Official Craig Fitzgibbon

[Blue_Eyes84]

The capitulations against the Warriors, Dolphins, Knights and Storm. They were never serious about winning it.

There needs to be a big attitude adjustment in the off-season. It should be Fitzy's first job.

 

[bort]

The capitulations against the Warriors, Dolphins, Knights and Storm. They were never serious about winning it.

There needs to be a big attitude adjustment in the off-season. It should be Fitzy's first job.

Knights one I’m less concerned about as we had our star player out. Put Hynes in and take Ponga out we probably do that to them.

The others very poor though.
Still, a bit more fight in the Knights one wouldn’t have hurt either.

 

[Greg86]

The Warriors game was alarming and showed just how we can switch off in a game.

 

[Blue_Eyes84]

Both Warriors games were a debacle. That first game, though. The way we lost that one. The warning signs were there.

 

[The Punisher]

They quit against the Knights only a couple of weeks ago, so I don’t know how much grit this team has actually developed. The close score also had a lot to do with how bang average the Roosters were

I know it’s a bit early to sack the guy, but his post match comments really wound me up. “We are starting to improve” That’s great Craig, you’ve only had 27 weeks to do that

Nevermind 27 weeks
Try 2 years

 

[Sparkles]

Assuming they've been following the game plan, I'd like the game plan to incorporate some kicks that at least are a chance of forcing an error.

Bombs, you mean?

 

[Sir Chadley]

Still no one tells me who we replace Fitz with. @Milkshark said Flanno and I’m sure he was joking.

But no one offers anyone else so you are all talking through your hats.

You all say the coach is **** but don’t offer any solutions.

 

[bort]

Still no one tells me who we replace Fitz with. @Milkshark said Flanno and I’m sure he was joking.

But no one offers anyone else so you are all talking through your hats.

You all say the coach is **** but don’t offer any solutions.

Pearce

 

[Born&bred]

Looking outside the square for a minute - is there an issue with the fitness / protection of injuries of the players?

I think we're lacking the professional staff that a lot of the richer clubs have.

 

[Jasonstevenswedgie]

Still no one tells me who we replace Fitz with. @Milkshark said Flanno and I’m sure he was joking.

But no one offers anyone else so you are all talking through your hats.

You all say the coach is **** but don’t offer any solutions.

i hear tim sheens is available

 

[Shortfin Mako]

Thats ingrained in our clubs DNA though. Cronulla has always been associated with choking and bottling, its just who we are. We dropped it for a very brief period in 2016, but it inevitably came back very quickly, throughout our history, stuffing up big games is what we do. No coach apart from Flanno briefly has been able to change that.

I mean are we seriously expecting to win a premiership at the moment? With Penrith in their golden era? A resurgent Brisbane? Thats unrealistic no matter who the coach is at the moment. If Fitz can get us back into the top 4 next year I’ll call that a major success, if we finish worse then 6th? Yeah even I’ll start asking questions.

For now, he has my total backing into 2024.

I back him for 2024 too but he did come to instill a winning culture here, right?

Maybe it is time we change how we always have been…

 

[CrazyMatt]

I back him for 2024 too but he did come to instill a winning culture here, right?

Maybe it is time we change how we always have been…

I’d like to see it but it just never happens, no matter whos coaching. 🫤

 

[apezza]

The capitulations against the Warriors, Dolphins, Knights and Storm. They were never serious about winning it.

There needs to be a big attitude adjustment in the off-season. It should be Fitzy's first job.

Don't forget being down 30 nil against Manly

 

[apezza]

Looking outside the square for a minute - is there an issue with the fitness / protection of injuries of the players?

I think we're lacking the professional staff that a lot of the richer clubs have.

I think it's more the lacking of hardened rep players.

 

[Wiz]

Still no one tells me who we replace Fitz with. @Milkshark said Flanno and I’m sure he was joking.

But no one offers anyone else so you are all talking through your hats.

You all say the coach is **** but don’t offer any solutions.

No one

We’re stuck

I said we should’ve gone to Flanno before Fitz but that’s deaded

It is what it is / the board made their decision so it’s on their head also

 

[apezza]

No one

We’re stuck

I said we should’ve gone to Flanno before Fitz but that’s deaded

It is what it is / the board made their decision so it’s on their head also

I think we all need to take a chill pill re our coach.

Let's think about it for a minute.

Over the last 50 years we have had some of the best rugby league minds ever produced including an Immortal that haven't resulted in a premiership. I'm talking the calibre of Jack Gibson (with Ron Massey in his ear) and Arthur Beetson.

We've had Ricky Stuart, John Lang, Chris Anderson - guys that either won premierships before or after coaching with us that couldn't win.

Even the legendary Flanno took how many years and a team chock block full of rep players (which funnily enough got found out cheating the cap the year before and after 2016. Hmmn)

Now we have a rookie coach with players of a mix bag of experience, youth and potential (no real Origin representation over last few years) and are expecting instant success? This was always going to be a slow burn and long term investment.

 

[Wiz]

I think we all need to take a chill pill re our coach.

Let's think about it for a minute.

Over the last 50 years we have had some of the best rugby league minds ever produced including an Immortal that haven't resulted in a premiership. I'm talking the calibre of Jack Gibson (with Ron Massey in his ear) and Arthur Beetson.

We've had Ricky Stuart, John Lang, Chris Anderson - guys that either won premierships before or after coaching with us that couldn't win.

If the legendary Flanno took how many years and a team chock block full of rep players (which funnily enough got found out of cheating the cap the year before and after 2016. Hmmn)

Now we have a rookie coach with players of a mix bag of experience, youth and potential (no real Origin representation over last few years) and are expecting instant success? This was always going to be a slow burn and long term investment.

I’m chill

We just want to see improvement not lip service

We’re a very healthy club there is no reason in the world for us to not get better - it’s on the coach

I don’t see anyone saying get rid of him but I don’t think we should give him a free pass next year also

 

[Purple Shark]

I don’t expect instant success, but I expect a team that can consistently play to their ability and stick in the fight when things go wrong

Every other home team won last week

 

[Spanner shark]

I think we all need to take a chill pill re our coach.

Let's think about it for a minute.

Over the last 50 years we have had some of the best rugby league minds ever produced including an Immortal that haven't resulted in a premiership. I'm talking the calibre of Jack Gibson (with Ron Massey in his ear) and Arthur Beetson.

We've had Ricky Stuart, John Lang, Chris Anderson - guys that either won premierships before or after coaching with us that couldn't win.

Even the legendary Flanno took how many years and a team chock block full of rep players (which funnily enough got found out cheating the cap the year before and after 2016. Hmmn)

Now we have a rookie coach with players of a mix bag of experience, youth and potential (no real Origin representation over last few years) and are expecting instant success? This was always going to be a slow burn and long term investment.

Well written and shows that we are moulding into a solid team. The top 8 will continue to change while we have 17 teams. Numerous byes doesn't
help with continuity. I honestly think we may have new faces popping up next year and still stay under cap. As Meat from the Wanderers movie would say " leave da kid alone"

 

[Tiger Shark]

If he can instill that hard edge resilience into the team, which will take our defence up a notch that alone is going to reap rewards imo. There’s 3 or 4 games that if we had that we’d have won and be top 4.

Then it’s about improving the squad , there’s not been a whole lot out there so probably won’t have any big recruits till 2025 but you never know. Things do happen in the off season.

My key positions to improve is left centre. And I mean improve not Iro, not Tracey. Next is we need to cycle out some of our middles. Some are good but collectively we need better.

But it starts with getting some pride back in the defence. I wonder how much better we are without Moylan ?