Is it crisis time over at the Warriors?
November 05, 2009
What have the Warriors done?
As the dust settles over Steve Price's "demotion" from the role of Warriors captain and Simon Mannering's elevation there appears to be two schools of thought doing the rounds.
The first is that Price has been given an unceremonious punt from the top job and has paid the price – excuse the pun – for the team's poor performance in 2009.
The other is that Mannering deserves the job. While he's young he is an experienced NRL player and he is a worker who should lead by example in 2010.
The media in Australia are building up this up as a sacking and there appears to be plenty of dismay at what's happened over the ditch.
Here we're taking a more cautious approach.
If you look at it from the club's point of view, Price has one more year left on his contract with them.
He's not getting any younger and has had a hard time with injuries in 09.
On the other hand he also played State of Origin and would have been on the Kangaroos' touring squad for the Four Nations was he not injured.
Mannering is a workhorse forward, he hardly misses a game and is never off the field.
But he didn't have the best season in 09.
That in my opinion has more to do with the strategy from the sideline and the lack of firepower on show from his team-mates.
As a good mate of mine in Brisbane has said for a while, Mannering is destined to be a great Kiwis player and a club and country skipper.
Will the added pressure of being captain of the Warriors constrain his play in 2010?
I guess we'll see, I have a feeling we will see a different Simon Mannering next year.
The jury is out on whether it will be a good or a bad thing.
I think Price being stood down could be a problem for the club.
He has been the face of the club and is well spoken, well behaved and isn't afraid of tough questions.
When he finishes up he'll definitely be in line for higher honours.
He'll be snapped up for a management job in the NRL, I would hazard a guess that he's being lined up for a return to the Bulldogs just quietly.
Mannering is a lot quieter and will require plenty of mentoring from the club's management staff.
But he is a player that leads by example and he lets his performance do the talking for him.
He is well regarded by his team-mates and the media alike.
And I think he'll be up to the challenge.
What do you think?
As the dust settles over Steve Price's "demotion" from the role of Warriors captain and Simon Mannering's elevation there appears to be two schools of thought doing the rounds.
The first is that Price has been given an unceremonious punt from the top job and has paid the price – excuse the pun – for the team's poor performance in 2009.
The other is that Mannering deserves the job. While he's young he is an experienced NRL player and he is a worker who should lead by example in 2010.
The media in Australia are building up this up as a sacking and there appears to be plenty of dismay at what's happened over the ditch.
Here we're taking a more cautious approach.
If you look at it from the club's point of view, Price has one more year left on his contract with them.
He's not getting any younger and has had a hard time with injuries in 09.
On the other hand he also played State of Origin and would have been on the Kangaroos' touring squad for the Four Nations was he not injured.
Mannering is a workhorse forward, he hardly misses a game and is never off the field.
But he didn't have the best season in 09.
That in my opinion has more to do with the strategy from the sideline and the lack of firepower on show from his team-mates.
As a good mate of mine in Brisbane has said for a while, Mannering is destined to be a great Kiwis player and a club and country skipper.
Will the added pressure of being captain of the Warriors constrain his play in 2010?
I guess we'll see, I have a feeling we will see a different Simon Mannering next year.
The jury is out on whether it will be a good or a bad thing.
I think Price being stood down could be a problem for the club.
He has been the face of the club and is well spoken, well behaved and isn't afraid of tough questions.
When he finishes up he'll definitely be in line for higher honours.
He'll be snapped up for a management job in the NRL, I would hazard a guess that he's being lined up for a return to the Bulldogs just quietly.
Mannering is a lot quieter and will require plenty of mentoring from the club's management staff.
But he is a player that leads by example and he lets his performance do the talking for him.
He is well regarded by his team-mates and the media alike.
And I think he'll be up to the challenge.
What do you think?
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