As others have mentioned - not a great start for a new coach.
Hartley's hard-line approach with the players apparently wore thin - but on the bench I thought he generally made good reads and the correct decisions. I thought that he out-coached the opposition on a regular basis in his time here.
I didn't see that last night. Lots of puzzling decisions. And his bench demeanor reminded me a bit of Jim Playfair (I don't understand what is happening).
Hopefully first game jitters for the coach. But a rough start.
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