The Cherrypickers struggled to capitalise in their 20-12 loss to Southcity at Laurie Daley Oval on Saturday.

Coach Nick Hall lamented a lack of discipline in the second half.

While he was pleased with their completion rate in the first half, it soon unravelled in the second.

"We got what we deserved as we were in that game," Hall said.

"We completed without being great in the first half, we just completed safely and simply, and they just showed they are one of those top sides who can handle that, repel you and then go down and take opportunity.

"We had three or four that we should have scored with but didn't push it over the line and played it safe.

"In the second half when we wanted to get some completions we turned it over five times in a row, didn't complete nine sets of 15 and at 40 per cent you can't win."

Young slip to third on the ladder with their losses coming against the two teams above them, Tumut and Southcity (twice).

Hall is looking to regroup when they host Albury at Alfred Oval on Sunday.

"We need to be a little more potent and a little smarter than that," he said.

"There is a few things we could have done better like getting ourselves organised, better shapes and better balls.'

"It was an execution thing and we need to go through them a little bit better."

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