Amen Brother.
Another contributing factor to the poor performance relates to what I saw Josh Reynolds say on how it does effect players when they don't know the playing future of their mates or themselves.
It would be particularly hard on Tigers players knowing that half the team or more will be leaving at the end of the year and the vast majority of them won't have other teams chasing them. Maybe the end of their playing careers for many of them. Certainly in first grade. Must make it difficult to run out in a positive mind set.
I don't blame the players. we can all only perform to the best of our abilities. I know there would be hundreds of jobs millions would find easy to do that I would struggle with no matter how hard I tried or what coaching I was given.
I wish all our departing players all the best.
This is why I would be promoting young guys that we plan to hold onto. Promote Tatola, Felise, Heleta, Sironen, Eisenhuth and Marsters. Play them in first and see what works.
Team something like:
1. Tedesco
2. Heleta
3. Suli
4. Marsters
5. Nofoluma
6. Lolohea (please otherwise move Taylor here)
7. Brooks
13. Taylor
12. Lawrence
11. Sue
10. Felise
9. Liddle
8. Grant
14. McIllwreck
15. Tatola
16. Chee Kam
17. Ava
18. Sironen
19. Eisenhuth
20. Jordan Grant
21. Wallin Zezenak
Have Woods, Naqima, Lovett, Edwards, Littlejohn, Rankin in reserves the rest of the year.
If Marsters isnt ready to start switch him and Wallin. I would be blooding Grant, Siro and Eisenhuth at different stages this year. Also when is Dallas Graham back?