For me the issue isn't the tactics but recruitment. The way we play is and has been hugely successful all over the rugby league world! You only have to watch any number of Nrl teams to see that! Dull yes, unsuccessful ? No!
Rhinos biggest failing in my opinion is he's failure to recognise the importance of no9's in the modern game! Yeah, we were spoilt with penky, beswick and Gleason all in the same team but that's where the majority of our games were won.
You can't have 'a guy doing a job' in that position it's the catalyst for the whole attacking side of the game. Rhinos failure to address the position once penky left is his biggest issue and its the reason why we can dominate possession and field position without ever looking like scoring!
I don't want to push for any coach to leave a club let alone someone with as a rich a history as rhino does but the decision not to play mennel last week, for me, is the biggest contributory factor to why we lost.
