It is most definitely a player problem, we have no halves, no hooker, no fullback. The four most important players in the side, either not up to it or playing out of position. Our left side three quarters have played about 10 games in NRL and we’re playing Benji in a position in the defensive line that he is no longer capable of playing which leaves the outside two exposed too often. Chris Lawrence is pretty much done, he is no longer running those really good lines in attack, when he was out on the left side he looked good, we’re playing Luciano Leilua in that same spot, and he doesn’t really run those same lines (he’d be very effective if he did). I think Madge has taken them back to real basic footy, with a focus on defence and generally error/risk free attack. The players failed to execute well the last couple of games. I think we’ve missed the boat and really are a club on our last legs. We would have to be the worst club as far as development of our juniors goes, and I think we’re ten years behind as a result.
I will say that the biggest mistake the club has made is training out of concord, they should’ve been based at Campbelltown and really focussed on the young talent out that way since 2000.
