Canterbury Bulldogs Coach Des Hasler was pleased with his team’s performance in a 24-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters on Sunday at ANZ Stadium.

The home team had their chances but will regret an 18 minute period where the Roosters piled on three tries.

“I was pretty pleased with the way we came back in the second half. I thought they showed a lot of good footy nous and we showed a bit of courage to get back in,” Hasler said.

“We got back into that mentality of the set for set grind.

“They managed it better than what we did at the end of the day. They’re a very good footy side so you have to keep possession away from them. You need to get an even share of possession.”

The Bulldogs will now face defending Premiers Cronulla next week.