The Otago Spirit coach was not particularly impressed with his side's finishing prowess against Tasman.
The way he saw it, the Spirit had botched about four tries in the first 15 minutes or so.
The Spirit led 15-10 at halftime but pulled away for a comfortable 58-15 win.
The sudden surge had nothing to do with what Manson said during the break. He kept his darker thoughts to himself.
''The first thing we talked about was our accuracy because it was killing us. We were blowing opportunities,'' he said.
''What we wanted to do in that second half was be more accurate but also carry harder and stronger with our forwards.
''We were looking to do too much with ball movement rather than going hard.''
But the team already knew all that. They had been discussing it and took a more direct approach in the remainder of the game.
Front-rowers Eilis Doyle and Tegan Hollows set a good example up front, and Kilisitina Moata'ane made some telling runs in the midfield.
''That gave us a couple of more metres and better go-forward ball,'' Manson said.
First five-eighth Rosie Kelly shone in her first start at pivot this season. She probed for weaknesses and ''was always a threat'' on attack.
''To score 43 points in the second half, that is pretty massive,'' Manson said.
''The challenge for them next week is not to wait until halftime to adapt. They are seeing what they need to do and recognising it, they are just not adjusting early enough.''
The Spirit has won three from three and will host North Harbour in Dunedin at Forsyth Barr on Sunday.
It is the curtain-raiser for Otago's Ranfurly Shield defence against Waikato.
