If you are reading this Terry, or anyone that knows him, could you please choose one of the following options.
1. If you can see that your list is incapable of improving their skills, than choose this option. Make our team SUPER FIT, so even if their skills let them down, they can harass their opponents into making mistakes, they can tackle their opponents and cause turn overs, they can run all day and create 2-3 options rather than none, they look like AFL footballers, not amatuers with hands on hips after a short run!!!
2. Forget the fitness and the runs during pre season, give each player a ball and make them sleep with it. Training should only involve a footy and kicking drills, kicking drills, kicking drills!!!! That way you don't need to run and chase because you never turn the ball over!!!
How hard could it be as a senior coach to assess your list and make one of the above choices!!!
I'm excited about the fact that we will have Natanui and the No. 2 pick in this years draft, aswell as a new coach.
In all honesty, if the club are serious about taking that next step, then all the old culture must GO!! Sorry Richo, Johnson, Bowden, Tivendale, Hyde, Brown, Pettifer, Tuck. These blokes just don't have the hunger or mentality to turn this great club around. They are playing for themselves and their pockets. Time to do a complete haul and bring in youngsters that are hungry. While we are at it, let's try and draft some decent youngsters as well.
Also to be traded or delisted - JON(R.Lounder in disguise!!), Tambling(Soft), White(Clueless), Hughes(Too worried about hairstyles), Raines(One year wonder)
We have a good core of youngsters that can change the culture and build a side around.
Deledio - Has to be given a certain position and left there.
Foley
Connors
Pattison
Edwards
Thursfield
Mcguane
King
Rance
Cotchin
Morton
Add to those some experience in Newman, Simmonds and Coughlan and there may be hope.
TIME FOR A CHANGE IN STAFF AS WELL. Wallace has to go followed by all his yes men.