MIGHTY PANTHER MAN said:
If you dont mind me asking what does the percentages represent Dave?
Just a rating out of 100.
Nothing to do with their effort or even whether or not I think they should stay.
Thus I support Joel Clinton ( see wooden spooners thread).
But right now I rate Frank as the best (uninjured) Panther. Hes way ahead of the curve.
I followed him when he was at Souths. He was pretty flat at the time, but he showed glimpses of his talent.
A couple of years ago, you would never have thought he would hit these dizzy heights (in terms of the near-glamourous Panther side) and then he was very nearly lost to the Titans. He's playing above expectations and everyone's probably enjoying it. I know I am.
Thus we see Elliot really lifting a standard player like Frank to new heights but unable to charge up Peanuts & Sugar who it may be argued have more natural ability. That dilemma gives us an insight into the very hard job that is coaching.
As a scientific exercise, you cant compare coaches anyway. You give them a goal, resources, time and cross your fingers.
And Elliot has been careful to share his dissapointment with us. He's engaging us with the program and that supports him.
The club knew this squad would struggle this year, they told everyone last year. It was the degree of the decline that was the intellectual exercise. People's feelings are never wrong, but it helps to have the broader understanding. And you can see posters here a bit more future-focused. Of course if its several years of the same, people are continually dissapointed. I know that feeling too well.
I hear Panther recruitment is very busy, but they have been for awhile. These tepid performances add impetus and maybe stress that effort.
We already see Elliot making somewhat radical manouvres in selections and on balance against Saints they seemed somewhat re-energised. But there is no one answer, its many and they change as often as the questions are put.
A friend of mine close to the club, he doesnt hold Elliot accountable at all. Not one iota.
The other day, JT gave a long interview about coaching on ABC radio. If you can find it somewhere on their website, it was pretty fascinating.
