Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:14 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Hmmm, you rate the playing squad much higher than I do. I said this before the season even started. But let’s see. If Rohan gets them winning regularly I’ll stand corrected …..

Start of the year, the majority on here were talking up our chances of top 4 and putting in some good performances. After the Warrington game, that was still the feeling but it all came crashing down. Saints saw it when Holbrook took over and took the players to another level. A few high quality signings to replace our plodders, more structure and better coaching, and it would be a big transformation

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:50 am  

D4mo78 wrote:

Start of the year, the majority on here were talking up our chances of top 4 and putting in some good performances. After the Warrington game, that was still the feeling but it all came crashing down. Saints saw it when Holbrook took over and took the players to another level. A few high quality signings to replace our plodders, more structure and better coaching, and it would be a big transformation

Holbrook brought Barber on and that’s when the changes a accelerated. We’ll Zak be our catalyst?

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:17 am  

Shabino wrote:

Holbrook brought Barber on and that’s when the changes a accelerated. We’ll Zak be our catalyst?

Yeah, they were lucky to be able to get a player like him at the time. But it shows the difference a quality signing can make under the right coach. Hopefully Rohan can use the rest of this season to ID who he needs. Quality over quantity

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:27 am  

D4mo78 wrote:

Yeah, they were lucky to be able to get a player like him at the time. But it shows the difference a quality signing can make under the right coach. Hopefully Rohan can use the rest of this season to ID who he needs. Quality over quantity

You won’t find players like Barber I’m afraid. That was freak signing and they struck gold really……

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:46 am  

We do look poorly coached, but injuries have messed us up yet again. The other obvious thing is that our squad was very unbalanced - not enough genuine props, just two halfbacks (Myler/Sutcliffe should be 4th or 5th choice at best) and lack of experienced cover across the field. By contrast we have 'middles' and second rows coming out of our ears, most of whom are about as average as they come.

Smith's task will get easier as the injured/suspended players return. Then its a case of weeding out the chaff and bringing in simply better players. He won't be able to revamp the entire squad in one off-season, but a real start would be to get rid of the duffers who clog up the squad and have shown time and again they are simply not good enough (or are past it). On the plus side we have a number of kids who have done a job and will be better able to cover gaps in the future.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:22 pm  

Shabino wrote:

You won’t find players like Barber I’m afraid. That was freak signing and they struck gold really……

No, it's like when we got Ali. But it showed how good players with a good coach can have a massive impact

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:10 pm  

Anyone know when he will be here?

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:52 pm  

Thursday I heard

Re: 2022 - IN | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:45 pm  

Tuesday

Re: 2022 - IN | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:17 pm  

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but Buzz on NRL 360 said Paul Green “knocked back Leeds last week”