One win from second place

[Mark from Brisbane]

Des is clearly a superior coach but to me is obvious that the club as a whole has made huge improvements this season. The place was a rabble last year; with nothing but negative news stories, players who threw the towel in whenever it got tough and constant off field drama.
Des had a big part to play in this but full credit to the Penn's and the club as a whole for accepting they made mistakes, listening to the fans and getting us back to the heart of Manly. It's easy to scapegoat a single person but the problems last year were far bigger that. Thankfully the club has moved on - it's time we do to!

Agree, the whole success isn’t just Des it’s a collection of many things although I’m sure our steely defence can be attributed 100% to him!!