Disagree, No Ivan Cleary then no Panthers 3 peat.
Sacking him was a huge blunder.
Then from memory he sacks Griffin while they were currently top 4 and end up missing the finals as a result.
I don't think he wanted Ivan back which is why he ended up leaving.
Everyone mocked him for his 5 year plan, which turned to 6, to 7, to 8,9,10 etc
The systems Ivan put in place from first grade down, where it runs as a system, next player who steps into first grade slots straight in and does the job, even Nathan Cleary can be replaced by a no name half back and they barely skip a beat.
Whoever their high performance staff is should also get a lot of credit, they have been fitter than other sides by a large margin and the way they're coached to have their backs do most of the grunt work helps with their fitness.
Their backs aren't big, I believe they're coached in how to run and use their body and leg drive effectively which is something we lack at Souths.
We could have big wingers like Thompson on each wing but we still wouldn't have much impact in metres and helping the forwards as we just don't train that way or are coached that way