Storm Catch Eels Out
The Storm have done as expected and won their third NRL crown in their short history.
Someone from the Warriors should be taking notes.
You do have to wonder about whether there was ever any chance of Steve Kearny becoming the Warriors coach.
As for the Eels, they went well beyond what could have reasonably been expected, coming from 8th to play in the Grand Final. In doing so, they went one better than the Warriors history breaking effort in round one of the playodds last year, ironically beating the Storm.
Speaking of irony (no, not Tony) it shouldn’t be a complete surprise that the Eels’ style of play has been compared to the Warriors of 2002 who – it must be said – fell one at the final hurdle.
Daniel Anderson clearly is more than a capable coach and appears to have learnt a little to relax a little more from his stint at St Helens.
Let’s hope the Warriors backroom boffins take note – playing an open game doesn’t need to at the expense of making it into the playoffs.
In fact, the reverse is the problem with the Warriors – if you’re to miss out on the playoffs, then you really need to give the fans something to cheer.
Let’s hope the lessons from 2009 are well learnt at Warriors Central.
Mind you, a bad season for the Warriors is the equal of a good game of rugby these days.