can you not talk about the coaches?  During 2012 we saw many of them pack it in.  Most of these were clearly forced out because of their teams' poor performance.  But none other could have been worth talking about as much as when the embattled Eels coach, Steve Kearney , stepped down after just nine wins in two years.  Shortly before Kearney exiting the scene, the Eels were paraded in front of their fans to face the humiliation of having to explain their poor performance.  Has anybody ever heard that they are not there to be public speakers?  They are there to play rugby -- something they did very well after Kearney left.  He promised the fans a turn-around but could not deliver.  Or was resigning his way of turning around the club?  Well, it worked.  With nothing to lose, the interim coach, Brad Arthur , gave the players the freedom to go out there and just play their hearts out.  And they did!  They won 3 of their next 4 matches -- as many as they had won in their first 17!  It was thrilling to see these guys finally play the game they were meant to since day one, with Hindmarsh and friends finally being able to show off their talent.  We certainly hope that their new coach, Ricky Stuart , can build on this. We will never forget the brilliance of Ben Barba. Even people who do not go for the Bulldogs have been thrilled by this