I just find it funny that
2003 The Roosters Make the Grand Final against Penrith 2004 Finch has a good year and almost wins the Dally M playing along Fittler the Rooster, 2005 roles around and Fittler retires and Finch is left with Basically the same squad and the Roosters turn into a joke.
This is why the idiots who think Funch is good need to sit up and listen. We had the EXACT same starting forward pack in 05 as we did in 02, 03 and 04 BARRING Fletcher leaving at the end of 02 and Tupou emerging in 2004, which meant Crocker was promoted to full time starting 11 in 03. And, I had actually forgotten that 2004 was the year Tupou burst onto the scene and was tearing the opposition apart. But, he couldn't continue that form because Funch delivered hospital passes like he was a Medibank private delivery boy.
LOLFUNCH couldn't step up to the next level, simple as that.
Parramatta 2007, same deal. Couldn't step up to the next level to be the difference.
That's why that idiot Noa talking about Funch being no better than Cronk is wrong. Cronk stepped up to take control of his team and win a premiership, Funch didn't. Parramatta 2007, Roosters 2003,2004 would win the Premiership with Cronk at halfback.
Fair enough that anybody would look like a world beater when Brad Fittler is winning games for you, but we won a premiership without him and lost two with him.
He f**ked up a glorious oppurtunity to go on the attack in the 2004 and we were left with a dead lock breaking field goal.
Who the f**k kicks a dead lock breaking field goal in the 30th minute of the Grand Final? No, really, who does this? Brett Funch, that's who.