In a mistake-riddled game, the Roosters jumped out to a 10-0 lead and ran in nine tries to two in the mauling.

Yenda coach Chris Richards said some of his players had not arrived at the game mentally prepared for the tough game they endured.

“We didn’t turn up switched on, some of the guys came here and thought it was going to be an easy game,” Richards said.

“They (DPC) then went about 10-0 up and our heads dropped.”

The Blueheelers were decimated by injury and suspension, with regular hooker Ben Mahon on the sideline along with Richards and front rower Kit Balemoala, who remains under a fitness cloud with a corked thigh.

Yenda’s attacking ace from fullback David Rauluni Jnr was also struck down with a corked thigh in the opening minutes, severely limiting the Blueheeler’s options on the counter attack.

But despite the missing players, Richards paid credit to DPC, who he said simply wanted the win more than his players did.

“They came out really enthusiastic and looked like they wanted the win,” he said.

“It was a really stop start game, both teams were pretty ill-disciplined and once we got behind it was pretty hard to get back into the game.”

Richards hoped the loss would be the wake up call some members of the club needed, saying numbers at training need to improve dramatically if the side is able to keep its structure as the tough games wear on.

“During the pre-season we had a few blokes that played exceptionally well for us that might have got us home a few times, but we can’t expect that to happen all the time in an 80 minutes game,” he said.

Yenda will have its home crowd behind them at when they take on West Wyalong in round three.