Mulholland's recruits haven't exactly set the world on fire. Maybe his hands were tied by the salary cap mess Young and supercoach Price left but that is purely hypothetical. Surely he could have forsaken all those recruits for one genuine first grader.
His signings have, IMO, filled every need we had.
We needed strength up front - he gets us Packer and Masoe.
We needed depth across the park - he grabs us Lui, Ikahihifo, McCarthy in the forwards and Mann, KFFL and encourage junior promotion in the backs. All very versatile players and all first grade quality.
We needed a hooker option from the bench who can push Rein for a starting spot - he gets Havili after missing out on McInnes.
We want to build our team as a unit, he oversees the re-signing of Ah Mau, Mata'utia, Matthews and Cooper as they look about to hit their best years.
All this whole admitting we are under salary cap stress and would be looking to be more active in 2017. Done a fine job and is a shitty, shitty loss.
