Ivan Cleary knows a thing or two about rebuilds but when he was brought back to the foot of the mountains three years ago, this was supposed to be different.
This Panthers team had potential. But it was time for them to be more than just a team with potential. They were ready to contend for a title and Cleary was the man to take them there.
Instead, one of the competition’s pre-season fancies won just two of their opening 10 games to finish outside the top eight for the first time in four years.