Brisbane kept the Sydney Roosters scoreless until the dying minutes of Friday’s 14-4 win at Allianz Stadium, backing up a 30-4 demolition of the Dragons the round prior.

Speaking after the Roosters victory, Dyer explained the significance his side places on defence.

“I suppose it’s an old cliché when they say defence wins matches but certainly it’s something that the girls have been working really, really hard on the last couple of weeks,” Dyer said.

“We identified pretty early in the piece that it’s an area we needed to work on as a group. So if I’m saying what’s made me most pleased as a coach, it’s definitely defence.”

Given Brisbane has conceded just the lone try in each match so far, Dyer has every right to be over the moon.

And while the Broncos are now all but assured of a Grand Final berth, he said there are still facets of their game that need tweaking before then.

“There are certainly lots of things out there that we’ve still got to work on,” Dyer said.

“A couple of times on our edge [there were] really simple, basic dropped balls. Just some little things that are going to be really critical for us if we are to play in a big game later on in the year.”

There was the initial worry for star Broncos centre Meg Ward yesterday after she injured her neck in a crusher tackle by Roosters counterpart Isabelle Kelly. It appears Ward is okay.

Brisbane captain Ali Brigginshaw said she didn’t believe there was any malice intended from Kelly.

“I don’t think it was intentional. Sometimes you do fall like that. ‘Izzy’ was there when it happened and apologised to Meg and that’s how she is, [great] sportsmanship there,” Brigginshaw said.

“So I don’t think much of it.”

Dyer said he will ponder the prospect of resting players next weekend depending on whether the Warriors beat the Dragons tonight to confirm Brisbane a Grand Final spot.

“We have some quality players that haven’t had a run in this competition yet so I’m really excited to potentially give them a chance to play next week in Melbourne,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Roosters – one of the heavy pre-tournament favourites – are in disarray after back-to-back losses.

Having mustered only two tries across two matches, the solution was simple for coach Adam Hartigan when asked what the team needs to do better.

“Probably score some more points. We’ve got a good attacking side, we feel that we’ve recruited [well] and we’re just starting to come together,” Hartigan said.

Making matters worse after the latest defeat, key Sydney prop Ruan Sims will undergo scans to determine the extent of a thumb injury while captain Simaima Taufa sustained a knee issue.

“There's a concern for Simaima,” Hartigan said.

“There's a chance that Ruan broke her thumb in the first 10 minutes of the game and played on. We won't know until we get an X-ray.”