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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2711351, member: 1899"] Dragons '99 - Only made it on the back of a strong finals showing and were aided by the Salary Cap situation which allowed them to basically merge two teams together to make a super team. They leaked a bunch of players in 2000 and ran into trouble with Mundine who already had a bad reputation. Sea Eagles '97 - Had already achieved premiership glory and their window was closing. Had lost a bunch of stars following their '96 success and would continue to lose more without replacing them. The Super League merger did them little favours with Brisbane, Melbourne (an amalgamation of Super League talent), Canberra and Canterbury filling spots in the final. Balmain '89 - The question has to be asked, were they successful because of the talent? Or were they successful because of the coach? Ryan, like Gibson before him wasn't the type of coach to stick around like Wayne and would go to club to club making appropriate changes. He was like Mary Poppins in that regard, complete with bizarre song and dance routines. Never the less, Ryan announced part-way through 1990 he was joining Wests and that Balmain would be in good hands, Alan Jones would ensure their future. They were never seen in the finals again. I don't think 'last second losses' deserves it's own category. Manly 2008 was the last legitimate side to bounce back after losing the year before and set a record in doing so. Then there were teams that didn't have to wait that long to bounce back like the Roosters in 2013. Fans are confident because the Broncos are in as good a position as any. They're proud of this team and are doing their part to maintain positive vibes after a tough loss. I get the other side, and if [I]Inside Out[/I] taught me anything, you need that to balance things out, but I'd rather be positive than negative. [/QUOTE]

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