Unfortunately I am not surprised by what happened tonight. Angry, yes. Surprised, no.
It gets back to the endemic failure to build a successful and ruthless culture in the past 25 years or so. We had it back in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s but then lost it forever more. Our players are introverted and lack character on the footy field. They lack resilience and hardness. They don't bleed for the cause and they don't hurt or care enough. They refuse to put their bodies on the line and they refuse to shepherd or tackle hard. The skill level is deplorable. No, embarrassing. It is worse than suburban standard.
All of these faults show up under the harsh glare of the spotlight of a BIG match. The RFC FAILS nearly EVERY time in these big matches. It is just *smile*ing pathetic. Wallace has had 5 years to change this. It is no better than it was when he started. But what would you expect when you focus on a game plan that revolves around playing soft unaccountable football and focus on recruiting players like McMahon who refuse to apply the type of defensive pressure on the opposition that is needed to win these matches on a consistent basis.
This club is in serious trouble. It needs to cut its losses immediately and bring in someone who is capable of focusing on those traits that are common to successful football sides. Wallace needs to go now. Appoint a caretaker and start the process of a finding a long term replacement who will instill the right values, and players, into the palying list. For mine Hardwicke is the man for the job.
