Don't get me wrong - I have a certain amount of man-love for Woosh - but even in their prime the coaching was not a strong point in the Eagles games.
Woosh has overseen a continual decline in the skills of the team accross the board, season after season, to the point that they are the worst team in the league in
many aspects. They turn the ball over more than any other team and just are not capable of playing with enough spirit to counter that any more.
Woosh has been lucky that his club legend status has saved him until this point but really he should be the one suggesting it is time to move on, rather than making it a messy situation for the club and players.
There are far better options out there (if Ladley - or even Roos as was floated today) are available.
As for Suma, those in the know say he is smarter than he seems (not hard really) but for over a decade the Eagles have never really had a functioning forward line by other teams standards. They have been blessed with good small forwards (Matera, Le Cras etc) but the 'bomb and hope for best' strategy is 20 yrs out of date. Of course when your midfield can't hit the side of a big red barn then that doesn't help. Kenedy is handy, Le Cras brilliant, but the team and game plan just aren't functioning.
Change is due and Woosh has nothing to be embarrssed about with 3 premiership appearances and two wins as a player/captain and another 2 for one/won as a coach.
Anyway enough of my rant. It must feel good (at last) to be a Tigers fan again. Might even give the 8 a shake next year. Great timing with no draft priority for the cellar dwellers over the next few yrs.
BTW - I'd be better about getting flogged every week if I could just get out for a kite!
