Gerard Whateley

A set of players will leave at some point and the new picks come in.

So there's the mechanics on the field and then there's the atmospherics.

And it's hard to escape the view that that's not some of what's happening at the moment.

And this is probably where you're the best insight here is the expansion clubs, by the way they've set up, live a cycle of departures.

Yeah.

Are you blokes about to leave here?

That's just sort of how it is.

A set of players will leave at some point and the new picks come in.

And it's hard to escape the view that that's not some of what's happening at the moment.

Yeah.

Are you blokes about to leave here?

Is it bad for team morale when players are being speculated upon that, well, they're certainly sought after whether they're leaving or not is an open question?

Is it bad for team morale when players are being speculated upon that, well, they're certainly sought after whether they're leaving or not is an open question?

How do you overcome that or how do you delve into the core of what it actually is?

How do you overcome that or how do you delve into the core of what it actually is?

I feel like in the past when we've spoken about Gold Coast, you've never quite been convinced that they're going to emerge into maybe what they should or certainly what the Giants have at various stages.

Is there something about Gold Coast?

Is it the geography or the team setup that just nags away at you until they actually become consistently successful?

I feel like in the past when we've spoken about Gold Coast, you've never quite been convinced that they're going to emerge into maybe what they should or certainly what the Giants have at various stages.

You're not sure whether they will?