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Message: [QUOTE="Tunza's Chin, post: 2796931, member: 8986"] I agree with almost everything in this post except the bold. I think there is such a concept of a rebuilding year in RL... But only when salary-cap mismanagement necessitates it. As you point out moneyball is key in RL these days. Often it is better to accept your going to be in for a lean year regardless of what you do, and plan your salary cap longer term rather then buy the best available player in what is often a bandaid solution. Look at the roster of the Panthers now, compared to what is was pre-five year plan. Yes, they may not have realised any real success yet, but I don't think anyone would swap their current roster for their old one. The Eels obviously had a little assistance in recruiting, but they were nevertheless in a position to rebuild a much stronger roster thanks to Ricky and his overheard projector. The Raiders are another fair example of a club who've let stars go, sacrificing short for long term gain. You compare that to a club like the dragons who I'd say have gone the bandaid solution ever since Bennett left. Fair enough as you point out, their roster looks worse this year than the last, but importantly they have been willing to bide their time in recruitment. The Dragons have made a big signing in Hunt, but it will be interesting to see which club comes back into premiership contention first. Either way, I'd bet the Knights will end up recovering in less time post-Bennett than the Dragons have based on current progress. If Keary and Pearce gel and the Roosters return to genuine premiership contenders this year, a large part of that will be because they essentially wrote last year off as a rebuilding year. Yes there were a lot of other factors that resulted in them having a much worse season than they probably expected, but I don't think a roster manager as experienced and skilful and Politis thought they were in with a realistic chance in '16. Instead, they determined that the halves they had to partner Pearce weren't up to scratch, and that Mitchell wasn't ready just yet at the back. They've gone to market in both positions, and I think we'll see them reap the benefits this year. I would say Melbourne is one of the only recent examples I can think of whose salary cap management has been disciplined and pragmatic enough to mean they are in with a realistic shot of the premiership each and every year without the need for a building year and roster regeneration. Too often clubs taste success, and end up paying a premium for too many of their 17, resulting in the need to rebuild. Finally, our premiership window is still very realistically open this year, so it makes 0 sense to drop Hunt for the sake of a rebuilding year. Even if our long term half was with the Broncos this year, who the hell knows what will happen next year with half our squad off contract. You don't sacrifice a genuine title shot now, in the hope you'll create more genuine title shots in the future. [/QUOTE]

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