▁out ▁as ▁ring le ader , ▁but ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁had ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁things ▁were ▁going ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁them — I ’ m ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁hide ▁from ▁that ". ▁The ▁High land ers ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁War ata hs ▁at ▁Car is bro ok ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May , ▁but ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁if ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Red s ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁round . ▁The ▁Red s ▁won ▁ 2 8 – 2 3 ▁and ▁their ▁season ▁was ▁over . ▁The ▁defeat ▁was ▁M ains ’ ▁last ▁match ▁as ▁coach ; ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁assistant ▁Greg ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁their ▁previous ▁season , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁High land ers ▁conced ed ▁ 4 4 ▁tries , ▁ 1 2 ▁more ▁than ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁scored ▁nine ▁more ▁tries ▁then ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁new ▁head ▁coach , ▁but ▁also ▁ 1 3 ▁new ▁players ▁in ▁their ▁squad , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁captain ▁after ▁Anton ▁Oliver ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁re ins ▁from ▁T ane ▁Rand ell . ▁This ▁all ▁contributed ▁to ▁them ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁nin th , ▁after ▁winning ▁four , ▁and ▁losing ▁six ▁of ▁their ▁eleven ▁matches . ▁ ▁The ▁High land er ' s ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁started ▁with ▁only ▁their ▁second ▁ever