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I don't recall that! 4 premierships in a decade, if anyone calls that underachieving, I'd be surpised.

Mariner needs to work on his defence and various things, but is it best for him to do that in the NRL or in Qcup where the stakes are lower. I don't think Madge considers Shiba a better player than Mariner, I don't even think it's a kick up the ass for Mariner, I think it's a plan for the long run. If it's better for Mariner to fix up his issues in Qcup then that's where he should do it, and then come back into the NRL when he's ready. I'd say that Shiba and Gos are both placeholders...

I honestly think it is a ‘challenge’ for Piakura and Mariner. Such an old fashioned coach approach… you’ve got 2 young guys with huge potential and already receiving enormous praise (and big money, in Piakura’s case) that don’t match what they’ve produced on the field. Both pretty much walked into a starting spot, and while some elements of their game (attack) have been good, both need to work on defence and consistency. Both these guys want and expect to be starters. Then… It’s dress...

For next season . He will still be required this season .

Jumped 3 players? I don't think that's right. I'm assuming you mean Billy, Smoothy and Mozer? Smoothy has signed elsewhere, and Mozer is injured. So yeah, he's jumped 1, not 3.