Niggle continues as Reds sledge Brumbies A week of potshots and niggle didn't end at fulltime as a fuming Queensland continued to bait the Brumbies following their 19-all Super Rugby draw. Incensed by "cynical" repeated infringements as the Brumbies defence did all they could to repel the Reds attack at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night, Queensland pointed more barbs at the ACT side's tactics in the aftermath of a fiery clash. The Brumbies could claim a moral win despite being outscored three tries to one but Reds coaching boss Ewen McKenzie was biting in his assessment of the visitors' conservative, field-position game and 12 defensive penalties on their line which led to two yellow cards. Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg was a stand-out, highlighted by his loping 50m first-half bust, beating four tacklers, but McKenzie could only imagine how much more influence he could have on the game. "That was a fantastic break that Mogg made, normally he just kicks it," McKenzie said. We put pressure on the kick and he dummied and went, and showed how good a runner he is. Maybe we'll see more of that, that would be fantastic for the game. It came after skipper James Horwill attacked the Brumbies for "cynical" penalties on their line, while also bemoaning his side's lack of polish in their finishing - being held up twice and going inches from scoring two other times in the corner. McKenzie felt "heartened" the Reds were imposing with their ball-in-hand game. "We could have played their game and just kicked it back to them but it would have been a turgid old affair and fans would have walked out at halftime," he said. We didn't want to do that. We made mistakes but in the end we came up with three tries and a bunch of other opportunities where we just came up short so I was quite heartened. With a bit more practice we might do a little bit better. With defence coach and former NRL mentor Brian Smith in the Brumbies coaching box for the first time as they tackled themselves into the ground, coach Jake White claimed his side's defence was reminiscent of his 2007 World Cup-winning Springboks side. "That's what I'm really proud of," White said. You can't coach that. The will to actually do it and present yourself wave after wave after wave, that's what coaches enjoy. I know what that meant to the South African side when they built momentum going into big tournaments so it's something we won't underplay this season.