As far as I'm concerned I'm not yet sure if Mary is going to turn out to be a good coach or not.
IMO the jury is still out.
But considering the schmoozle Price and Doust made of the club since Bennett left I can't fault anything the Mary has done up to this stage.
He seemed to restore pride and commitment back into the players when he took over last season. They competed well under his stewardship until that last round capitulation to Newcastle.
During the offseason he off loaded all the deadwood, except Hunt due to nobody else wanting him because of his ridiculous contact value. I wanted to see Green gone but I bet his contract is minuscule .
He chased every good front rower that was off contract from other clubs during the off season to no avail, we all have different views to why we did not secure a top line signing, but he still made the right moves to bulk up our forward pack with big men. Time will tell if any of his choices are up to the job.
He bought in Nabuli who we all think should turn out to be a success. And has bought up the best of our 20's from last season with a genuine view to giving them every chance to stake a claim for a starting spot, if not this year definitely the next hence all these one year contracts.
He also bought in experienced backups to assist in providing direction for our younger brigade of players to help in their development.
And so far we performed well in the Nines, showed an improved attitude to defence in the CS and almost pulled of a win, went to England and came home with a victory. The best beginning to a season for quite a while.
So far so good. I'm prepared to wait until round 10 before I decide whether Mary can coach or not, and join the chorus of those that want him replaced. IMO he going as well as can be expected after three disastrous years.
Unlike some who are writing him off before a ball has been kicked off in anger I'm hoping that he can get our under rated squad of players to play to their best ability and at the worst earn the respect of the opposing teams as the season progresses. And some of our supporters as well.
