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Perth Glory coach Kenny Lowe says hes at a loss to explain his teams woeful display against Newcastle, but he hasnt given up hope of turning the clubs fortunes around.Glory slipped further behind in the A-League title race after suffering a shock 2-1 loss to the lowly Jets at nib Stadium on Saturday night.The result ended Perths 10-match unbeaten run at home, and leaves them five points adrift of third spot heading into a daunting clash with ladder leaders Sydney.Newcastle entered Saturdays match with just one win to their name, but they completely dominated Perth and would have won by far more if not for a series of stunning saves by Glory goalkeeper Liam Reddy.Lowe was particularly shocked at how poor his team were in the first half, with the players even booed off the field by their own supporters at the break.At the end of the day, all they want is a performance with some character and attitude, Lowe replied when asked about the booing.Its the first time for me, and hopefully its the last.Maybe its an off night. Obviously you dont want too many of those.The injury absence of star playmaker Diego Castro (hamstring) has hurt Glory at a crucial time of the year.Castro isnt due back until January, meaning hell miss crunch matches against Sydney, Melbourne City, and Western Sydney.Lowe was reluctant to use Castros absence as an excuse for his teams poor form.And he said it was up to everyone at the club to lift.Its not just the players. Its all of us, Lowe said.Were all in it together. Its not me, its a we scenario.Glory have just one win to their name from their past seven games.Jets attacker Andrew Hoole cancelled out Nebojsa Marinkovics opener, before an embarrassing own goal from Glory midfielder Milan Smiljanic in first-half stoppage time gifted Newcastle all three points.The Jets welcomed back Daniel Mullen, Nigel Boogaard, and Andrew Nabbout from injury against Perth, while Morten Nordstrand is set to return in Friday nights home clash with Adelaide United.Jets coach Mark Jones was thrilled with the victory against Perth, which broke a seven-match winless run.Its not rocket science. You take five or six starting players out of any team in the world, and the teams going to struggle, Jones said.If we keep playing the same way (we did against Perth), it would be nice to sneak into the six. 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The only person who can compete against him is, well, a computerized model of himself.No, really.Its almost like I make a digital version of myself, try to compete against that, said Eaton, whos also been dealing with a left quadriceps thats hampered him in recent weeks. I had this little mini sub-goal of trying to score 9,000 every decathlon. It would be cool never to go back to (8,000).At the last Olympic trials, also at Hayward Field, Eaton broke the decathlon world record for the first time. Eugene has long been a special place for him. Its where he and his wife, Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton, met while attending the University of Oregon and rose to prominence.Eaton said he was shooting for the record, but his leg made it impossible.I had the same mindset, Eaton said. I would say the expectations personally and externally were a little bit different.The 28-year-old Eaton was in such control that his coach, Harry Marra, actually told him to run the final event, the 1,500, at a slower pace than normal. No sense putting any extra wear and tear on the leg with the Olympic decathlon in six weeks. He still ran event No. 10 in 4 minutes, 25.15 seconds, which was one of the top times.This meet defines Ashton Eaton way more than his world-record performances. Those were great performances, Marra said. But he had so many obstacles physically. ... He did this with a bum leg.A leg his coach wasnt sure was going to hold up duriing the 400 on Saturday.ddddddddddddIt did.A leg Eaton wasnt sure was going to be ready for the 110-meter hurdles on Sunday.It was.And through this competition, Eaton learned a little bit more about himself -- he doesnt have to be super aggressive all the time. Smooth works almost as well.The (overall) reviews were pretty good, Eaton said. As a decathlon, if you dont leave with something frustrated then you should quit, because it was perfect.In command, Eaton even had time to take in some other events. He watched Chaunte Lowe win the high jump by holding hold off teenager Vashti Cunningham, the daughter of longtime NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham. He also caught Jeffery Hendersons win in the mens long jump and Allyson Felixs blistering performance in the 400.Now those were impressive.Its nice to have a front-row seat as a decathlete, on the field and get to see all that stuff, Eaton said. Those kinds of things are inspirational, and you try to learn from it. Sometimes, I try to pick up little things from the specialists.Taiwo had a solid performance to take second, while Zach Ziemek of Wisconsin wound up third. It was an event that was missing Trey Hardee, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist who didnt finish after suffering a left hamstring injury on the first day.Eatons big plans now will be to squeeze in some rest before he and his wife head to Rio. There, Eaton has a chance to make a little history as he tries to defend his title. That hasnt been done in the decathlon since British star Daley Thompson in 1980 and `84.That would be cool, Eaton said. Awesome company to be in. But there are really good competitors.Asked if he might chase after another world record in Rio, Eaton just grinned.The Olympic Games are so much different from anything else, Eaton said. You dont even talk about world records, in a way. If its there at the very end, sure, Ill run to get it. Other than that, its event to event. ' ' '