You could argue that if he can't make ACFC hum, could he do it elsewhere? I think that will be the knock on him in applying for the Phoenix job.
N-Bomb, a neutral and it would be fair to say a reasonably considered poster, said that all O'Leary's cards were well warranted so ACFC went with an attitude of 'smash em' and it did not work. You can't argue with that really.
I think if anything, I'm glad we do not get these lop sided finals.
The problem with the O League is simply that its a no brainer that the NZ teams are better. There might 1 or 2 that push hard but they really do rely on the heat in the islands to be the leveler. Its using the conditions to your advantage thats for sure.