Fittler's sacking.

Brad Fittler will forever be regarded as one of the Sydney Roosters' favourite sons.  However, last night he was fired as head coach as of the end of the 2009 season.  His successor? None other than Brian Smith, Newcastle Knights Coach.  

I think Brad Fittler was thrown into first grade coaching prematurely after Anderson's resignation and therefore has not been able to reach his potential as a first grade coach.  I hope that this is not the end of his coaching career because I believe his light hearted attitude and ability to relate to the players makes him a valuable member to any NRL team.  

That being said, Brian Smith is a fantastic coach and is exactly what the Roosters need after a horrible 2009 performance that so far seems them alone at the bottom of the ladder. Smith has a history of large player clean outs.  He then finds players that most coaches would overlook and turns them into super stars.  Hopefully what Smith did with the Knights can be reproduced at the Roosters.

Fittler was an amazing player and in time will become a great coach, I hope someone in the future gives him the opportunity to show what he can do.