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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2215953, member: 1899"] I thought aside from losing Civoniceiva our recruitment was spot on in 2007. Tate had achieved all he could in Brisbane and we had a number of bright prospects coming through. Thorn was past it. Carlaw was starting to come good, but too little too late. The only real losses were Civoniceiva and Berrigan who were both victims of the salary cap (and poor management in Civo's case). I didn't have too big a problem with the signings. Wallace was the answer to our prayers in 07, finally a decent halfback. Sims was a player of potential, given guidance he'd be a perfect replacement for both Carlaw and Thorn. Not to mention, his youngest brother is an absolute beast. Clinton was somebody who needed a change of scenary, anything was possible for him. Marsh appeared to be the perfect foil for Berrigan and another decent hooker option considering how injury prone Ennis was at the time. Then in 2008 everything went down hill. Clinton suffered an injury in Round 1 and was barely able to find consistensy. Sims played his best three games at the start of the year, instead of playing like Thorn he played like Carlaw. Marsh went down injured in Round 3 and was never the same. Wallace got injured mid-way through the year and hasn't been the same since - straight after we significantly upgrade his contract (forcing us to release a number of players). We start the year by signing Folau, a signing I still maintain was very good as he's a superstar and it's somebody we needed in the backline. We then sign two very similar players in Te'o and Setu. Now I questioned signing both players as they remind me of Ben Roberts from the Bulldogs - the influenced type of player who play as well as the team around them. We push Ennis out the door and sign Aaron Gorrell, a signing I still wonder about. We push Stagg out and sign Michael De Vere - speaks for itself. We also push Moon, Boyd and essentially Eastwood out the door and expect our juniors to fill their void. Aside from Moon, we haven't been able to effectively fill their spots. There are only two players I believe we had no chance of keeping - Kemp and Hannant. Kemp was signed to a 200K contract when he hadn't cemented a first grade spot while Hannant was offered 350K a figure we didn't even offer Webcke or Civoniceiva. Ultimately though, in 09 our main problem has been our depth and the attitude around the club. It's an extremely young side filled with players who haven't been tested under pressure, some of our players lack character and that's why we're in the pickle we're in. This period of the season though could prove to be a benefit depending on how the roster responds. They can either bow out and cement themselves as a pack of losers for the next 2-3 years or they can fight out of it, show some character and get ready for some serious finals football. [/QUOTE]

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