One element I would query with this (and we’re talking Woosh so I’ve moved to this thread). He has had a pretty crappy hand dealt to him. But he fundamentally has the team he ended 2016 with, plus the returning players. It was his choice how to integrate those.
I think a number of the players he had playing well at the end of 2016 have gone backwards, and few of the returning players have really slot in well. That is worrying. Especially down back, arguably Hartley, Dea and McKenna who were all playing well have gone backwards, and Gleeson has also not performed even as well as he did in 2016. The midfield is better than last year, but only marginally.
The forward line is the one area that has improved.