emjaycee
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If they are maybe ready as you as say why did we run with a 15 man bench for the majority last couple of months???
We weren’t in the game because our defence was shit. Losing Papali’i won’t hurt our defence. In fact it’s likely to improve it.
For 25 minutes a game. Anyone who signs him will need to pay more than he’s on and expect more minutes.
Or Hopgood? Maybe they don’t need to play a lot of first grade to be ready for first grade?
Because the starters and two bench forwards (who were good enough to get poached by other clubs) were much better than anyone who might’ve gotten a bench spot with them.
I don't know whether they are ready now, need another preseason, or will never be ready... that's why I used the word MAYBE. I also don't know recall us using a 15 man bench, my recollection is that we had 17 players in the squad each week and although some had limited game time, I am not sure that would have changed much regardless of who was in the 17.
Yep, they clogged up space for the team that finished 4th after 25 rounds and made it to the GF.
How many games did player 16 and 17 barely get more than 5 mins?? Quite a few, it may have been nice for Junior and Reg to have a few less mins on the field in the back end of the season. Because by the GF they looked spent.
See above - JA and Makatoa might not have 'helped' us in any significant way, however they didn't hinder us in making the top 4.
A bit of a quandry for the coaching staff, because potentially giving Junior and Reg less time at the back end of the season means we finish outside the top 4, don't make the grand final and they get to enjoy the first Sunday in October on the beach in Bali and not at Homebush in the GF.
So the coach couldn’t rely on player 16 or 17 to do the job?? Makatoa’s extension was well thought out and yes Jake well the less said about Jake the better. Rodwell looked to be coming along well and then was banished and well look what happened to Nathan Brown…………. But yeah no other options I suppose you can’t help bad luck
Whatever job he was relying on 16 & 17 to do, they managed to do.So the coach couldn’t rely on player 16 or 17 to do the job?? Makatoa’s extension was well thought out and yes Jake well the less said about Jake the better. Rodwell looked to be coming along well and then was banished and well look what happened to Nathan Brown…………. But yeah no other options I suppose you can’t help bad luck
And when it mattered we were cannon fodder, actually we didn’t even fire a shot. You can only flog your playing group for so long.
