Saint Christopher
Team Captain
Agree man, so difficult to get a gauge on some of our older players, as has been discussed on here before. Is it development (coaching) or bad recruiting or as is likely, a horrific combination of both those things?
I feel there’s a spotlight on:
Billings/Membery/Howard/Gresham/Hunter/Battle.
I think they will thrive under Lyon and further they will know for sure, with clarity, if and why they are not thriving.
Since RTB’s return we can immediately see a strong game authenticity that involves structures, ball use and effort.
Hunter for example will be given a simplified role and told not to sweat the errors, this will enhance him as a player I predict. (Still curious about his low time on ground though, surely not another injury.)
In a decade under Richardson and Ratten where we saw pretty non-plussed performances in big games, except for that one final in a ghost ride of a year, I always had the sense that the playing group was somewhat suspicious of the coach and his message. It reminded me of the time Riewoldt and Montagna were silently laughing when Watters was addressing the group at half-time.
I swear to you I have still have PTSD from some Richardson coached games and his equally egregious post-match conferences and then his subtle criticisms of his own staff.
Ratten was just a mumbling fool out of his depth but probably a lovely bloke.
Lade was an arrogant c***.
Rath was a fraud.
Interested to see how Adam Kingsley goes this year. Seems to be loved by everyone except good old, false good bloke Richo.
