i am starting to doubt myself. I consider myself a pretty good judge of talent, and up till now i have almost always been right. But i now nfind myself beaten by 2. I dont come on here and rubbish players, thats not my go, but after what ibeleived was enough appearences for both players to show their worth (and not excelled) i beleived Glenn Stewart was a capable fill in for injury at best and that Cuthbertson wasnt even that. Yes. I had seen them excel in the lower grades but i had also seen that from blokes like rex terp and Shannon Nevin. That is no guarantee of prforming in first grade. But i have been wrong with these 2. It shows how important comfort is. I am talking about the ability to feel safe in your role regardles pf the result or some mistakes. Some advocates (plenty on this site) want to change the team willy nilly based on a few poor performances, or not even that, but just because a player hasnt lived up to their personal expectations. This is where i wrap hasler. If he has decided on a best man for thejob through months, sometimes years with that man at training, in social situations, in the sheds b efore agame and after, some poor performances, and even several should not make him doubt his decision.
In turn, that player knowing he has the confidence of his coach and team mates can relax and work on his struggles without fearing a knife in his back (read Lyon and Orford)
And for those of you that like to label Hasler Risk averse, how many players has he destroyed by playing them too early or too often before they were ready. Our top propects in Stewart, Burns< Ballin and Cuthbertson have all stepped slowly, carefully but successfully into the top grade. Some say risk averse, i say managed perfectly.
Ps Lyon passes to menzies for 2 tries. How familiar does that sound.
{lease excuse spelling, typing and grammatical errors as i am drunk as a skunk.
