Mentally weak player. Became hyper aware of the criticisms and they cruelled him. He simply could not rise above them.
Being a mere fan and not a super coach , it amazes me what on earth both the Sharks and Warriors saw in Ayshford. Exactly what we didn't need at the time. If he is better than what the Warriors u20s unearth on an annual basis , I am dumbfounded. They of course gave us Feki (centre for them).
Ayshford is a plodder of the highest order. Everyone goes into raptures about Warriors 20s and they could field Wright and Ayshford. I suppose only Supercoaches could come up with paying big money for a marquee FB and playing him off the bench. Mere mortals could never come up with that.
To me it would be close to a sacking offence to recruit Ayshford and Jono. Coach will get a shock when Luke and Shek attend training.
One of the recruits we got that puzzled me was John Williams. Has an absolute mare against us at Townsville and just about gifted us the game. Could not have played worse, so we recuit him.
The only theory I have , is clubs get these stocking fillers cheap and think they can transform them. Rarely can.