Coaching is the difference to 6 months ago. 1. Nicho getting the ball less 2. Tightening up left side defence 3. Forward middle play.
All of these have been clearly worked on and improved out of site.
But I would swap afb for cobbo or Walsh.
Not only do we have the same forward pack that wasn’t good enough 6 months ago but we also still have the same coach that wasn’t good enough 6 months ago!
Has the coaching
changed? Or have players
developed?
Either way it’s the same coaches and players who were largely a write off to some not long ago.
I’m more highlighting how quickly people (and I am included, as I am also a person) can be completely wrong with things like their assessments of who ‘has it’ and who ‘should be moved on’*
We’d have thrown away probably any two or three middles except McInnes to get AFB not long ago. Now view him as welcome but surplus to requirements without a single new middle joining.
*not to say people shouldn’t share their opinions about where players are at etc just remember that can all turn around!