HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
It all lines up with the stuff I heard about him before he got the job & it's why I thought he was the only choice, but I'm honestly still shocked in the speed & scale of the turnaround.
It got to a point with AOB that we would all be screaming on here about the stuff we think the team is doing wrong & it seemed like every time the team did what we wanted e.g. chance their arm a bit and stop trying to play a grinding style the players weren't any good at, they looked way better instantly. That sucked so much. It shouldn't be the case that the fan on the hill sees things clearer than the guy in control.
With Holbrook, exact opposite, heard so many things in the off-season which raised alarm bells with me eg the switching up positions during pre-season, I was so convinced we needed to find a different role for Sharpe, such grave concerns about Dylan Brown as a 7 and Ponga playing without a more traditional halfback... and every time, nope, I'm wrong, Justin knows best.
Much prefer things this way personally! Every player in the team seems to be going better unless battling some sort of injury. That's what happens with a coach that understands everyone's strengths and plays to those rather than forcing players in a box.
Most impressive thing is how quick adjustments and improvements come. If Sharpe did his ACL tomorrow, we would adapt to a different play style with Sandon coming in, which would still be very effective. It feels totally essential that Brown & Ponga stay fit for us to properly compete, the version of this team that can win a comp is one where the play style is dictated by their top top tier talent - which is how it bloody well should be, that's where the money's going - but I know the team won't turn it up & make me hate watching them if they both did get hurt.
I've said it before but the speed at which the team can adjust does remind me of one specific coach: Craig Bellamy.
It got to a point with AOB that we would all be screaming on here about the stuff we think the team is doing wrong & it seemed like every time the team did what we wanted e.g. chance their arm a bit and stop trying to play a grinding style the players weren't any good at, they looked way better instantly. That sucked so much. It shouldn't be the case that the fan on the hill sees things clearer than the guy in control.
With Holbrook, exact opposite, heard so many things in the off-season which raised alarm bells with me eg the switching up positions during pre-season, I was so convinced we needed to find a different role for Sharpe, such grave concerns about Dylan Brown as a 7 and Ponga playing without a more traditional halfback... and every time, nope, I'm wrong, Justin knows best.
Much prefer things this way personally! Every player in the team seems to be going better unless battling some sort of injury. That's what happens with a coach that understands everyone's strengths and plays to those rather than forcing players in a box.
Most impressive thing is how quick adjustments and improvements come. If Sharpe did his ACL tomorrow, we would adapt to a different play style with Sandon coming in, which would still be very effective. It feels totally essential that Brown & Ponga stay fit for us to properly compete, the version of this team that can win a comp is one where the play style is dictated by their top top tier talent - which is how it bloody well should be, that's where the money's going - but I know the team won't turn it up & make me hate watching them if they both did get hurt.
I've said it before but the speed at which the team can adjust does remind me of one specific coach: Craig Bellamy.
