Quote tvoc="tvoc"You've missed the real biggie in there the overall penalty count of 12 - 5 to Les Catalans and Leeds losing the count 4- zip in the second half. It makes you wonder how they manage to compete at all at times.'"
At the risk of interrupting the special needs class having a discussion unrelated to the game I was at the match and you've highlighted the problem. Its' not a new one. Its' one I bemoaned last year whilst our coach was being proclaimed the greatest ever.
We can discuss the quality and depth of our squad, we can discuss team strengthening. All are debatable factors. What is not is that NO TEAM in the league can overcome the hurdles we give ourselves week after week after week.
We give away possession and territory continually at crucial parts of the game.
This current coach doesn't appear to be able to fix it. It seems to be getting worse.
The quality of the team showed for ten or 15 mins yesterday when they eventually threw away the game plan, played some expansive rugby and nearly climbed the mountain they had given themselves to climb.
McLennan is failing and failing badly in one respect. I am not talking about results. I don;t expect wins. We don't have a right to them. I do have the right to expect the coach to deal with this fundamental issue nearly 2 years into his reign.
Sort out the discipline and this squad, with our without signings, can still win the Grand Final. Don't and we won't, with or without signings.