Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

[BOZO]

Certainly have got a backline now close or pretty close to a Speed Kills category so that has to be a real positive

The thing is feathered friend
It is not what we have but how the coach uses it that makes our Killer Speed more affective

 

[bob dylan]

It would be hard to be not satisfied with his results.

I feel this year has a genuine "opportunity" feeling about it.

Can we beat or match the top two sides, probably not without luck, no injuries to our guns. Our 6 & 9 need to go up a cog up and defence across the park must improve.

We could be top 4 material in 2025. But I'd like to fly under the radar and aim to make the 8.

 

[LeonardCohen]

I’m not for one minute suggesting we are about to go a four-time premiership winning dynasty, but if we look at Penrith’s 2019 season (by comparison with 2020) as anecdotal evidence, we can see that it’s not impossible to suddenly challenge for a premiership with what is essentially the same squad. I remember Dylan Edwards couldn’t catch a cold and Cleary Snr was berated by fans and ready to give the game away.

Sometimes having the same coach and squad together for a sustained period of time can see sudden and dramatic changes in fortune…I’m holding out hope that cohesion is our secret weapon in 25’.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Sometimes having the same coach and squad together for a sustained period of time can see sudden and dramatic changes in fortune…I’m holding out hope that cohesion is our secret weapon in 25’.

Yes, and someone here in the past actually linked a study that gave some evidence backing this up.
On top of that we'd probably also need Aloia to have his best season, and Navale to hit the ground running in first grade, or a couple of similar positive developments. Of which several certainly look possible.

 

[Ryan]

I'm not getting too far ahead of myself. 12th and 7th (in a 17 horse race), isn't really anything to write home about. That being said, a 5 place improvement in the standings constitutes over 25% of the league. Other amazing stats:

Points scored 2023 - 545
Points scored 2024 - 634
Improvement - 89 points (14% - which is substantial)

Points conceded 2023 - 539
Points conceded 2024 - 521
Improvement - 18 points (3% - which is acceptable in my view - if it continues)

Games won 2023 - 11
Games won 2024 - 13
Improvement - 2 games (may not appear much, but 2 more means close to top 4)

Set completion(s) remained consistent at 78% (both years).

Line Breaks made 2023 - 127 (10th)
Line Breaks made 2024 - 138 (6th)

Metres made 2023 - 38,875 (15th)
Metres made 2024 - 44,103 (6th)

Missed tackles 2023 - 748 (dead motherless last)
Missed tackles 2024 - 883 (6th) - go figure !! Interesting.

These are the main one's. If anyone would like another comparison, please let me know. But what this says to me, statistically in almost every area, we are improving. I'm not sure how to explain away the missed tackles figure, but it's definitely something that could be addressed.

Summary - if Siebold continues to improve, that's definitely a pass. If we now regress though, it would look pretty shabby given he's reshaped our roster to his liking.