Other coaches play their middles for long minutes. Trbojevic played 80 against us on the weekend, Bennett played Lemuelu for 72 minutes and Gilbert for 59 in the middle. Haas 59m, Carrigan 57m, CHN 80m, Starling 78m, Egan 67m, Harris 80m, Radley 69m, Collins 56m, Fotuaika 63m, Fa'asuamaleaui 65m. These merkins all won their games. Isaah Yeo plays 80 minutes every week. It's not the bizarre tactic you claim it to be. You are just seeing a loss and grasping for straws. Correlation means causation to you. Our middles played long minutes every week last year and we won through to the grand final against another team with a couple of long-minutes middle forwards. Don't be so shocked.