After a mixed start to their season, the Narwan Eels have well and truly found their feet in the last two rounds.
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In round seven they took on the previously unbeaten Glen Innes Magpies team for a resounding 38-10 win before backing it up again on Saturday with a win over reigning premiers the Moree Boomerangs.
Narwan grabbed the lead early but the Boomerangs pegged the scoreline back to 18-14 at half-time.
The Eels fired again in the second stanza but the Moree team came back.
With 15 minutes left on the clock there was only 10 points in it as Narwan held the edge 30-20.
Both sides posted tries in the dying stages of the match but the Eels had done enough to claim the win 34-26.
Player-coach John Roberts said it was scrappy in the early stages but he was pleased with how his team re-focused.
"They came out pretty strong, we knew they would," he said.
"There was a lot of errors, we just couldn't complete, a lot of drop balls.
"We came out firing in the second-half which was good.
"We had a little yarn about just doing the simple things right, like catching the ball and everything else like the football would come.
"We knew they would crumble but they came back pretty strong and got a few easy tries because we just too complacent.
"Most of the boys are pretty sore, it was a pretty physical game."
Roberts admitted discipline became a factor late in the game but was happy to take the two points.
Prior to their match against Glen Innes, Narwan had only posted one win for the season and Roberts was rapt with knocking the 2018 grand finalists off in consecutive weeks.
"The boys are starting to gel," he said.
"Our halves are doing a lot of directing which is what we want from them and everyone is playing their role.
"It is good to knock the two top teams off.
"It is a big confidence boost."
This Saturday Narwan will meet Armidale at Rugby League Park for Old Boys' Day.
Armidale are yet to post a win this year but Roberts has warned his team not to get complacent.
"We still can't take them lightly because they have got a good bunch of kids coming through," he said.
"I would say they will start to find their feet in the second-half of the draw now."