Bellamy described his team's performance as a mixed bag.

He was delighted with the return of fullback Billy Slater and their fightback after the early deficit but said they needed to work on their communication.

"We did a really good job to get back into it because they were all over us at 10-0," Bellamy said.

"I was really happy with the way we hung on in the end.

"There's a lot of things we need to improve on without a doubt but we showed plenty of fight."