The main drama I see with Cronulla is leadership. It seems to me Sticky Stuart is going through the same coaching cycle as he had at the Roosters. Make some bold changes, see some top results, and then slowly but surely lose the faith of the players and create club anarchy.
It's a pity, because last night I was quite impressed by several of their players. Mostly the young chargers. Vea looks to be a very good talent. Nathan Stapleton has a load of ability. Terrence Seu Seu was passionate and strong. I wish Gallen didn't have the issue at the end of the game, he came there to play hard last night and was doing a good job for his side. Blake Ferguson is also a very balanced runner of the football. There's a few players there that look like they either aren't putting in or are miles out of form, Pommeroy and Hughes are at the top of that pile.
I think if you look at Cronulla, it's probably much the same with the other strugglers in the Roosters, Warriors, Raiders and Eels. Several players are individually playing very well, perhaps even some of their best footy. But it's the team structures that are so badly wrong. It's no surprise that they all seem to have young coaches. I think a bloke like Brian Smith at all those clubs who knows what sort of culture he wants to encourage and doesn't worry about bad press to do it would have all those clubs in the top 8 as he does with Newcastle.
