The Great Brad Arthur on MMM

[lsz]

He left to play another sport....just slightly different

 

[Top End Eagle]

Beat me to it Isz

 

[Clivus00]

Arthur more analytical, strategic breed like Bellamy and Robbo. Tooves seems the inspirational/bullsh#T type that just try revving the players up. Works for rookies but not top veterans. Probably why in previous years we have one of the best team lists but still slightly underachieve. Great players rarely make great coaches because they lose too many brain cells playing.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Probably why in previous years we have one of the best team lists but still slightly underachieve.

So which previous years in particular are you referring to? In each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 we were widely predicted to flop/implode/struggle.

 

[Clivus00]

So which previous years in particular are you referring to? In each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 we were widely predicted to flop/implode/struggle.

Maybe underachieved is the wrong word.
Looking at talent We had all international backrow in Gifty, Watmough, T-Rex. Plus Ballin, most of backline past or present rep players.
Feel like couldve had better results.
2012 finals controversially beat Cowboys then whooped by Storm.
2013 just beat SHarks then underdogs against Souths and Roosters we overachieved.
2014 two and out.

 

[Peter C]

Maybe underachieved is the wrong word.
Looking at talent We had all international backrow in Gifty, Watmough, T-Rex. Plus Ballin, most of backline past or present rep players.
Feel like couldve had better results.
2012 finals controversially beat Cowboys then whooped by Storm.
2013 just beat SHarks then underdogs against Souths and Roosters we overachieved.
2014 two and out.

So you're trying to say that we didn't deserve to get there in the past three seasons?.
2012 - We would have beaten the Cowboys fair and square despite the hand of Foz,everyone seems to have ignored a strip on a Manly player which led to a Cowboys try, anyway the score was 22-12.
2013 - Sure we just beat the Sharks, a week after we were just beaten by the Roosters in a fierce game, we were wounded against Cronulla, yet still beat them.
2014- We limped into the finals, simple as that, yet we would hvae still probably made the GF if not for the referee against the Dogs.
How are these results an indictment on Tooveys coaching ability ?, yet Arthur gets them close to the semis last year, only to fail in the last few rounds and is seen as a messiah, FMD.