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Message: [QUOTE="abashii, post: 3040528, member: 8686"] I don't think it's reasonable to blame the roster for our poor start, no. Before the season started we were being touted as a potential premiership threat, a few of the media had us picked for minor premiers. Then when the squad forgot how to hold the ball or tackle the narrative was shifted to Wayne left us a shit team. I'd say the team at the start of 2019 was better than 2018, with Gillett, Bird, Haas and a few others back from injury, but the players were underperforming. Re: Niko, I'm not sure. People can discuss it until the cows get the spoon but I don't know how much light it'll shed. In my opinion it's telling that the player we picked as our replacement halfback was Tom Dearden, whk only became eligible early this year. Sean O'Sullivan and Troy Dargan who are both a few years older were considered less good than a fresh out of high school boy who had played (IIRC) three games against men. Whether that's a huge wrap on Dearden or something of an explanation as to why we didn't replace Niko sooner isn't really something anyone outside the coaching staff can know. Someone can interpret that as me digging to find any way to protect my messiah but I don't see whether or not Bennett would have made a decision having much to do with whether Siebold made the right call anyway. The decision stands on its own regardless of whether any other coach would have made it. For the record I reckon it was the right one, but I don't need Wayne to be a shit coach or a bitter old **** who handgrenaded our team out of sheer spite and ego to think Siebold's going to be a good coach and the right choice over the long term. [/QUOTE]

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