To answer your question, GG, is that it was the coach that led dragons to two minor premierships. Anasta led the Roosters with heart and inspired performances in the back half of the season to get the Chooks from wooden spooners one year to Grand Finalists the next.
Hornby? When he took over as captain in 09 he took Saints from qualifying finalists in 08 to choking minor premiers semi-finalists in 09.
so going by your theory if bennet had ended up at the chook pen and your team made the finals and minor premiership two yrs in a row it was'nt anything to do with carney,anasta,pearce,mini and that excitment machine skd but all king bennys doing :roll:
and going by your theory matty elliott should be applauded and given a sainthood for getting his team to 2nd:lol:yet we all see he has no job next year :?.
hornby has been a great ON-FEILD leader for the dragooons for three years,robbie farrah has been a great ON-FEILD leader for the tigpies for two years,cam smith has been a first-class ON-FEILD leader for the storm for 4-5 years,yet braith anasta got captain of the year after leading the chooks to the spoon and scandal after scandal the year before,look this is not taking away from his superb form at the back end of last year but captain of the year he was not mate, i think alot of your over-acheiving run last year was on the back of carney,skd,aubo,perret and like you posted SOME great efforts LATE in the season from anasta but does some great late season form equate to dally M captain or does leading your team to TWO minor premierships?i think most league fans know the answer to that but do you ?