Wigan Warriors • Matty Peet
Cruncher wrote:
The problem Peet will face, which the likes of Lowe and Monie never did, is the struggle to keep his team together.
Lowe and Monie constructed a dynasty based around the Hanley, Gregory and Edwards triumvirate, which progressed through various configurations, with most of the key individuals - not just the pivots, but star forwards, wideout attackers etc - remaining in Cherry and White until they were veterans.
Unfortunately, Peet will have a hard battle getting long-term quality out of the likes of Smith, Nsemba, Havard etc, as the NRL will pinch them before they even reach their peak. And then he'll have to do the whole thing all over again.
I think one of the biggest successes under Peet is the clarity of our succession planning.
We have players like Walters, Eseh, Hill, Eckersley who all at other clubs are in the 17 every week, plus the likes of Douglas and Farrimond riding hard on the rails behind them.
This for me is a big part of future proofing the club as part of those risks and challenges of keeping the team together.
We lose KPP and Smithies last year and it’s the reality is as a team we have not missed a beat.
Second row is my area of concern moving forward with Faz and Isa clearly at the back end if their career and obviously risks over our ability to retain Nsemba who is bound to attract interest. I’m not seeing too much depth in the club beyond that beyond Walters and maybe the Chan project as we look to adapt him to be more comfortable in that department.
Statistics: Posted by jonh — Mon Jun 10, 2024 11:29 am — Replies 9 — Views 2333