It was a back-and forth game from start to finish with the the Saints leading 2-1 at halftime, but coach Dan Baker said they just couldn't hang on in the end.

"I thought we played really well in the first half, but we let a few unlucky goals in and probably just ran out of legs a bit in the second half," he said. "We were just missing players with injuries and couldn't come up with the win."

The loss puts them in 10^th position on the ladder with only two games left in the regular season before finals.

"Mathematically, I just don't think we can make it," Baker said. "We only have two games to go now and too many teams have a few more catch-up games to put them in a better position."

Baker said the disappointing loss has made the team more determined to finish the season on a high note.

"It's really disappointing to lose a game like that, but hopefully we can produce two good performances to end the season.

"We want to finish the year off with a couple of good wins to give us confidence when we head into the next season."