I'm a bit of a realist…and sadly I'm of the belief that 99% certain we will not make the playoffs this year...so moving forward here is a list of things I'd like to see changed for 2015...I'm working on the assumption that Potter will not have his contract extended...
1\. I would like to see the Tigers go for Neil Henry as our coach. Offer him a 2 year deal.
Henry is proven excellent tactician and I believe he has a very good demeanour with players. He would be the right sort of Coach to bring on the team to the next level.
2\. We need some real good assistant coaches...therefore I see no place for Payten and Kidwell.
We need a defensive coach who can teach the boys how to defend for 80 minutes and a halves/attcking coach to tutor our young halves in Brooks and Mosses on how to set-up and then execute our attack especially in the attacking 20m zone....too often this year I felt we were winging it relying on some brilliance from Brooks or Farah to score points.
3\. We need to overhaul our strenghth and conditioning/rehab team. It is no coincidence that we are the worst hit team with injuries for 3 years running...Clearly the WT are not doing something right in this area....we need a much more professional set-up in this area be it staff, equipment and methods....Time for the jobs for the boys to be put to one side.
4\. We need a new CEO and Board...We all know the Board is coming and the sooner the better...This way decisions can be made that are unbiased and for the good of the WESTS TIGERS. Mayer is not a top shelf CEO....and he has done his time...we need a CEO who has a proven track record in administering a sporting team at the highest level...time to raise the bar in our front office to a level it has never seen.
5\. We need a new captain...Robbie has been there too long in my opinion. We need a frsh leader of the playing group and for mine I'd give that role to Lawrence and Woods to share...I think the added responsibility will help Lawrence raise his game to the level it should be....and with Woods I see him being our captain for years to come as he matures a bit more...IMO Robbie can focus on playing football rather than having the other duties bestowed upon him...Hook did it to Thaiday...our next coach should do it to Farah.
6\. Players: We should let go the plodders in our current team(we all know who they are) and recruit a strike centre and winger to compliment the current team.. With a proper off season I see our future halves as Brooks and Mosses, throw in Teddy and a strike centre and winger and the back line will sizzle....we really stuffed up by letting Koro go....as he is a weapon...just what we needed...who ever made that decision should loose their job on that poor decision alone.
If we could implement the above wow what a season 2015 would be!...there is that IF word again!....oh well....it was a pleasant thought typing it out..
1\. I would like to see the Tigers go for Neil Henry as our coach. Offer him a 2 year deal.
Henry is proven excellent tactician and I believe he has a very good demeanour with players. He would be the right sort of Coach to bring on the team to the next level.
2\. We need some real good assistant coaches...therefore I see no place for Payten and Kidwell.
We need a defensive coach who can teach the boys how to defend for 80 minutes and a halves/attcking coach to tutor our young halves in Brooks and Mosses on how to set-up and then execute our attack especially in the attacking 20m zone....too often this year I felt we were winging it relying on some brilliance from Brooks or Farah to score points.
3\. We need to overhaul our strenghth and conditioning/rehab team. It is no coincidence that we are the worst hit team with injuries for 3 years running...Clearly the WT are not doing something right in this area....we need a much more professional set-up in this area be it staff, equipment and methods....Time for the jobs for the boys to be put to one side.
4\. We need a new CEO and Board...We all know the Board is coming and the sooner the better...This way decisions can be made that are unbiased and for the good of the WESTS TIGERS. Mayer is not a top shelf CEO....and he has done his time...we need a CEO who has a proven track record in administering a sporting team at the highest level...time to raise the bar in our front office to a level it has never seen.
5\. We need a new captain...Robbie has been there too long in my opinion. We need a frsh leader of the playing group and for mine I'd give that role to Lawrence and Woods to share...I think the added responsibility will help Lawrence raise his game to the level it should be....and with Woods I see him being our captain for years to come as he matures a bit more...IMO Robbie can focus on playing football rather than having the other duties bestowed upon him...Hook did it to Thaiday...our next coach should do it to Farah.
6\. Players: We should let go the plodders in our current team(we all know who they are) and recruit a strike centre and winger to compliment the current team.. With a proper off season I see our future halves as Brooks and Mosses, throw in Teddy and a strike centre and winger and the back line will sizzle....we really stuffed up by letting Koro go....as he is a weapon...just what we needed...who ever made that decision should loose their job on that poor decision alone.
If we could implement the above wow what a season 2015 would be!...there is that IF word again!....oh well....it was a pleasant thought typing it out..
