Mate, if you honestly think Mary is a better coach than Price, or will somehow do better than Price, then you're not in touch with reality.
Hunt starting, let alone in the squad, pushing Merrin and Cooper to the bench? Quinlan at FB with Mata and Runci in reserves and Dugan at centre rather than Duges at FB and either Mata or Runci in the squad? Rein's passing game still shit? Benji / Widdop so hot and cold they might as well be impersonating Melbourne weather?
Simple, basic shit that a decent coach should work out and correct in a few weeks still happening.
Take a look at the Warriors turn around - it can be done and they will play in the semi's as McFadden has cleaned them up despite Elliots mess. Yet McGregor has tried, and I'll grant there's been an attitude shift in some parts, but we're left with the same shit we started with at the season. The only difference is we have a better half back now, despite his age.
We are f**ked. Plain and simple. We've managed to train OUT of our players the rudimentary skills required to be a footballer and trained IN aspects that coaches deliberately try to remove in U/16's so kids have a chance at playing rep footy.
Tallis knows jack shit and his comments missed the yawning and obvious key to our issue - our up front gives metres because we simply do not advance. We don't advance as we don't have the defensive structure or the mental fortitude to dig in when we get hit. You know who instils that?
The coach.
You know who hires the coach?
The CEO.
You know who hires the CEO?
The board.
You know who controls the board?
St George Leagues Club and WIN.
Do you see the root cause of the f**king problem and why we have a deadshit waterboy coaching out team?
Wake up.
