Yes, that’s true but the season hasn’t started yet and we don’t know who is likely to end up top four or bottom four. I don’t think we are automatic top four we have to earn it over a long hard gruelling season and a ball hasn’t even been kicked yet.
It seems to me there is a sense of entitlement on here where as we just have to turn up and the wins will follow. It just doesn’t work that way.
It is going to be tough, very tough to achieve top 4. If we enjoy a relatively injury free season and on going improvement from the younger stars then we are more than capable of achieving a top four position but taking it for granted as a given is just plain wrong.
I don't think there's been any Martin to prop rumours. It's just talk from hopeful fans. I'm the one who started it.
Pretty sure Blade said they are looking at it as a way to get capewell more minutes.
We have 4 backrowers that you want to play 60 odd minutes atleast. So it makes sense
Didn't Martin say he preferred being at lock?
Prefers the middle was the words.
I was close. Just stick him at prop when Capewell comes on and point him in the right direction. He'll run hard as f*ck and smash guys in defence.
Yeah I think it’s a solid rotation. Would love to see Kikau swung over to the right in a second stint. Maybe he’s not effective and maybe it cause huge issues with defence and helps our right side guys start humming.
Unsure whose prop minutes you take though. Fish would come off around 25-30 for Eisenhuth say and then comes back around 50. Leota first and last 20 while Leniu straight swaps with him for the middle 40. Maybe you take Leniu off at 55 and shorten Leotas second stint to throw Martin on for the final 10 after a 20 min breather to hurl himself around.
Only leaves 1 interchange for utility/injury.
Interchanges 1, 2, 3
30th minute roughly:
Off: Fish, Yeo, Leota
On: Capewell, Lenui, Eisenhuth
Interchange 4 50th minute:
Off: Martin
On: Yeo(30 minute rest)
Interchange 5/6 60th minute
Off: Lenui, Eisenhuth
On: Fish, Leota
2 left over for utility/injuries.
May usually comes on for Yeo just before halftime
So how would you get Martin into the middle then?
Not play Eisenhuth
So just leave the last bench spot to do nothing or have someone else on the bench?
Yep. Go Burton on there just incase he is needed
Ivan doesn't use the 4th benchie anyway