Well we didn't get the full-coach replacement bump last week.
I did detect a bit more effort and given the quality of the opposition and the decimated nature of the team the performance was probably about expectations.
The real danger is that today (without that coach bump) we put in a weak performance.
In some respects this is an even more important game than last week because it sets the benchmark for the rest of the season.
Barker didn't get much of a chance to impact in the chaotic events of last week because most people at the club would have been dealing with the turmoil of coach change.
We'll get a better idea of the style of play under Barker and also the standard in terms of effort and intensity in the coming weeks...starting with today.
I did detect a bit more effort and given the quality of the opposition and the decimated nature of the team the performance was probably about expectations.
The real danger is that today (without that coach bump) we put in a weak performance.
In some respects this is an even more important game than last week because it sets the benchmark for the rest of the season.
Barker didn't get much of a chance to impact in the chaotic events of last week because most people at the club would have been dealing with the turmoil of coach change.
We'll get a better idea of the style of play under Barker and also the standard in terms of effort and intensity in the coming weeks...starting with today.