It's not easy to dominate women's football in Queensland the way The Gap but when you ask how they do it, there isn't just one thing and that's why they are one of the most feared teams.
Unfortunately, their 11 game winning streak came to an end by another undefeated team in Lions FC.
A week later, the team suffered their second straight defeat to Moreton Bay. The team realised they need to sit down and look at what was going on.
"It was purely not putting teams away, conceding soft goals and giving the opposition the chance to stay in the game," Askew said.
After two straight defeats, they stormed home in the second half of the season to score 89 and concede just three in 14 games. In the end, The Gap would set a new NPL record for most goals scored in a single season with 147 with the next closest Belconnen United FC on 106.
So how have The Gap become so successful and what makes them a team to beat?
"I think one of the things we have is we have a great playing group of 18 girls and we rotate the playing time to ensure everyone is fit and ready when needed," Askew said.
"That also brought a lot more competition for places, which was a problem in the previous season. We lost a few players and there wasn't a lot of competition, I think people took advantage.
"This year it has been if you don't perform, don't attend training, you don't play and I think that drives everyone on to bigger and better things," he said.
Askew also added that it comes down to the players selected within the squad.
"We've picked the right kind of player, who are not just technically gifted but have the right kind of personality because if you have people with a winning mentality, who are selfless and playing because they want to be successful and not for other motivations, you can successful," Askew said.
The Gap now head into their four finals series where they face Souths United, who they defeated in the semi-finals last season.
The game will be streamed LIVE on Football Queensland Facebook page and Youtube on Saturday night from 6pm.
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