Western NSW Mariners know they have all the pieces to take down Dunbar FC in this weekend's National Premier League 3 match.
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They showed they do in their 1-0 win over Gransville on Sunday, but it all fell apart in the second half of their match the next day in Orange, conceding four goals after leading 2-1.
However, coach Mark Rooke had faith the side could put it together.
"Had a look at the footage of their last few goals, they're errors we didn't make on Sunday and we obviously won that game, but it wasn't clearing properly and not marking players from set pieces for the other two," he said.
"It's not stuff we haven't done, it's just stuff we didn't do."
That's one positive, we're only just touching on it now but it's good to see we've been able to score without looking at it too much.
- Mariners coach Mark Rooke talking about his side's offensive success
He said Dunbar were a "tough club" and would make a difficult match-up for the Mariners, who are coming off two games in two days.
The Mariners didn't train on Tuesday in a hope to freshen up the legs.
"We gave the boys a night off to recover and we'll reassess on Friday to get some run in the legs, but I think they all pulled up okay," Rooke said.
Watch one of Bankstown skipper Steve Wright's goals from set pieces in Monday's game ...
He also said injured midfielder Jaidan Culbert should return to the side on the weekend after being carried off in the first half of the Mariners' loss to Bankstown on Monday.
"Jaidan should be be fine, it was the initial stomping on the ankle which did it, which was a sour note for us, that was where the game turned," Rooke said.
"He was really troubling their defenders and is a real key part of our side moving into the front third."
Offence has been a positive for the Mariners, who have found the back of the net 10 times in seven games.
"That's one positive, we're only just touching on it now but it's good to see we've been able to score without looking at it too much," Rooke said.
However, he admitted defence was a major issue, with 28 goals conceded 11 more than the next-worst club Camden, and missing Josh Ward again with a hamstring injury wouldn't help the situation this weekend, with Ward expected back in the coming few weeks.
The Mariners' game this weekend kicks off at 3pm at Jack Brabham Park.
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