Mary's situation is fairly unique in professional sport. In NRL the only coach that comes close to him would be Ricky Stuart ( in his 6th season at Canberra, 46% win ratio, one finals appearance) v Mary (6th season , 50%, scraped into two finals). In other professional sports like English Premier League coaches are booted if they lose two or three games in a row or fail to make the finals in their first year. The fact that the Dragons are reported to be seriously considering an extension to Mary's contract before the season is even over proves this club is miles away from being a professional organisation despite the expectations raised by the arrival of Bruce Gordon and his money.