Complacent Western Force need to start again

Western Force coach Michael Foley admits his team's round-one win over the Waratahs may have lulled his players into a dangerous sense of complacency.



The Force are searching for answers following their insipid 42-13 Super Rugby loss to the Hurricanes in Perth on Friday night.

Six days earlier in Brisbane, the Force were beaten 18-6 by the Reds.



The five-tries-to-one loss to the Hurricanes was particularly hard to swallow, with the Force's trademark grit and fighting spirit nowhere to be seen.

In the first half alone, the Force missed 23 tackles - a stat in stark contrast to the de…