So the season is over:
Pass rate even for the team that finished last in 2017 should have been 8 wins. I really do consider this season a failure, don't get me wrong there has been massive improvements in a lot of areas, but 7 wins is no better than 2015/16 and we even had the luxury of playing the Sunwolves twice.
We finished 9th on 7 Wins:
2x Sunwolves - Finished 15th
1x Reds - 13th
1x Blues - 14th
2x Brumbies - 10th
1x Sharks - 8th
Not one win came against a quality side, sorry Sharks fans but I don't rate you this year at all.
We lost to the Bulls and Stormers who finished below us, we did not even take a losing bonus point away. We blew up against the Tahs twice, Reds, Jaguars and Highlanders. All games we really were in positions where we should have won. Even the Hurricanes game was tight for 40 minutes.
Really think we missed Genia, hope he is rested from the November tour. Matt To'omua will make a huge difference at 10. Hodge to 12, I know people say he should play 13 but go back to the game tape and see how poor he really was at 13.
Luke Jones coming back (If true) needs to play 6,
Would let Mafi go, thinks his a good player but has to many selfish tennancies for this level of rugby. WTF was with the tap and go 50 meters out on Sat.
Not very impressed that Colby has been let go, that's three quality 7's in two seasons gone. (Colby, McMahon and Reid) only option I really see at 7 next season is Hardwick. Have a feeling McMahon is going to sign for the Reds so hoping Gill wants to come home and play Super rugby again.
I don't actually think we need to be doing to much recruitment outside of To'omua, have a few too many back row spaces vacant but hopefully we can fill them with some returning players.