On field: Terrible. Nothing but bad attitude, weak defence and middling attack all year. Certain players need a huge rocket or the chop with the sharpest axe. 3
Strength & Conditioning: Probably the worst injury crisis the club has seen in some years coupled with generally lethargic and unfit looking players which reflected in our poor defence. Who knew we'd miss Corvo so quickly. 4
Coaching: A complete shitshow from the moment the Bellyache rumors gained pace and remains virtually unsettled. Wayne doesn't know whether he should start cleaning the office out now or not. A horrible look for the club. 3
Administration: I like Paul White, and generally speaking think he's a competent CEO, but he has made some questionable at best calls this year, not least of which believing for a second that Bellyache would leave his cushy job at Melbourne. 4
Juniors: The one shining light for the year. By virtue of the earlier mentioned injury crisis, we have unearthed a gold standard generation of young footballers and have retained the majority of them. Isaako is the top point scoring junior in League history and SHOULD, read should, win the Dally M Rookie of the Year. 9
Attendance & Membership: As usual, we made the rest of the comp look lazy at best and straight incompetent at worst. Our average crowd attendance is leagues ahead of 2nd place, and we did it with a very poor year on field. 9
Media: From a week before kickoff Round 1 all the way to our elimination last Sunday, it was nothing but relentless negativity. It began with Lodge, which they dragged on for over a month, continued through mid season and Origin with Bellyache vs Bennett then Bennett vs. White, and was topped off the very day we were sent packing with Andrew Gee in the coaches box. I'm giving the insufferable ***** a zero. Pull your fucking heads in. 0
Origin: Abandoned by Captain Immortal weeks out from Game 1, a Maroons squad made up of mostly wash ins who had no business being there (hello Cooper and McC) and predictably beaten by the Blues. The dynasty is surely over. 4
The comp at large: If you're feeling a tad disillusioned as a League fan, one could hardly blame you. Sometimes it feels like this elite sporting competition is operated by rank charlatans with no regard for the wellbeing of the game outside the hot news story of the day, which is usually the next big code in crisis story propagated by a shameless and indignant NSW media. The refereeing is a shambles, attendance in NSW is laughable bordering on crisis and once again all signs point to another leg up season for expansion in Melbourne. Greenburg has to go. 3
Overall: 3. An utterly forgettable year to be a Broncos/Maroons supporter, and that's probably being gentle about it. If it weren't for the quality juniors we've discovered, I would be chaining the doors shut and putting the Barn to torch along with everything inside.
Bring on 2019. Quickly please.