Ryan said:Hey guys, don't under estimate the quality and strength of our roster. On paper, best in League in my opinion, by some.
My rating is almost out of respect for them if anything.
Given better defensive structures. Given some "new and innovate" plays. Even WITH the injuries etc, I say we should have won it all this year.
I think we grossly under achieved.
Our players were fantastic - one through twenty five. I couldn't find fault in any of them.
I personally believe it was the "system" on and off the field that let them down.
Therefore, given our quality on the park, I think 4th, and losing most of our crucial games means Toovey deserves a 4.
Ryan I think you are underestimating the strength of our opposition and the closeness of the comp. There is no way our roster is the best in the league "by some", our forward pack is no way the best in the NRL for a start. Our front row rotation lets us down and we don't lay the solid platform some other sides do.
We all get you don't like Toovey, but to give him 4/10 is a joke. These systems on and off the field you speak of, are the same ones that got us a premiership last year and the game hasn't changed that much since that time.
Toovey is no Hasler yet, but it is his first year in the job so how about giving him a bit of credit. We were one win off a GF. How did last years other grand finalists go ? the year before that's grand finalists ??. We played an absolute shocker of a finals game against Melbourne which has left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, but Toovey was better than 4/10.
Personally I'd give him 7.5/10. Our season was inconsistent and we won some games on the back of brilliant individual play rather than good team play. We developed that second half drop off syndrome which was a worry, and we never really clicked in a game all year. There is definite room for improvement, which is a good thing.