Yeah that comment of his concerned me... we beat teams we SHOULD have beaten and failed to fire against most of the better sides.
Mate.... im excited too.... we may not make the 8 but i think we'll change and at least be a bit more entertaining... and if we dont change, ahhh well will be a nothing year regardless.
Re your backlink.... i like hoppa in the centres, but bmoz will break at fb... i just dont know
Exactly..... I'm entering the 2017 season "glass half full".
We will either do well, or do shit. Last year was a disappointment, so either it'll be same same, or an improvement.
To me though, Des is too good a coach (and if people think he's stubborn his ego won't let him fail) to simply toss in the towel and get sacked (which is precisely what will happen if the team don't fire this season).
Re the backline... I can't see Des leaving Hoppa at fullback with his lack of dedication and Sundays off. Fullback is becomming an integral position for getting points on the board. Only way I see that changing is with medical advice that his (Bmoz) knees won't cope with the impact of jumping and running all the time. Hoppa is a temp fullback.... and looked shaky a few times this season. We simply cannot afford to have a part timer in the #1 jersey... it creates too much disruption.
ALTHOUGH there are a few dark horses in all this. Reimis Smith, Brad Abbey, Richard Kennar, Brenko Lee, Chase Stanley, Tom Carr. All will get a run in the Nines I hope, and quite a few of them are capable of playing fullback need be.