He’s a strange bloke is Carter, won’t get rid of a coach whose winning % is something like 18% with players he’s either brought in himself or at least worked with for a couple of seasons. Then sacks a club favourite whose winning record is in the high 30s% whose had to deal with the wreckage and bad recruitment left behind by former coach.
Willies got the best out of the young Academy lads who’ve stepped up, Murphy has said in interviews that after Leeds he worked with the coaching staff to improve his game. Corey Hall was thrown in early after Tupou and Lyne were injured and he’s been a revelation even when asked to play 2nd row. Kershaw has come back from major injury to look assured and perform better than ever and Jack Croft has started to look the part of a SL player.
So many times we’ve seen players who are leaving put their feet up and go through the motions but Willie got them to pull together and give us their best through to the end of the season.
IMO Willie has earned the right to recruit his own players and have a season coaching on a level playing field, free from the handicaps of Chester’s regime.
Even if we bring in Jason Demitriou to replace him, it’s a tough call on Willie Poching
