Seriously though, we'll be fine.
We looked lost, we lacked structure, we lacked direction, but can anyone honestly tell me with a straight face and without pulling utter garbage from their arse that the inconsistency of the last two weeks compared to the opening month is ANY DIFFERENT to the previous two years? Hell, previous three as I'm sure we did well towards the back of 2012.
No, it isn't.
We're all so quick to call of Mullen's head yet I can look back at the back end of the last two seasons alone and show enough proof that the guy will eventually come good at some point in the season.
Whatever Tyrone's place is, surely it will be figured out. We need someone more than just a supporting act, someone to take the pressure off of Mullen and help with the structure and the overall direction of the team of the field. All I see from him is going for the big miracle play, the dummy, the sly kick into the back and a bomb here and there. I still think there's a place for him in the side and it's most likely off the bench in the 14, then again Randell has been playing well.
Sione needs to either start or not play at all. Love the kid, still think he's going to be a superstar and a comer stone of any success we may have but it disrupts too much and honestly I don't mind Gidley at fullback. His service from hooker is just all round poor and it was incredibly noticeable the moment Clydsdale went off. Forwards weren't rolling, everything seemed to slow down. Until that point I could actually watch.
Houston and Fa'alogo need to go but sadly they won't for whatever f**king reason.
There's a quality side here. Sims brothers for the 40 minutes I watched looked excellent; ran the ball up well and top in defence. Our backline has the most skill and ability in the competition, light years a head of the rest but just isn't being used enough. Clydsdale looks better in every game, Snowden looked tops, Tapine looked good. Just dumb plays, a lack of direction and a lack of confidence is killing this side. Stone needs to make some decisions regardless if the players themselves don't like it or not. I still firmly believe we'll come good towards the back end of the season; no one plays good footy for 26 rounds unless you're a side built from outside talent (ala chooks 2013). It's just going to feel like March-June 2013 and 2014 all over again.
