I think Penrith are building a pretty good side tbh.
Agreed. Cleary to me is somewhat from the Moneyball school of coaches. Key players in key areas, and players who do important and often undervalued parts of the game well. I think his recruitment for the Panthers will build them up for the long term.
Top coach IMO.
Agreed
Just saying though he's an upgrade with plenty of potential to get better.
If Bellamy was after him he must have some talent right?
He's played test football already. IMO he has a lot of talent. He's adaptable - I recall sitting at CUA Stadium a few years ago when the Warriors NYC team was playing PEnrith (Coote was playing for Penrith). The Warriors were copping a bit of a touch up, but Taylor looked a class above. I used to like Cooper Vuna as a player as well simply for his balance as a ball runner, and Taylor had similarities in his ability to step a player with the ball being held in one hand. Obviously at the NRL level its hard to pull that stuff off, and he focused on his defence. He'll get through a ton of work. He's got some defensive issues I noticed when teams went on a long spread against the Warriors, sometimes as the team would slide, Taylor would square his shoulders up and stop sliding for a second, and bring the team out of alignment.
Good talent, no doubt. Hope he fulfils it under Uncle Ivan.
