What was the point in signing Way? Would he rate as the worst Aussie we've had on our books? I know we've had a lot of state League garbage before.
Possibly, although perhaps quite an unfair assessment based on 10 minutes off the bench...and if it wasn't for Lowry getting sent off against Perth, he might never have even got the playing time that he managed. Guessing it could've been a bit of a squad filling role before the season kicked off. Now that the dust has settled and Rudan's had time to work with the players and systems/tactics etc he probably just doesn't cut the mustard in terms of what we're after, and hopefully we've got someone lined up who will offer us a bit/lot more value.
There are a few contenders for the worst aussie title though - Caira, Brindell-South, Tsattalios, Pavlovic, Danaskos, Appiah and more recently Litfin and Parkhouse.
Yipe Rudan didn't have a full pre season to recruit, so Way would have been a bit of a rushed selection pre season start.
Still just goes to show that there will always be a few 'duds' with recruitment. When a coach who knows the Aussie NPL scene well like Rudan, gets it wrong - shows how hit & miss it can be.
For every Matt Millar, there will be a few Rueben Ways. Which is yes a bit harsh on Way, if he is being released mainly due to injury.