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Message: [QUOTE="KingWebcke, post: 2544103, member: 8372"] I think Mullaney was an absolute spud from the games I saw ... I thought that is why he got released. The Eels have Ken Sio, who is apparently a far more promising fullback. but anyway, I think you're criticising Stuart for the wrong thing here. Stuart's failing is quite obvious to me: he just has a really outdated view of fullbacks. he loves a fullback who runs hard and supports well and hasn't realised that a modern fullback can also be a creative playmaker. I think that's the reason why he initially chose Dugan over Hayne, why he has always adored Mini and why he went with Stewart over Hayne again. But instead you've tried to make your criticism of Sticky really viciously personal, as if the real reason Stuart is an average coach is because he is a despicable human being rather than because he makes some dumb tactical decisions (such as bizarre selections at fullback or the insatiable need for more backrowers). you don't need Ricky Stuart to have a tragic personality flaw that is his ultimate undoing. I'd agree with you far more if you were actually just criticising Stuart for having some blindspots in his rugby league brain rather than making it a character assassination. I mean, I like Stuart but even I can't defend his bizarre choices of fullbacks, his odd recruitment policies or the fact that he loves to go into games with 4 backrowers on the bench. I think those are excellent examples of the fact that he just has some weird (dumb in my opinion) coaching strategies. [/QUOTE]

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