Newcastle were always going to win this game. Any other result, in the current circumstances, would be unthinkable to the NRL. In saying that, it appeared to me that our team played without skill and without pride. Some players seem to be only going through the motions, or playing for their pension cheque.
And are they really coached? It certainly does not appear that way. It also appears that players are not even acquainted with other team members. I'm becoming more and more of the opinion that we need a bloke like Gould or Bennett to clear out the dead wood and completely restructure the situation. Sure, we have blokes out.......but, even so, we are starting to look more and more like Dad's Army, or a place where has beens can ease into retirement.
It must surely be disheartening for the younger blokes. No wonder Benedict Fifita wanted out.
