaide United’s was reluctant to make sweep- 6-1 A-League loss to Western Mulvey warning shot to Berisha ing changes in the wake of Sydney Wanderers in the the heavy defeat. hope it’s an aberration. NEW Brisbane Roar coach Mike skipper Craig Moore for failing work-rate remains high, everyone on their toes and we ‘‘You can take the gloom Kosmina says there’s no Mulvey will target a quality to make an impact. Mulvey admitted his marks- haven’t quite got that. and doom aspect and start point dwelling on last Friday striker in January’s transfer The Albania international man was suffering due to a ‘‘If you’ve got someone on making changes . (or) do night’s horror result for window to apply pressure on fluffed two clear chances in lack of pressure from within. your coat-tails who can play in you keep the changes down United, partly because his misfiring A-League golden the 1-0 loss to Perth Glory on ‘‘We need two players in your position, it naturally and say ‘look, here’s another club doesn’t have the time, boot Besart Berisha. Friday night and Brisbane des- every position pushing each gives you a bit of an edge.’’ crack at it but it might be with a looming home match Berisha has endured a rare perately need him to redis- other,’’ he said. Mulvey yesterday revealed your last one’,’’ he said. against Brisbane tomorrow. goal drought as the defending cover the spark and touch of ‘‘Besart doesn’t have some- he was looking ‘‘far and wide’’ ‘‘I have tossed up a couple ‘‘There is not much you champion has fallen to second last season when he scored a one breathing down his neck to turn around the Roar’s for- of ideas but we will make a can do after an outcome like last on the ladder. record 21 goals from 32 saying: ‘I’m ready to take your tunes during next month’s final decision tomorrow.’’ we got last Friday night,’’ He’s also been criticised by A-League matches. place’. If we can get compe- transfer window, which opens Kosmina also supported Kosmina said. former Socceroos and Roar While Berisha’s hunger and tition for places it will keep on January 1. Football Federation Austra- ‘‘We talked a little bit lia’s ban of an Adelaide before training about the United member for racially why’s and wherefore’s but they had a lot of good boun- Roar tomorrow night at ‘‘It’s not so much about outcome here on Wednesday, abusing Wellington Phoenix sometimes you just get those ces of the ball as well, so we Hindmarsh Stadium but Kos- Brisbane, it’s about us,’’ he then Friday doesn’t matter. star Paul Ifill eight days ago. games where nothing you do put it behind us, we haven’t mina said he would put little said. ‘‘We need to get back ‘‘We all have to be tuned to The fan was banned for turns out right. got time to dwell on it.’’ emphasis on the struggles of from that result on Friday. If it, it’s more about how we two years, with the Reds also ‘‘Partly it was our fault and The Reds host Brisbane the defending champion. we can get a good positive respond to what happened.’’ cancelling his membership. PUB: NT NEWS DATE: 25-DEC-2012 PAGE: 30 COLOR: C M Y Eli Taulelei (left) and Corey Kurnoth, along with their mates, hard at it recently at a NTIS rugby union and rugby league emerging talent training session Picture: JUSTIN SANSON K A fascinating union will be a league of its own A HYBRID rugby compe- session conducted by Territ- ‘‘We both utilise Brad’s Archibald and MacGilliv- from union to league and just has to keep thinking. tition is on the agenda after ory judo expert Brad Fong. (Fong) judo expertise and, in ray have discussed playing a vice-versa — it all depends ‘‘I have briefly discussed the elite NT junior union and Respective NTIS coaches what we believe is a first, hybrid game that was first on what half of the field the concept of the hybrid game league players recently join- Murray Archibald (union) both groups trained together trialled in Australia between game is being played in. with both Duncan and NTRL ed forces for a unique train- and former Penrith and in a non-specific activity,’’ two senior schools in 2011 — If the attacking team is in CEO John Mitchell, and ing session. South Sydney NRL player Archibald said. it was a complete success and its own half, the teams play stressed that it’s not about Emerging Talent Squad Duncan MacGillivray often ‘‘There was a distinct attracted a crowd of around to rugby league laws, but as league or union, but rugby players and elite talk about the cross-over harmony between the 4000 people. soon as play crosses the an alternative to get the rugby league juniors joined skills, and are continually on groups, but they are made up The hybrid game uses a halfway line, the rugby athletes on to the paddock,’’ forces in a cardio, character- the lookout for commonalit- of talented athletes who are combination of rules that re- union laws take over — the said Archibald. testing fitness-based exercise ies to maximise efficiencies. forever looking to compete.’’ quire a sudden change over spectator, like the player, — IAN BUTTERWORTH FOOTROT FLATS 1080127v7 GWS under strict watch From Back Page they are meeting their The coaching staff see targets, saying that they them as professional had to tell players to footballers and profess- stop training too hard ionalism is demanded. during their end-of- Equally important as season break. the accountability is be- ‘‘We have to tell them, ing able to monitor the ‘Don’t get carried away’, players’ training loads. because they do,’’ Quinn The Giants’ sports said. ‘‘They’re profess- science team will speak ional athletes but, at the to every player two or end of the day, they are three times over the also people and they’ve next two weeks to give got to have balance in them feedback on how their life.’’ 30 NT NEWS. Tuesday, December 25, 2012. www.ntnews.com.au.

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