The worst season by any club, ever?

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balmain boy

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Has there ever been a worse season for a club in the history of the NRL/ARL?

NRL = Last
NRLW = Last
NSW Cup = Last
Jersey Flegg = 7th, missed finals
HNWNSWCup = 3rd last, missed finals
SG Ball Balmain = Last, winless
SG Ball Wests = 8th, missed finals
Harold Matts Balmain = Last, winless
Harold Matts Wests = 2nd, lost GF
Tarsha Gale = 9th, missed finals

Across the top 10 grades we only had one team make the finals. With 5/10 teams coming dead last.

This about as toxic as culture gets. Loser mentality, accepting/aspiring to mediocrity, atrocious recruitment, poor coaching. It's just not good enough. And it's why we've failed year after year to develop players.

Yes we had some young sides, and a few talented youngsters here and there - but so does every other club. And while it's unlikely you'll have success in every single grade, to fail so miserably in almost every single grade leads me to think this is the worst season a club has ever had. This is why we're a laughing stock of a club.

Are there any other contenders?
 
balmain boy said:
Has there ever been a worse season for a club in the history of the NRL/ARL?

NRL = Last
NRLW = Last
NSW Cup = Last
Jersey Flegg = 7th, missed finals
HNWNSWCup = 3rd last, missed finals
SG Ball Balmain = Last, winless
SG Ball Wests = 8th, missed finals
Harold Matts Balmain = Last, winless
Harold Matts Wests = 2nd, lost GF
Tarsha Gale = 9th, missed finals

Across the top 10 grades we only had one team make the finals. With 5/10 teams coming dead last.

This about as toxic as culture gets. Loser mentality, accepting/aspiring to mediocrity, atrocious recruitment, poor coaching. It's just not good enough. And it's why we've failed year after year to develop players.

Yes we had some young sides, and a few talented youngsters here and there - but so does every other club. And while it's unlikely you'll have success in every single grade, to fail so miserably in almost every single grade leads me to think this is the worst season a club has ever had. This is why we're a laughing stock of a club.

Are there any other contenders?
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Our NRLW team may have come last, but holy crap, I wish our NRLM played as good as the women did last night, and the week before as well.
 
balmain boy said:
Has there ever been a worse season for a club in the history of the NRL/ARL?

NRL = Last
NRLW = Last
NSW Cup = Last
Jersey Flegg = 7th, missed finals
HNWNSWCup = 3rd last, missed finals
SG Ball Balmain = Last, winless
SG Ball Wests = 8th, missed finals
Harold Matts Balmain = Last, winless
Harold Matts Wests = 2nd, lost GF
Tarsha Gale = 9th, missed finals

Across the top 10 grades we only had one team make the finals. With 5/10 teams coming dead last.

This about as toxic as culture gets. Loser mentality, accepting/aspiring to mediocrity, atrocious recruitment, poor coaching. It's just not good enough. And it's why we've failed year after year to develop players.

Yes we had some young sides, and a few talented youngsters here and there - but so does every other club. And while it's unlikely you'll have success in every single grade, to fail so miserably in almost every single grade leads me to think this is the worst season a club has ever had. This is why we're a laughing stock of a club.

Are there any other contenders?
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It just means the turnaround next year will be all that much sweeter hahaha
 
We know about everything you mentioned. A new CEO can’t change the club that quickly after years of poor leadership.

To answer your question though, Souths got kicked out of the comp and then struggled for many years until someone took them over. I think they had 3 wooden spoons from 4 years.
 
balmain boy said:
Has there ever been a worse season for a club in the history of the NRL/ARL?

NRL = Last
NRLW = Last
NSW Cup = Last
Jersey Flegg = 7th, missed finals
HNWNSWCup = 3rd last, missed finals
SG Ball Balmain = Last, winless
SG Ball Wests = 8th, missed finals
Harold Matts Balmain = Last, winless
Harold Matts Wests = 2nd, lost GF
Tarsha Gale = 9th, missed finals

Across the top 10 grades we only had one team make the finals. With 5/10 teams coming dead last.

This about as toxic as culture gets. Loser mentality, accepting/aspiring to mediocrity, atrocious recruitment, poor coaching. It's just not good enough. And it's why we've failed year after year to develop players.

Yes we had some young sides, and a few talented youngsters here and there - but so does every other club. And while it's unlikely you'll have success in every single grade, to fail so miserably in almost every single grade leads me to think this is the worst season a club has ever had. This is why we're a laughing stock of a club.

Are there any other contenders?
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Interesting in last nights NRLW Media
- They made mention of quite a few girls decided to move on next year...
Hope it's not the good ones.
 
balmain boy said:
Has there ever been a worse season for a club in the history of the NRL/ARL?

NRL = Last
NRLW = Last
NSW Cup = Last
Jersey Flegg = 7th, missed finals
HNWNSWCup = 3rd last, missed finals
SG Ball Balmain = Last, winless
SG Ball Wests = 8th, missed finals
Harold Matts Balmain = Last, winless
Harold Matts Wests = 2nd, lost GF
Tarsha Gale = 9th, missed finals

Across the top 10 grades we only had one team make the finals. With 5/10 teams coming dead last.

This about as toxic as culture gets. Loser mentality, accepting/aspiring to mediocrity, atrocious recruitment, poor coaching. It's just not good enough. And it's why we've failed year after year to develop players.

Yes we had some young sides, and a few talented youngsters here and there - but so does every other club. And while it's unlikely you'll have success in every single grade, to fail so miserably in almost every single grade leads me to think this is the worst season a club has ever had. This is why we're a laughing stock of a club.

Are there any other contenders?
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A first grade side that does not win a game is worse imho and i have seen that once,The Rorters in 1966 failed to win a game and there would be no worse feeling for a supporter of a club
 
batboy said:
Interesting in last nights NRLW Media
- They made mention of quite a few girls decided to move on next year...
Hope it's not the good ones.
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I know one of them is Ebony Prior .. not sure of the others
 
Sometimes you can screw up your roster so bad that the NRL team performs horribly and this has a flow on effect to the reserve grade team.

Managing to run last in both women's and men's competition is some feat since they should have no influence on each other.

Can't blame Richo for this given he hasn't had enough time. I'd expect significant improvement next year in all grades. If there isn't, then nothing has changed.
 
batboy said:
Interesting in last nights NRLW Media
- They made mention of quite a few girls decided to move on next year...
Hope it's not the good ones.
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Were they talking exclusively about the Tigers as 4 of the Sharks girls are moving to the Bulldogs next year.
 
The Magpies juniors have been the only part of the club with any success over the past few years, yet we've just seen a public tantrum from people at the top who would love nothing more than to distance themselves from what little success we've had.

That says it all.
 
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