They've only been running around for a fortnight but Ben Blimka's Hulk is already shaping as the team to beat in the inaugural men's Struddy's Super Series.
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The flamboyant side picked up its second win on the bounce at Waratah on Thursday night, scraping past Wolverine in an 7-5 shootout.
And while winning those sorts of matches is always fun, Blimka knows that style of play isn't sustainable if his men want to take out the title.
"Our attack's really good but we're letting in a few tries," Blimka said.
"We keep going try-for-try. We know we can score them but we had trouble with letting too many in in the first round.
"Our defence today was better and we were able to stop a few tries that helped us get the win."
Improving a defence isn't always a straightforward process but Blimka's pretty sure what's holding back his side during the early stages of the season.
"Fitness is probably lacking a little bit," he said.
"Everyone's still a bit thick after league season and what not but it really helped getting that first game out of the way.
"Communication was definitely better tonight and that helped us stop a few tries."
The long-term goal for Hulk is undoubtedly to take out the trophy but the first box they want to tick is a first or second-placed finish.
"We just want to keep winning and get that week off... that's our goal."
But it wasn't only Hulk that moved to a perfect start to the season on Thursday as Captain America launched into the top two as well, downing Iron Man 7-3 on field 8.
In fact, Captain America holds top spot on the ladder due to their impressive points differential.
The late men's game at 7.50pm saw Superman get off the duck, defeating Black Panther 4-3 to claim their first win of the season.
After two rounds of action the men's ladder settles with the unbeaten Captain America and Hulk on top, followed by Superman and Wolverine who each have four points to their name.
Rounding things out in fifth and sixth is Black Panthers and Iron Man who are yet to break through.
The ladies also strutted their stuff on Thursday evening as the two meetings both ended in 2-2 draws. Hulk and Wolverine battled it out for a share of the spoilers, while Captain America and Black Panther did the same thing.
The result sees Captain America and Wolverine maintain their spots on the top of the four-team table, while Black Panthers and Hulk are yet to register victories.
Round three shapes to be an appealing slate of action but no fixture jumps off the page more than the Blimka vs. Blimka showdown as brothers Ben and Jake will square off when Hulk meets Wolverine.
In other two men's matches in round three, Black Panther will do battle with Wolverine as the latter looks to score win number one, while Captain America will lock horns with Superman.
The women's are Captain America vs. Wolverine and Black Panthers vs. Hulk.
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