by Paul Cook - ********************** THE WARM-UP: ********************** Eighty minutes away from the halfway mark of the season, both sides were desperate to grab that elusive first win to set-up a potential finals run-in. Queensland Country were in greater need, three good performances thus far failing to bring anything but a solitary bonus point and with a plague of injuries running through the squad, time was fast running out for them to make any kind of impression on the ladder. While the Rams were also yet to taste victory, they had a game in hand on their opponents having had the bye in round two. The previous week’s visit to Canberra had shown some positive signs from their array of attacking weapons but defence would need to improve if they were any chance of kick-starting a finals push. The return of Messrs Holloway, Ayoub and Carbone to the starting side, were an obvious boost. ********************** THE BREAKDOWN: ********************** Anyone who has watched anything o