Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has urged his players to avoid getting too swept up in the euphoria of their stunning fightback against Wests Tigers, adamant they will focus on fixing the errors that forced them to come from behind.
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But he believes the revival has the potential to be a huge turning point for the rebuilding Raiders' season.
A proud Stuart praised his players for showing the resolve to dig themselves out of a 22-0 hole to win 30-22 at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, the biggest comeback in Canberra's 33-year history.
He made a point of allowing his players to lap up the adulation afterward, but will turn his attention to solving the basic mistakes that have made life difficult at times this year.
The Raiders were guilty of almost every error in the book in the first 25 minutes, virtually handing the Tigers a huge lead before storming home with a gale behind them in the second half.
Stuart knows they won't get away with similar ill discipline against defending premier Souths at Cairns on Sunday.
"We were very poor in our application and the way we executed in the first half, we still have to cop our medicine and review the reasons why we let them into that game," Stuart said.
"We'll review our fundamental errors which put us in that position, because we're better than that."
Stuart told his players at half-time they could create a watershed moment if they could overrun the Tigers after scoring the last two tries of the first half.
It also quashed the perception the young Raiders are incapable of running out matches after previously being outscored 18-80 in second halves this year.
"The boys had a choice to make whether to turn the heat up on them again in the next 40," Stuart said.
"When I saw them wasting time and walking to the kickoffs late in that first half, I saw the momentum changing.
"The mental strength shown there under that adversity and in those conditions was typical of the character we're building at the club.
"We've had a few games this year where we've started very well, but there's been late periods in the match where we've dropped off.
"Fortunately for us in this instance we've shown we can go the 80."
The post-game discussion has been dominated by revelations the Tigers were denied a tackle in the dying minutes of the match.
Stuart declined to comment on the controversy on Monday, preferring to focus on Souths before next week's representative break.
He said lock Shaun Fensom is a chance to return from an ankle injury which sidelined him for the Tigers match, which would give him one last chance to push for a maiden Country berth.
"I'd say he will be a chance [to play], he was very close last week," Stuart said.
"I genuinely believe we've got four or five chances who could be selected in City-Country.
"I am biased towards my players but I know who deserves it."
