United head south to tackle ladder-leaders Wallis Lake aiming to replicate form that saw their freewheeling attack return in a 7-0 win earlier in the week.

Coach Nathan Wade said the challenge for his side now was to back up their impressive mid-week effort against Taree Wildcats.

“If you stop for five minutes against Wallis you’ll get beaten,” he said.

“For us to put seven in against Taree who were third is a great effort, but we’ll have to be better this weekend.”

The win over Taree moved the Green Bloods into third position on the ladder.

On Tuesday, Simon Granfield’s “worldy” wouldn’t have been out of place at the World Cup in Russia.

Receiving the ball from just outside the area, Granfield unleashed a curling, right-footed effort that settled in the top right corner of the Wildcats goal.

The midfielder rarely finds the back of the net more than once or twice a year; it was that sort night for the visitors.

It could easily have been 10 with the upright and a skied attempt from Harry Gordon from nine yards in the first half coming to the Wildcats aid.

Last year’s grand finalists even hit the crossbar in the second half and had one or two more half-chances.

United coach Nathan Wade was thrilled to see his side halt a four-game winless streak in the most impressive fashion.

“It was the game we got our mojo back,” Wade said.

“Hopefully we can look back and say it was the game that kick-started our season.”

Before Tuesday night’s seven-goal romp United had not only lost four in a row, but only scored four goals.

Including their 8-0 hammering at the hands of Lambton Jaffas in the FFA Cup, the Green Bloods had leaked 15 goals in their previous 360 minutes of football.

“The boys might have been a bit confused because in the Lambton game and the one or two after it, we were trying to be more defensive,” Wade said.

A change in mindset was all it took as United regularly cut the Taree defence to ribbons, especially down the Port Macquarie side’s right-hand side.

“I picked a pretty quick side for Taree and the game plan was all about free-flowing, passing football.”

Winger Harry Gordon caused the most headaches for the Wildcats, scoring a hat-trick and regularly beating his man.

Elliott Breaks and Jack Pilgrim also found the back of the net, while the Taree cause wasn’t helped by a second-half own goal.

It was only the second time all season United had kept a clean sheet and their first since a season-opening scoreless draw with Wallis Lake.

“There was a lot of frustration from the last few losses that had built up,” Wade said.

It could have been a different story after a last-ditch sliding effort from Eli Wade prevented the Wildcats from taking the lead inside five minutes.

From there it was all one-way traffic.

“That could have changed the game and there might have been a few doubts that started to creep in,” Wade said.

“But the way the team bounced back from the last month was really pleasing.”