All successful enterprises operate under a policy of continual improvement right through an organisation. It is the responsibility of management to ensure the running of club continually improves; it is the responsibility of the coaching staff to ensure the team's results improve and player's individual performances and attitude keep improving each year; it is the player's responsibility to personally improve and work on their skill sets and performance each week. In the entire organisation only a handful of players can put up their hand and honestly say they have improved in all areas this year … as far as coaching goes, defensive patterns have been abysmal, attitude poor and consistency non existent. Administration ... well player retention and recruitment has left a lot to be desired, a lot of the players released will be playing in the finals series this year while our lot comfort themselves in a bar somewhere, we lack size, authority and strength in the forwards and speed and height in the backs. I am afraid the tigers have become a 'taj mahal', big on looks and style and short on substance, with no one in fear of being dropped, mediocrity is rewarded each week. Just take a look at teams like manly, bulldogs, storm etc they have 'mongrel' in them, play it hard, don't take backwards steps and turn up with the same attitude each week - teams hate playing them, that's what we should be aspiring to. Attitude is a quality that filters through from the top ....... history will repeat itself unless the tigers have enough courage to make some changes, a lot of players should be released next year, not questioning their heart at all, it's their ability to compete at this level which is open to interpretation. To end the year on a bright note, great to see marika get a run albeit too late in the year, there is a lesson to be learned there, more minutes for the young brigade, they have no fear and a ton of ability.
