Or inside the box as the case may be
I was/am on record here before we signed him, when we signed him, after we signed him and again now that we have lost him.
Gits is not the messiah (and yes, he is a very naughty boy too) and I believe it was a mistake from the outset.
While we gained a walking billboard, which appears to have achieved nothing anyway judging by financials and memberships, and he may have played some good matches for the Force, I believe it came at the expense of a settling and maturing team and especially at the expense of a potentially great #10-#12 combination in Jimmy and Stanners.
There is some plays of TEAM Rugby from during our first season that has never been matched by combinations and only surpassed by individual acts of random "brilliance" by a very solo "save the day" styled player.
Life was and would have continued to go on prior to Gits coming West and it will continue to go on after his departure.
And yes, while some players cite playing alongside Gits as
one of the reasons they may have come to the Force originally (along with being Coached by Mitch), that doesn't mean that two seasons later they still rate that as the highest deciding factor and, if so, why are the Reds and Waratahs suddenly getting excited, if it is a Gits inspired move (and he
is heading to the Brumbies) then guess what, Brisbane and Sydney is as much Canberra as Perth is!
As a few have now voiced, I support the Force, even with its crap name and putrid colour. It is my team through thick and thin.
While I certainly have my favoured players, it is and always will be about the team #1.
We are a young team by all measures and are certainly still developing our style of playing, our traditions and our passions. But one thing is for certain, that will not waver due to however many players may or may not depart this season.