Let's not rinse and repeat!

Snow Tiger

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Re: [Sack Madge](/topic/32172/sack-madge)
It's been a dreadful start to the year. Still there are signs that our very young spine could develop into something in the years ahead. AD, Laurie and Simpkin are the most exciting talents we've seen for awhile.

In all honestly it going to take a couple of season till we see the best of them. This is the first seasons we're starting to get past the disaster of the Ivan Cleary rebuild. Honestly it's only now that you can see the outline of the team Madge is wanting to build. I didn't think we've manage to get to this point until 2022. A great job has been done moving JRey and Benji on.

I know, I know I'm a Benji fan however what he's doing at Souths he couldn't have been doing here this year. He's making cameo appearances in one of the best backlines in the NRL. Here he'd become the main focus in the backline. We'll really only notice the benefit of Benji moving on in 2022 once these younger players have had more responsibly put on their shoulders for a season.

As for Brooks I'm still hoping he comes good. He's stuck with us when others jumped. He's playing with a spine that has about 15 combined games in their current respective positions between them. What do people expect! If Brooks doesn't show that it's working by the end of this season then Hastings gets to start in the 7 next year.

Let's not give up on this before it really begun. If they're going to evolve this time in the furnace will be the making of this team. Some of the players will be burnt off, some won't make it however let's not repeat the mistakes of the past again.

Building an era starts somewhere and this has the potential to be that turning point for the WT's. Let's not squander the opportunity, let's grind it out with the boys and see who's left standing in the end.
 
@snow-tiger said in [Let's not rinse and repeat\!](/post/1348427) said:
Re: [Sack Madge](/topic/32172/sack-madge)
It's been a dreadful start to the year. Still there are signs that our very young spine could develop into something in the years ahead. AD, Laurie and Simpkin are the most exciting talents we've seen for awhile.

In all honestly it going to take a couple of season till we see the best of them. This is the first season we're starting to get past the disaster of the Ivan Cleary rebuild. Honestly it's only now that you can see the outline of the team Madge is wanting to build. I didn't think we've manage to get to this point until 2022. A great job has been done moving JRey and Benji on.

I know, I know I'm a Benji fan however what he's doing at Souths he couldn't have been doing here this year. He's making cameo appearances in one of the best backlines in the NRL. Here he'd become the main focus in the backline. We'll really only notice the benefit of Benji moving on in 2022 once these younger players have had more responsibly put on their shoulders for a season.

As for Brooks I'm still hoping he comes good. He's stuck with us when others jumped. He's playing with a spine that has about 15 combined games in their current respective positions between them. What do people expect! If Brooks doesn't show that it's working by the end of this season then Hastings gets to start in the 7 next year.

Let's not give up on this before it really begun. If they're going to evolve this time in the furnace will be the making of this team. Some of the players will be burnt off, some won't make it however let's not repeat the mistakes of the past again.

Building an era starts somewhere and this has the potential to be that turning point for the WT's. Let's not squander the opportunity, let's grind it out with the boys and see who's left standing in the end.

the voice of reason prevails.....good post!
 
I like the sentiment in this post.

First grade has been dreadful by any measure, however things are brighter across our other teams so the club must be doing something right:

NSW Cup – 2nd with bye in hand
Jersey Flegg – 2nd
SG Ball – 9th & 13th
Harold Matthews – 4th & 11th
Tarsha Gale – 4th

It’s not the time to change the Head Coach. We need to give him & Hartigan time to complete the roster overhaul, keep our best juniors and leverage the CoE.
 
@snow-tiger said in [Let's not rinse and repeat\!](/post/1348427) said:
Re: [Sack Madge](/topic/32172/sack-madge)
It's been a dreadful start to the year. Still there are signs that our very young spine could develop into something in the years ahead. AD, Laurie and Simpkin are the most exciting talents we've seen for awhile.

In all honestly it going to take a couple of season till we see the best of them. This is the first seasons we're starting to get past the disaster of the Ivan Cleary rebuild. Honestly it's only now that you can see the outline of the team Madge is wanting to build. I didn't think we've manage to get to this point until 2022. A great job has been done moving JRey and Benji on.

I know, I know I'm a Benji fan however what he's doing at Souths he couldn't have been doing here this year. He's making cameo appearances in one of the best backlines in the NRL. Here he'd become the main focus in the backline. We'll really only notice the benefit of Benji moving on in 2022 once these younger players have had more responsibly put on their shoulders for a season.

As for Brooks I'm still hoping he comes good. He's stuck with us when others jumped. He's playing with a spine that has about 15 combined games in their current respective positions between them. What do people expect! If Brooks doesn't show that it's working by the end of this season then Hastings gets to start in the 7 next year.

Let's not give up on this before it really begun. If they're going to evolve this time in the furnace will be the making of this team. Some of the players will be burnt off, some won't make it however let's not repeat the mistakes of the past again.

Building an era starts somewhere and this has the potential to be that turning point for the WT's. Let's not squander the opportunity, let's grind it out with the boys and see who's left standing in the end.

Not bashing Brooks, he seems like a good bloke, but he has had 7 or so years and multiple spine combinations (including Tedesco, Farah and Benji) yet he still hasn't really shown anything bar that one good season he had. His time is pretty much up IMO. Persisting for eternity with the same poor results doesn't do our club or himself any favours.
 
I don't want Madge gone, but I want a review from top to bottom to work out why this continues to happen. sort the board out, get the chairman and CEO as far and away from the football department as possible, and find some decent assistants that will actually help Madge "tick the boxes" as Ben Ikin said last night. something has to give.
 
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