by Paul Cook - Ordinarily, two bonus point wins, 15 tries and 115pts from the first two games of a title defence would have a head coach purring but, despite such stats, Eastwood supremo John Manenti wasn’t exactly waxing lyrical after he watched his side see off Gordon 62-28 at Chatswood Oval on Saturday. The scoreline belied the scratchiness of the performance; a mixture of early season rustiness from the visitors and early game doggedness on the part of the Highlanders - so much so that the score was still only 27-21 after 50 minutes. But the Woodies finally clicked, their bench contributing plenty as Gordon faded in what proved to be a lethal combination, five tries in the last half hour telling its own story. “I didn’t see any progress from last week to this week,” said Manenti. “A couple of areas were good, lineout