We've been here before with Tony Smith a few years ago.
The relevant question is who is available to take over and do we have a credible sense that they are the right appointment.
If its just a case of, "oh we don't know, but we'll advertise the job and someone will apply and we'll see what happens" then you're not necessarily going to be any better off.
Maybe if you're facing relegation and the coach has a toxic relationship with the players you may as well just play the coach lottery but when you're one of the top sides (but not quite THE top side) you need to have a compelling candidate available that you can see will take you to the next level.
When we were having this same discussion back in 2017 the big complaints were:
- fed up of being the 'nearly' side that won cups here and there but couldn't win the Grand Final
- poor recruitment in recent years
- one-dimensional, predictable rugby
- young players being chopped and changed in the squad
- stuck in a losing spiral, we'd had about half a year of relegation form
So on which of those measures are we in a better place as a result of playing the coach lottery?