Am very late to this party but I was very surprised about the Adam Blair signing. After examining it closely though, it makes perfect sense. Players like Parker and Macguire had outstanding seasons this year but despite this we were outgunned and out muscled in the forwards on a pretty regular basis. One thing Bennett has done for next year is beef up our engine room with some outstanding new recruits.
I applaud a lot of the decisions. I might go against the grain but I didn't want to persevere with Kennedy. He had multiple chances to press his claims and even after Griffin was confirmed as leaving he had multiple chances to impress for the incoming coach and didn't deliver. That's enough for me.
We need a culture change. I don't know if Bennett is capable of it but I want to have to have a more consistent team next year. Maybe that means taking a punt on less-talented guys who deliver most of the time rather than persevering with players who have enormous talent and potential and are given umpteen chances but don't deliver.
Wow... In the other thread, I was so against something you posted and I was like, yep, lookout for CaptainHook, don't agree with him at all, what a muppet!
Then you post this. ..... AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF! HAHA
Couldn't agree more. Why I'm so pumped for this season. . I have to admit, don't really know Blair or Gavet's game, but what Bennett said about mixing it up was right. He now has some OPTIONS that griffin never did because griffin didn't have the plums to make the real tough decisions.....
Now this point I'm about to make has just struck me. ... What I can argue for in support of wayne's decisions is that he has convicted them with great governance. He is an expedienced coach and knows how to just make a call and own it do or die.. Griffin couldn't do that. . Too afraid of releasing Hoffman and by right he should of been, because he doesn't have the pull that Bennett has to replace him.
And sure, maybe you are all upset with "who" Bennett signed, but the fact is he had the power to do it! But what it all comes down to, is Bennett, through his experience, understands you can trust exactly that, experience. Boyd, Blair. . They're all experienced players:
Ability comes from skill, attitude and the knowledge and or experience in those big moments to actually display it. Bennett is bringing in change that dissipates all the previous dissdisillusionment that clouded players under Griffin. Through this, attitude will change. Players will come together because there's trust. Trust in each other, trust in their coach and then we'll see them find trust in themselves. So players like boyd, blair, gavet, thaiday, reed, glenn, gillett, macca who mostly get attacked on this forum, will start to consistently produce. You can't get rookies firing without the leaders leading the way. Griffin couldn't unite and lead... But with experience, some day he will. This is the key here. . Experience. Experience is trustworthy and invaluable.
So let's all get off the balls of our players. . It's up to them now to prove themselves to their coach. If they can't, their coach will do what is necessary. You might say, well he doesn't with boyd.... But who could blame boyd for the collapse that was the tinkler situation at the Knights.. How could you blame Wayne for jumping ship... If you found out you weren't getting paid I'm sure your ethic would drop too. Plus, it's clear Benett loves this club. . It's his baby. He's back to protect it and nurture it back to health.
I'm all for every one of these signings. They didn't break the bank, and they carry not asof a risk because they're not all inexperinexperienced players with only "potential".
