They won't speak about it, but Queanbeyan Blues coach Simon Woolford is sure a few of his players are starting to dream of a perfect season.
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The Blues extended their winning start to the Canberra Raiders Cup season to eight with a brilliant 48-20 win against second-placed Gungahlin Bulls at Gungahlin Enclosed Oval.
With six games left in the season, the minor premiership appears a certainty for the Blues. They are three games clear of the Bulls and Goulburn, although the Bulldogs can close that gap with victory against the winless Belconnen United Scholars on Sunday.
Woolford said he was sure his players had thought about an unbeaten season.
"Of course a few would be thinking about it but it's one of those things, as soon as someone starts talking about it then you get beaten the next week," Woolford said.
"Like any team they are going to have some periods when they need a kick in the backside, but generally speaking they are pretty good. We just try to improve every week."
Craig Wilkinson and Dave Pangai scored doubles for the Blues, Wilkinson adding six goals for a personal tally of 20 points.
The Blues were playing their second match in five days after their 56-10 thumping of Scholars on Tuesday. Woolford was critical of his side's start against the Bulls.
"We were 12-0 down early but they hung in together and played tough, and that was pretty evident today," he said.
"We were a bit down during the make up game - a few boys were backing up [from the Canberra Region representative team] and a few boys hadn't played in three or four weeks, so it was a case of blowing the cobwebs out."
In Saturday's other match, Adam Pearce scored a double for the Queanbeyan Kangaroos as they strengthened their semi-final chances with a strong 26-22 win over West Belconnen Warriors.
CANBERRA RAIDERS CUP
SATURDAY
QUEANBEYAN BLUES 48 (Craig Wilkinson, dave Pangai 2, Scott rutland, Marc Herbert, Keresoma Sione, Adam Misios tries; Wilkinson 6, Herbert 2 goals) bt GUNGAHLIN BULLS 20 (C McAskill, S Grainger, C Thorley, A Greenwood tries; Thorley 2 goals) at Gungahlin Enclosed.
QUEANBEYAN KANGAROOS 26 (Adam Pearce 2, Matt Adam, Glenn Baker, Dan Maskill tries; Jack Miller 3 goals) bt WEST BELCONNEN WARRIORS 22 (Dayne Ewings 2, Ryan McQueen, Luke Snedden tries; Howie Brown 3 goals) at Freebody Oval.
SUNDAY
Woden Valley Rams v Tuggeranong Bushrangers at Phillip District Oval; Goulburn Workers Bulldogs v Belconnen United Scholars at Workers Arena. Both games 3pm.
