THE score line might look dismal, but Junee Diesels captain Mark Halliburton was pleased with how the team showed resolve with no players giving away the game.
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Marching steadily towards the end of the season, the Albury Thunder put scored another massive win, collecting 54 points to Junee's four.
"Every try they scored - they had to earn," Halliburton said.
Far from the whitewash the points show, Albury wasn't able to run rampant - the Thunder scored their first try after 10 minutes, with Junee responding later.
Showing they weren't in for an easy ride, Thunder still held the smallest margin of two points after 25 minutes.
"They're a good side but we were competitive with them for some of the game ... it was a pretty good effort for us," Halliburton said.
Albury's coach Josh Cale recognised Junee's effort against his side.
"They put it to us in the first half ... we had to work for it," Cale said.
While the Diesels might have lost two coaches this year, Halliburton said nobody gave up during the game.
With matches against Group Nine's toughest teams behind them, Halliburton said the team was looking forward to their match against Tumbarumba.
Fortunately for Junee, there were no injuries in the game against the Thunder and they will field close to a full-strength side against the Greens at Laurie Daley Oval this weekend.
For the Diesels last weekend, Halliburton said Rhys Clemson and Moses Manu both had good games, while Blake Cowled and Tim Gustowski put in a valued effort.
"Conner McCauley has been fairly good, he's played every first grade game," he said.
"It's really good to get a young bloke like that into the side and give them the experience."
Jackson Metcalfe was voted players' player from the game.