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Coach Paul Green believes North Queensland dealt well with the pressure of being NRL premiers.But they are the latest side to discover how hard it is to win back-to-back premierships after they were dumped out of the title race by Cronulla.The Cowboys made their way through to the grand final last year after losing in the first week of the playoffs.However, they couldnt repeat that feat this year after losing to Melbourne in week on and defeating Brisbane last week.No team has won successive titles in the NRL era. Brisbane were the last side to manage the feat in a united competition in 1992-93.We felt how hard that was at different times through the year, Green saidTeams rarely played poorly against us. That takes a fair bit out of you. Its not just the 17 or 19 players, you need a few more than that to play consistently well throughout the year.I thought we coped pretty well with that. We certainly gave ourselves a shot, making the preliminary final tonight. When youve been through it and youve achieved it you know what it takes. Weve got to wait 12 months for it too. Thats pretty tough.Green said the Cowboys will take motivation from their preliminary finals exit, 32-20 to the Sharks at Allianz Stadium on Friday into next year.This year was probably an opportunity lost, Green saidYouve got to work so hard to give yourself a chance that we had tonight. Thats probably the tough thing.The disappointment were feeling at the moment were going to need to hang on to that and keep the fire in the belly for next week.Cowboys prop James Tamou said staying hungry for another title against teams that hadnt won was a challenge.The fire burns a lot more with teams that havent been there yet or might have got kicked out last year, Tamou said.They come with a bit more energy and that Im guessing. We wanted to be in it, but execution has let us down.We knew from the start we would have a target on our heads and it was up to us to step it up. 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WATFORD, England -- Diego Costa scored a late winner for the second time this week as Chelsea came from behind to beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday and complete back-to-back Premier League victories under new coach Antonio Conte.Costa clinched three points in the 87th minute after running onto a brilliant through-ball from Cesc Fabregas and shooting past goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.Gomes was partially at fault for Chelseas equalizer in the 80th, failing to hold Eden Hazards long-range shot and allowing Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi -- one of Chelseas two offseason signings -- to score from the rebound.Costas winning goal against West Ham on Monday came in the 89th and that also sealed a 2-1 victory. Despite two unconvincing performances, Chelsea has maximum points so far as Conte finds his feet in English football.Watford looked on course for its first Premier League win over Chelsea since 1999 when EEtienne Capoue smashed a left-footed shot into the top corner in the 55th, the French midfielders second goal in as many games.ddddddddddddatford paraded new signings Younes Kaboul and Roberto Pereyra before kickoff, after the pair completed moves late Friday. Walter Mazzarri is still waiting for his first win as Watford manager, with the team having opened with a draw at Southampton.I am happy for how we played for 70, 80 minutes because we played very well, Mazzarri said, but I am not happy with the result.We are a team that still has room to grow and there is margin for improvement. The new players can help us a lot.Batshuayi scored his first goal for Chelsea since his move from Marseille and almost had a second when he rattled the crossbar with an injury-time shot. ' ' '