RABK
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Management.
This fall from grace has been a long time coming, probally since our 2002 semi loss to the roosters. We have had 4 australian reps leave our team in the past two seasons, what has been done to fill the void? Has anyone of note been bought? Has a young bloke been giving a decent oppurtunity to cement a spot? No. Us fans have been predicting a sharp fall if something wasn't done to stop the exodus of our top line players. Nothing was done, and hence we are seeing a football side possible on the verge of a crisis. Our team on paper ranks below 13 other sides and it was only two years ago that we had 3 or 4 more top quality players then any other side. We were once a club that players wanted to play at but now it would be in my beleive that we are a joke to most other players and clubs.
Coach.
We went from a Warren ryan built team of champions to a joke. A herd of headless chooks. Our defense was never the best but still was ranked about 8th, this was made up by the fact our star studded line up was capable of putting on 40 against even the best defense. The defense we've seen over the past 2 seasons has been dreadful, and hagan is responsible. Stuart turned the roosters from a side that leaked 23 points a game in 2001 to a side that now averages 15 points a game against them. He did this with no major personal changes so why has our defense fallen so much since hagan took the reigns. Our attack has gone from the most feared, well structured attack seen in the nrl to the warrilla gorilla's standard. Hagan had ryan's team to work with in 2001, but since then EVERY single facet of our game has gone downhill very steeply. A team that would always finish on plus 250 on points for and against to a team that now finishes on -100 ponts for and against. Our junior ranks were once full of future stars but you are hard pressed finding a name of any note now.
Players.
What is with the shirt grabbing, hair pulling tackles? We were once the team of steel, the team wether you won, lost or drew you always went home with a stiff and sore team. We are a bunch of powderpuffs now. EVERY tackle or run someone go's down injured. What happened to the days of the Chief, Muir and Glanville etc. These players would always get up injured and play on, they just didnt want to let there team mates down. They use to know john's play like it was drilled into them from the age of 5. Johns would make a half break, throw an inside pass without looking knowing that a player would be there to take the pass. Now he'll throw a pass to a bloke who just drops it cold, or doesn't even know it was coming.
I fear we will go what manly went through. From been the comps premier side to a side that is content with 5 wins a year and rarely finishes higher then 12th. I guess manly looks like coming good after 6 aweful years, six years is a long wait to see the knights become even a smidget of what we once were.
In no means am i throwing in the towel for this season, we were missing 9 players but 2 years down the track if something isn't done we will be hoping the off season never ends.
This fall from grace has been a long time coming, probally since our 2002 semi loss to the roosters. We have had 4 australian reps leave our team in the past two seasons, what has been done to fill the void? Has anyone of note been bought? Has a young bloke been giving a decent oppurtunity to cement a spot? No. Us fans have been predicting a sharp fall if something wasn't done to stop the exodus of our top line players. Nothing was done, and hence we are seeing a football side possible on the verge of a crisis. Our team on paper ranks below 13 other sides and it was only two years ago that we had 3 or 4 more top quality players then any other side. We were once a club that players wanted to play at but now it would be in my beleive that we are a joke to most other players and clubs.
Coach.
We went from a Warren ryan built team of champions to a joke. A herd of headless chooks. Our defense was never the best but still was ranked about 8th, this was made up by the fact our star studded line up was capable of putting on 40 against even the best defense. The defense we've seen over the past 2 seasons has been dreadful, and hagan is responsible. Stuart turned the roosters from a side that leaked 23 points a game in 2001 to a side that now averages 15 points a game against them. He did this with no major personal changes so why has our defense fallen so much since hagan took the reigns. Our attack has gone from the most feared, well structured attack seen in the nrl to the warrilla gorilla's standard. Hagan had ryan's team to work with in 2001, but since then EVERY single facet of our game has gone downhill very steeply. A team that would always finish on plus 250 on points for and against to a team that now finishes on -100 ponts for and against. Our junior ranks were once full of future stars but you are hard pressed finding a name of any note now.
Players.
What is with the shirt grabbing, hair pulling tackles? We were once the team of steel, the team wether you won, lost or drew you always went home with a stiff and sore team. We are a bunch of powderpuffs now. EVERY tackle or run someone go's down injured. What happened to the days of the Chief, Muir and Glanville etc. These players would always get up injured and play on, they just didnt want to let there team mates down. They use to know john's play like it was drilled into them from the age of 5. Johns would make a half break, throw an inside pass without looking knowing that a player would be there to take the pass. Now he'll throw a pass to a bloke who just drops it cold, or doesn't even know it was coming.
I fear we will go what manly went through. From been the comps premier side to a side that is content with 5 wins a year and rarely finishes higher then 12th. I guess manly looks like coming good after 6 aweful years, six years is a long wait to see the knights become even a smidget of what we once were.
In no means am i throwing in the towel for this season, we were missing 9 players but 2 years down the track if something isn't done we will be hoping the off season never ends.
