DID the second-half performance against Harlequins make up for the first?

In the first half we defended quite well, because they had a few repeat sets and had to settle for just a solitary intercept try against us.

And that’s a good achievement as Harlequins do threaten you a lot with their attack.

So, in that sense, I was really pleased with our resolve, which has been good now for two or three weeks.

Obviously, from an attacking point of view, that first half was disappointing.

When we started to look good we came up with a few errors and were unable to build any real pressure.

Fortunately, in the second half, the guys responded well.

SO what did you feel made the difference in that second period?

For starters, we probably came up with a couple of decent kicks to put them under pressure and were then able to start to build some momentum.

In the first half, we also started well, but were unable to maintain it.

We were unable to control the ball and that allowed Harlequins the chance to attack us.

That all changed after the interval, and we’re obviously delighted it did.

AGAIN the goal-kicking was far from perfect, with only 50% of the conversions landed. Is that a cause for concern?

Not really. Obviously Danny Brough’s kicking at the moment because of the injury to Brett Hodgson, which means Danny doesn’t kick the goals on a regular basis and he hasn’t had the chance to work on his consistency.

It’s something we’re all aware of, and we know that if he keeps striking the ball well, they’ll start going over far more regularly.

Having said that, the kicks at goal at the weekend weren’t exactly the easiest in the world.

There were some tough efforts from out on the touchline, and some of those Danny got.

DID you agree that Kevin Brown was the Giants’ man-of-the-match?

He had a great game, it was a good captain’s knock.

His defence was obviously first class and his effort away from the ball or when the opposition had the ball was a real highlight for me.

He’s been doing a great job as captain in the absence of Brett.

AND you must have been pleased to see Jermaine McGillvary scoring two more tries?

Jerry did well again, didn’t he?

As well as taking his two tries very well, he carried the ball strongly and came up with some very good defensive decisions.

All in all, it was another pretty consistent performance and showed he’s definitely improving all the time, which is what we have all been wanting to see.

DO you feel any other players deserve individual recognition for their efforts?

Once again, it was one of those games where a lot of blokes did some good things and contributed well.

You could easily go through the whole side and find a case for everyone to be relatively pleased with what they did.

But if I did have to pick anyone else out, it would probably be Fuey (David Faiumu), whose impact was great, with his first 10 minutes of the second half sensational.

WHAT must also have pleased you was the fact you won so convincingly without a host of senior players. Is that the case?

Without a doubt, because that’s why we’ve built a squad like this. As I’ve already said, no-one in that 17 against Harlequins let the team down, and there are going to be some tough decisions to make in the next few weeks when some of our top players are fit to return.

The bodies of David Fa’alogo, Brett Hodgson, Jamahl Lolesi, Keith Mason and Andy Raleigh are improving and getting better all the time.

I’m still not sure at this stage whether any of them will be back for this weekend, but after the break for the Challenge Cup semi-finals the following week we’re confident of having an influx of players coming back.

But Luke Robinson may return against Wakefield after missing the Quins game. Robbo is a player who definitely plays above his weight, and he’s starting to feel the odd knock or two, which is bound to be the case at this stage of the year.

We just have to make sure he’s going to be right for, hopefully, some bigger games that may lie ahead.