In tune with their male counterparts the Newcastle W-League team made a slow start in the first half of their 1-0 victory over Perth Glory.

The Jets, however, managed to find their legs in the second 45-minutes to secure themselves the three points and a position on top of the W-League ladder.

It’s becoming a familiar picture for both the W-League and A-League Jets to under perform in the first half and both coaches, Craig Deans and Mark Jones, have shown their disappointment in their respective team’s first half performances.

Post-match Deans expressed his fustration in his squad’s first stanza against Perth Glory.

“Im not happy with the performance at all but sometimes games like that happen,” Deans said. “They fought and the reaction from halftime onwards was better.

“They [Jets] didn’t give an accurate representation of who they are as a team. The first two weeks were excellent the way we played and the way we applied ourselves and the energy, but we didn’t do that today.”

Top gritty performance by all the @JetsWomen on the park today. 3pts at home and back to back wins. #NEWvPER #wleague

— Travis Field (@travis25field) November 20, 2016

Meanwhile, the A-League Jets’ coach was forced to address his side’s lacklustre start once again this week after Newcastle and the Central Coast Mariners shared the points in the F3 Derby.

“I guess it was two contrasting halves,” said Jones. “But more to the fact, we turned the ball over in the first half when we weren’t under any great pressure.

We just turned the ball over which is not excusable.

“The second half shows what we can do with the ball. We took unnecessary risks in the first half,” added Jones.

American import Jennifer Hoy scored from the spot to secure the women’s Jets’ victory and while she was disappointed in their opening half, she was please to get win.

“We definitely aren’t satisfied with how we came out in the first 45 minutes,” said Hoy. “But we put a lot more pressure on them in the last half of the game and were able to get the penalty and put the goal away.

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Both teams have so far shown the calibre of football they can play, but it’s going to be a matter of how they can move forward and stretch that football across the whole 90 minutes. The Jets women will hope to prove they have got what it takes to be a 90-minute team this weekend against Canberra United at McKellar Park.