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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2982030, member: 1899"] 2016 was set to be a transitional year, players such as Holmes, Napa & Hunt (especially in Game 3 where Kevie opted for four forwards) were going to come in while the others would have been apart of the squad. All of those plans had to be shelved and Kevie had to make do with what he had. 2017 he sticks largely with the side and gives players like Oates, O'Neil, Myles, Thaiday, Guerra and Lillyman an opportunity to play on after their successful stint last series. When it doesn't pan out, he makes all the right changes with Holmes, Slater, J. Wallace, Cooper, Glasby & Hess coming into get the job done. Munster then comes into the decider and Queensland take one of their hardest fought series. 2018, after losing the series he could have easily lost the plot and just started blooding a bunch of rookies for the 'future' like NSW were prone to do, but instead made rational selections. Shifted Hunt to a dummy half role which he's far more effective at in rep. level and brought in DCE. That was an unpopular decision at the time as many felt Cherry-Evans was persona non-grata but despite the negative media attention, DCE played his best game of the season for Queensland. I've also enjoyed the way the team have played under him. The way he was able to bring guys like Slater, Munster and Val into the game and his focus on playing up-tempo is the brand I like. The only real doubt is over his defensive coaching, Queensland have put in some soft performances under his tenure, which definitely affects his chances of becoming a Broncos coach. [/QUOTE]

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