- Mar 1, 2014
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You are comparing yourselves to easily the best side in the comp there, though. There is no great disgrace in being beaten by Penrith at the moment. But they do stand as an example to other teams. Why are they going so well? Well they have probably the best halves pairing in the comp, they can both create, and they can combine effectively. A cracking pack, and outside backs with quality... But the biggest thing to me is that they look well-coached. Every player seems to know what he's doing. If they need to bring in a youngster, he fits in no problem. Likewise, although it looks at a glance like they chuck the ball around a lot, they make very few errors. It's hard to put your finger on, but the results are plain to see.
Yes, Penrith have most of the boxes ticked while we are marking time atm. We have an interim Coach and 3 or 4 big name players who should not be at Cronulla next year. It is a pain that when the Roosters want to buy a player like Josh Morris out of his contract with us they get it done while we have to wait 8 months to get an Assistant Coach like Craig Fitzgibbon from them.
You are right on the money about the halves. This is where we have to start to rebuild. We will have the money in our salary cap but have to attract the right players.
The latest is that Reynolds is going to Brisbane but we have increased our offer. We are also reportedly after Anthony Milford. The other rumour is we are not that keen on Shaun Johnson at his current salary. When you look at the number of times Johnson has, or perhaps more realistically hasn't been, on the park since 2019 you have to question if he is worth the money? Then again Murphy's law says as soon as you release an injury prone player he will play 100 consecutive games for another club.
Kyle Flanagan had a shocker on the weekend and has been dropped by Canterbury so maybe he is worth a nibble? He is still under contract but may look at an early release.