Jason Maher
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Not another lol@souffs thread. A genuine question on my part. 89-90 were the first two seasons I followed league, but I never did quite figure out why Souths went from the Minor Premiership to the Wooden Spoon in 12 months.
Having a look at the squads for the two years, they were remarkably similar. There are a few players who played most of the season in 1989 but only played a few or no games in 1990 (Michael Andrews - 23 & 2; Mark Ellison - 21 & 8; Paul Roberts - 21 & 0; Bruce Longbottom - 19 & 9; Ross Harrington - 18 & 3; David Boyle - 18 & 3; Wayne Chisholm - 16 & 2; Bronko Djura - 15 & 0; Tony Rampling - 12 & 0) so perhaps injuries undid them? They did lose Ian Roberts to Manly, which no doubt didn't help, but this was pretty much cancelled out by picking up Mark Carroll from Penrith (who toured with the 1990 Kangaroos).
Any Souths fans able to shed some light? Any other fans old enough to remember?
Having a look at the squads for the two years, they were remarkably similar. There are a few players who played most of the season in 1989 but only played a few or no games in 1990 (Michael Andrews - 23 & 2; Mark Ellison - 21 & 8; Paul Roberts - 21 & 0; Bruce Longbottom - 19 & 9; Ross Harrington - 18 & 3; David Boyle - 18 & 3; Wayne Chisholm - 16 & 2; Bronko Djura - 15 & 0; Tony Rampling - 12 & 0) so perhaps injuries undid them? They did lose Ian Roberts to Manly, which no doubt didn't help, but this was pretty much cancelled out by picking up Mark Carroll from Penrith (who toured with the 1990 Kangaroos).
Any Souths fans able to shed some light? Any other fans old enough to remember?