Blaydon's big turnaround
BLAYDON'S strength in depth on the wings helped them overcome a 13-0 deficit to win 28-26 at Cambridge on Saturday.
Injuries to Frazer Wilson, Simon Barber and Kevin McShane have created opportunities for the 6ft 10in David Sheldon and ex-Stockton powerhouse Tom Jeffery, and both scored tries.
With the forwards suddenly becoming dominant and Matt Clark outstanding at centre, Blaydon scored 25 unanswered points either side of half-time, Sheldon's try putting them in front after reducing the gap to 13-10 at half-time.
An Andrew Baggett penalty opened the account then they won turnover ball and flanker Rob Bell shot away to score under the posts.
The pack won the ball at will for 15 minutes after the interval and after it had been recycled ten times it was moved out to Sheldon, who was 15 metres out with two men in front of him. The first didn't want to know and he brushed off the second to score.
More good handling set up Jeffery to run in from ten metres and he continued to show an improvement since his big step up.
The point guard, who was acquired Wednesday in a trade the Nets hope will turn around the franchise, deferred to his teammates from tipoff. But with the game still within reach in the fourth quarter, Williams demonstrated why the Nets have been so