Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
As I have mentioned before: the impression I get, and it's only an impression, is that the Brumbies organisation has lost its blazing missionary zeal it had when they started up in 1996.
This zeal was evident in the players ranks also. Although they had good locals such as Larkham and Gregan they recruited many Sydney players who were unwanted by the Tahs. Some of these guys should have been retained in Sydney but some were turned into good players by the Brumbies coaches.
Everything they did seemed to tick all the boxes both in the front office and back office but in hindsight it seemed to end when Eddie Jones left. Sure they won a Super12 tournament under Nucifora but the seeds of dissension had been sown.
It's not unusual for this to happen in sports organisations and I think that the Force have lost their start up zeal also.
The wheel will turn and the Brumbies organisation will be back on their high horses, chips on both shoulders and thumbing their noses down the Hume Highway again. I hope they are doing this sooner rather than later.
This zeal was evident in the players ranks also. Although they had good locals such as Larkham and Gregan they recruited many Sydney players who were unwanted by the Tahs. Some of these guys should have been retained in Sydney but some were turned into good players by the Brumbies coaches.
Everything they did seemed to tick all the boxes both in the front office and back office but in hindsight it seemed to end when Eddie Jones left. Sure they won a Super12 tournament under Nucifora but the seeds of dissension had been sown.
It's not unusual for this to happen in sports organisations and I think that the Force have lost their start up zeal also.
The wheel will turn and the Brumbies organisation will be back on their high horses, chips on both shoulders and thumbing their noses down the Hume Highway again. I hope they are doing this sooner rather than later.