Defining a team and leaving a legacy are not easy to achieve - and the Warriors are a long way from either.
Great teams of the past, such as the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm of the modern era; St George, South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs in the post-war years; were built on inspirational coaches who produced an ethic of hard work - on and off the field.
It's interesting that the first three teams have Wayne Bennett's influence; coach of Canberra in 1987 before taking charge of Brisbane in 1988, their inaugural year in the Winfield Cup. Then his protege, Craig Bellamy, coach of the Storm, was an assistant to Bennett at the Broncos before moving to Melbourne.
What these teams have in common also is their willingness and desire to work hard - not just on the field, but on the training paddock, in the gym, in video analysis and in everything they do.
The hard work seen on the field is just a reflection of what is done off it. The Broncos in early years were a State of Origin team but still had to work hard to achieve results. The post-war teams had natural talent at a time when weights training, power and skill development were not part of the vocabulary.
