Realistically if you take away the best halfback and five-eighth from ANY club, AND THEN the next best playmaker, the club is going to struggle.
Look at the Bulldogs - take away Kimmorly, Roberts and, say, Ennis, and they'd be right next to us on the ladder.
OR imagine the Broncos without Wallace, Lockyer and PJ Marsh
The list goes on - but without Finch, Mateo and K Keating, of course we're going to struggle to score points. I'm pretty proud of the team that at least they're trying to compete and are putting in the effort even though the execution isn't there.
And I AM happy that Finch went - that 350k freed up brought back Justin Poore for next season and gives Mateo and K Keating something to work behind!