Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:34 pm  

Year 1 - Semi finalist

Year 2 league leaders and GF runners up

Year 3 CHAMPIONS.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:56 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

Year 1 - Semi finalist

Year 2 league leaders and GF runners up

Year 3 CHAMPIONS.

He would be the first coach ever to achieve that if so. They all got their first Grand Final win in year 1 or 2.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:50 am  

Both he and Bateman have come out and said we will win the league next season, therefore I expect absolutely nothing less. Even more so given the squad we have assembled. I’m not happy with “making a final” or winning the LLS. It’s the Super League title or pack your bags.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:03 am  

Wane, under Lenagan was on a rolling contract. If he won any of the three trophies on offer (not sure if the WCC was included) then he got a one year contract extension. When he did the double in 2013 he got two years. I suspect Lam will be on a similar deal.

However does Lam want to be here for so long? His family are still in Aus so he may only want one or two more years over here.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:09 am  

As others have said he has to bring the big one home simple as that

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:20 am  

hengirl wrote:

As others have said he has to bring the big one home simple as that

Are you saying that if he won the League Leaders and Challenge Cup in 2021 you would get rid?

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:34 pm  

Obviously he's going to have to win a final but like Jonh says, I am hoping for strong week in week out performances.

I'm more excited about the current squad than I have been in years and the potential story of righting the gf loss sets up the season fantastically.

I'd really like them to take the league by storm a la Cas 2017. If we get to that standard i trust our experience in playoffs will see us over the line in one of the competitions.

I wouldn't worry much about Grimmys stat of coaches winning in their first 2 years. Justin Holbrook basically breaks that too.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:10 pm  

Choc Ice wrote:

Obviously he's going to have to win a final but like Jonh says, I am hoping for strong week in week out performances.

I'm more excited about the current squad than I have been in years and the potential story of righting the gf loss sets up the season fantastically.

I'd really like them to take the league by storm a la Cas 2017. If we get to that standard i trust our experience in playoffs will see us over the line in one of the competitions.

I wouldn't worry much about Grimmys stat of coaches winning in their first 2 years. Justin Holbrook basically breaks that too.

Keeps coming back to the same thing for me. Get Burgess fit or replaced with a top prop and we are favourites on all fronts.

If we start the year with a crocked GB I still think we are in with a shout of something.

Come on George, get fit and we are in for a hell of a year!!!!!

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:13 pm  

Choc Ice wrote:

Obviously he's going to have to win a final but like Jonh says, I am hoping for strong week in week out performances.

I'm more excited about the current squad than I have been in years and the potential story of righting the gf loss sets up the season fantastically.

I'd really like them to take the league by storm a la Cas 2017. If we get to that standard i trust our experience in playoffs will see us over the line in one of the competitions.

I wouldn't worry much about Grimmys stat of coaches winning in their first 2 years. Justin Holbrook basically breaks that too.

How does he? He won his first Grand Final in 2018 - his second year at Saints. I'm not saying Lam won't do it next year, but I would be very worried about extending him into 2022 if he doesn't manage it next year, the stats really start to stack up against him at that point.

Re: What does Lam need to achieve? : Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:04 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

How does he? He won his first Grand Final in 2018 - his second year at Saints. I'm not saying Lam won't do it next year, but I would be very worried about extending him into 2022 if he doesn't manage it next year, the stats really start to stack up against him at that point.

Holbrook took over in may 2017, didn't win the grand final til 2019, his second FULL season but his third year.

It is an interesting trend though.