My thoughts are that a coach can get a team up for a year through motivation and the opposition underestimating them but for Powell to repeat that in his 2nd year despite losing some good players suggest that he is a quality coach.

On that basis I wish Crooks all the best and hope that he can reignite his career. The kid has got some silky skills.

When he was with us his problems were off the pitch,he seems to have sorted them out unlike westerman,and its showing on the pitch.Shaul and crooks seemed to do well under radford,while yeaman is excelling under him

If anyone can build the kid it's Powell. I think Radford ruined him and just put him in games when he felt like it or shoved him in the Donny games. I think he's a talented kid needs confidence not be put down. Good luck to him I bet he will be laughing at Radford in a few years. Probably the same with the other kids too. they need more game time not just the odd one. How do you build a team of young players if you don't play them?

If we'd signed a centre unable to break out from aussie 3rd grade there'd be uproar on here. I'm sure the god who is Powell will fix up all his shortcomings just prior to taking up a lucrative top job in the NRL will be interesting to see how it pans out.

He did and he is.

Shame Sandy couldn't have stuck around.

was great first year but last 2 s.hite good luck to the kid but no great loss to us