Anthony Griffin Disappreciation Society

[billypilgrimnz]

Griffin is a shit coach because he can't see Wallace is done.

I say its because he has no idea at all about attacking structure. As one of the commentators said, the same plays over and over again.

 

[OldPanther]

I say its because he has no idea at all about attacking structure. As one of the commentators said, the same plays over and over again.

Tries don't count to Gruff if you go past the second rower.

 

[umina panther]

Yep Hook is a dud

 

[OldPanther]

Yep Hook is a dud

Just one set play would have been nice.

 

[pantherz9103]

The problem is they put the offload away after the crappy start to the season and while trying to play conservative was good enough to beat the poor or average sides, it's a different story against the top 4 sides.

 

[OldPanther]

I wonder if the NRL will do a trade in on coaches. They can have Griffin for cheap and we'll throw in Tamou.

 

[chrisD]

A good coach I don't think rushes Wallace back on when Katoa was going so well and works out something so that it wasn't Cartwright defending at 5/8 in the second half. Two things he could have done differently that I think would have had a significant impact on the game to our advantage, and he wasn't up to it.

 

[mxlegend99]

Hook f**ked our season.

We had the worst attack of any team inside the opposition 10. That directly rerlates to no set plays or coaching.

He failed to build on last years season and all the things you can use the defend that are his own fault anyway for the most part.

We can only beat shit teams and we do it witg individua l brilliance. Not coaching

 

[forby]

Who, realistically, would have done better? Who is available?
Would we be in the second week of the finals for the second year straight if somebody else was coaching?
I no fan of Griffin's coaching, but we need to give credit where it is due. It was not just potential or individuals that got them there. Remember this is the youngest squad in the NRL, and the coach must have had some influence in making them semi finalists again.
Whilst we had the worst attack in the opposition, we were the best in actually getting into the opposition 20.
We also had the best last 20 minute defence and attack records in the comp.
A bit more experience and polish could just make the difference between semi finalists and premiers!

 

[Karnivayne]

Whilst Griffin is coach we will never win a comp..

Run at the right centre 3x have the half run it on the fourth,,, rushed kick on the last... lose 13-6

Half time talk... look just keep doing what youre doing its too hard to think at the moment

Anthony Griffin - Potato Farmer

 

[OldPanther]

Surely the club can see our only real issue is coaching. This team with some attacking structure would have won last night easily and possibly have been top 4. They might be young but they are ready to win due to the development they've had at the club. It's time to own a year and make it ours and I really don't think Griffin can give us that. I'm grateful for being in finals the last two years but it's time to take a step up.

 

[mxlegend99]

We rely far too much on players being brilliant and winning games rather than being a team.

In the end we can't match good teams because they are coached and we are not. If it werent for the likes of Moylan and Carty being able to randomly pull off miracles we dont even make the finals letalone win week 1.

Cleary is the best young half in the game. But we have no set plays or game plans for him to show his skills. He's not an x factor half. Hes a bloke with the skillset to control a game. Sadly our coach doesnt use players skills. He cant even identify when t he team is doing better. Putting Wallace back on last night was f**king stupid. Katoa had improved us

 

[umina panther]

Sack the dud now and give Garth a shot. If Griffin gets the pre-season then 2018 won't be any better

 

[chrisD]

Replace Wallace for next season. Cleary half, Moylan 5/8 and Cartwright at lock and honestly it'd be hard for the coach to fail, most things would take care of themselves. Just need time together.

Anyway, no use thinking about it when there's no rugby league being played. I'll be waiting on the inevitable offseason announcement with mixed feelings, hoping it's about Griffin and dreading it's about Moylan.

 

[gUt]

Good game last night, I reckon your club is finally about to become a proper contender. Provided you can get rid of the coach.

Geez we were glad to see the back of him

 

[OldPanther]

Replace Wallace for next season. Cleary half, Moylan 5/8 and Cartwright at lock and honestly it'd be hard for the coach to fail, most things would take care of themselves. Just need time together.

Anyway, no use thinking about it when there's no rugby league being played. I'll be waiting on the inevitable offseason announcement with mixed feelings, hoping it's about Griffin and dreading it's about Moylan.

To use a sport cliche, 110%

 

[roofromoz]

Coming back from 2/9 was a good feat and I can see effort. But it's the tactics, such as the rubbish attack inside the attacking 20. It comes down to tactics and therefore the buck stops with Griffin. With the squad we have, we may become one of those 'treadmill' teams (to use an NBA term) where we're good enough to make the 8 but never threaten to win the comp if Griffin stays. Give Brennan a shot.

 

[kinghippo]

Coming back from 2/9 was a good feat and I can see effort. But it's the tactics, such as the rubbish attack inside the attacking 20. It comes down to tactics and therefore the buck stops with Griffin. With the squad we have, we may become one of those 'treadmill' teams (to use an NBA term) where we're good enough to make the 8 but never threaten to win the comp if Griffin stays. Give Brennan a shot.

I like the idea of giving Brennan a go.
Make griffin a mascot for the year if they have to and spin it with the helping develop our juniors hype if they need to.
If whatever is going on with Moylan is even a little bit coach related, we stand to loose not only him but possibly a good replacement in Brennan for someone who really hasn't improved our team at all this season.

 

[roofromoz]

I like the idea of giving Brennan a go.
Make griffin a mascot for the year if they have to and spin it with the helping develop our juniors hype if they need to.

Just like the Jack Clare / Roy Masters set up in 1974. Griffin is Clare and Brennan is Masters.

 

[GongPanther]

So after playing a total of 2,080 minutes of comp games,how the fook,did Hook get us to within 160 minutes of a GF?

Be interesting when the market is drawn up for next season the day after the GF.