Eelementary said:
I am expecting a Top Four finish.
Anything other than that (even if we make the 8) is a disappointment and we should expect MAJOR changes.
"But Brian is excellent," I hear some of you say. I don't doubt it, but I go by results - where has he taken a team with the likes of Lyon, Vaeliki, Burt, Hodgson, Dykes, Cayless, Hindmarsh and Vella?
Exactly.
So if we don't finish in the top four (which we are VERY capable of doing), I expect a mojor overhaul.
No way will we be a top 4 side with our squad....espically if a couple fo our backs get injured......where's the depth there??.....Wade Mc Kinnon??, Wise Kativerata???, Jemiha Pai??.....where got no depth there!!
Our side is no where near as good as the likes of St George, Penrith, Canterbury, Newcastle, Nz Warriors, Easts, Brisbane.....we would have to hope 3 of these sides have absolute shockers next year to be even close to a top 4 side!!!
Our recruitments with the exception of Grothe, Thorman, Cannings are only average!!
- Muspratt??....couldn't even make the starting side on a consistent basis with the Cowboys
- Muckett??...See above..but??...to a worse degree
- Stapelton??..a better prospect in my view then the above...had good competition ahead of him at Saints but even when they weren't there he still couldn't get a starting spot
- Pai??....who!!
- Kativerata..what the??
- Mc Kinnon??...Terrible!!!....if he couldn't crack it at Souths then he never will.....he's also now 23!!
- Pearson??...one year wonder!!
If the likes of Armit & Tsolous don't rise to the challenge then forget about a top 8 spot little lone top 4 spot!!, these 2 will be the players that will take us to the next level & let's just hope Brian selects them & they respond.
If Michael Vella doesn't produce something a little special next year then i'd like to see him he released!!....he's on very good money for so little result in the last 2 years!!.....the same goes with Widders!!....i was hoping he was released & Heckenberg stayed but unfortunately this didn't happen!!
I'd have Thorman starting at half at the expense of Witt!...Witt is still abit raw & i feel Thorman will be the better player & has more variety to his game eg running the ball!!
Matt Peterson??....everyone talks about the try's he scores but?? no one talks about the fumbles, positional play, defensive play, speed he posesses!!.....there is no way a team can be a top 4 spot with the likes of him on our wings....he reminds me alot of Paul Cariage!!