GIANTS coach Adam Kingsley has refused to blame his forward group for the lowest score of his tenure despite skipper Toby Greene and spearhead Jesse Hogan being the only players to find the goals.

The pair of forwards both managed three goals, with Hogan booting all of his in an imposing first half while Greene kicked the opener of the match then added two more in the final term.

But the GIANTS were unable to get their 'Orange Tsunami' running game going, especially when coming out of defence, as the Bulldogs dominated the territory with 62-41 inside 50s.

"I don't think our connection going forward was really strong, and add to that we didn't get the ball forward anywhere near often enough. That has an impact on everyone," Kingsley said.

"The Bulldogs defended us really well, they were able to get the ball in their half and lock it in far better than what we did.

"If you don't really provide the supply, it's going to be difficult to really capitalise."