Original sentence: After close losses at the hands of the Wests Tigers and the Canberra Raiders, the Roosters were in an fairly unfamiliar position, hanging precariously at a much lower position on the table than they had been for almost 3 years
Edited sentence: After close losses at the hands of the Wests Tigers and the Canberra Raiders, the Roosters were in an fairly unfamiliar position, hanging at a much lower position on the table than they had been for nearly 2 years