FO Kearney

[Iafeta]

I don’t think Kata will be back anytime soon chaps. Kearney I feel was trying to protect him with the compassionate grounds thing (genuinely ftr hope there is nothing wrong either btw), but mentioned he had decided to make the change. So even though Herbert wasn’t named in the run on team, it was the plan he would play.

 

[JJ]

I don’t think Kata will be back anytime soon chaps. Kearney I feel was trying to protect him with the compassionate grounds thing (genuinely ftr hope there is nothing wrong either btw), but mentioned he had decided to make the change. So even though Herbert wasn’t named in the run on team, it was the plan he would play.

Hope so... time will tell

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I don’t think Kata will be back anytime soon chaps. Kearney I feel was trying to protect him with the compassionate grounds thing (genuinely ftr hope there is nothing wrong either btw), but mentioned he had decided to make the change. So even though Herbert wasn’t named in the run on team, it was the plan he would play.

I suspect you’re right because the run on team made more sense than what was announced, Hiku at FB in particular,
Herbert deserves another go, Aysh can go back to reggies. Hiku probably gets the other centre spot even though it’s on the back of a good showing at FB not centre. Though I’d prefer Beale there.

 

[JJ]

But Steve luffffffsss Kata, he lufff him long time

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Kearney deserves zero credit for that team that played. He had those guys at his disposal all that time and it was only a bunch on injuries that those players got their chance. I'm not going to be fickle anymore with my standpoint on Kearney, he sux as a coach.

 

[morningstar]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league...im-a-prized-asset-for-warriors?cid=app-iPhone

"Leivaha, Ligi, they're not too far away. Everyone knows, I've got no problem in playing you if you're playing well, that's easy."

Everyone?

 

[Iafeta]

In fairness, the Warriors have used the most players of any team this year.

 

[JJ]

In fairness, the Warriors have used the most players of any team this year.

Yeah and some even got 5 mins game time

Kearney remains a potato

 

[JJ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league...im-a-prized-asset-for-warriors?cid=app-iPhone

"Leivaha, Ligi, they're not too far away. Everyone knows, I've got no problem in playing you if you're playing well, that's easy."

Everyone?

If they work really hard they can be like Adam

 

[morningstar]

Kata is back playing left centre in reserve grade today....hopefully spells the end of that experiment.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

In fairness, the Warriors have used the most players of any team this year.

That credit goes to Kearney. Respect where respects due.

 

[Blair]

36-18. A hiding at home v Knights.

 

[Matua]

I think we all need to face facts, the dude just can't coach (or select). I used to give him credit for the Kiwis but his club coaching suggests that credit should go to Bennett.

The Messiah George better have included a firing option in his long term contract.

 

[flippikat]

Maybe we should just replace Kearney with Brian Smith?

He's on the payroll already, has been a reasonably successful coach in turning NRL teams around in the past (including St George in the early 1990s, Parra in the late 1990s-early 2000s),

Yes, he hasn't WON a Grand Final as coach, but he can get a team TO a Grand Final.. and gees.. just getting the club consistently to the finals would be an improvement.

Thoughts?

 

[flippikat]

36-18. A hiding at home v Knights.

Yep. We have a habit of playing cellar-dwellers back into form this season. Not cool.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Bumping thread because Kearney sucks.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I think we're going to have to accept that Kearney cannot coach. Last year was an aberration based on a career year from RTS and a few guys around him carrying us the rest of the way. Much like Matthew Elliott's 2nd place season where they scored truckloads of tries from bombs, then he couldn't coach out of a wet paper bag the rest of his career.

Maybe we should just replace Kearney with Brian Smith?

He's on the payroll already, has been a reasonably successful coach in turning NRL teams around in the past (including St George in the early 1990s, Parra in the late 1990s-early 2000s),

Yes, he hasn't WON a Grand Final as coach, but he can get a team TO a Grand Final.. and gees.. just getting the club consistently to the finals would be an improvement.

Thoughts?

Nah. I think once you go into the support staff, you've made it clear your energy for the top job is no longer existent. I have no doubt he's got massive knowledge of the game and knows how to get sides into finals, but he hasn't coached in the NRL for 7 years and we can be pretty sure he never will again at 65 years old.

 

[Leber]

Fire Kearney, make Stacey caretaker for the rest of the year and then buy Toovey for next year.

 

[flippikat]

Nah. I think once you go into the support staff, you've made it clear your energy for the top job is no longer existent. I have no doubt he's got massive knowledge of the game and knows how to get sides into finals, but he hasn't coached in the NRL for 7 years and we can be pretty sure he never will again at 65 years old.

Good point. To be fair, he's probably not keen on the demands of head-coach now - but it's a further sign that proven talent has been completely and utterly squandered under Kearney - We signed Corvo to condition the players, Smith to bring some footy nous to the coaching, and a good crop of talent from other clubs (RTS, Blair, Harris chiefly).. and yet NO REAL IMPROVEMENT to this club's form.

 

[JJ]

Yep. We have a habit of playing cellar-dwellers back into form this season. Not cool.

We are the cellar dwellers