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Mahoney (defending at left edge forward) was rested on Sunday immediately after we conceded a try. We went on to win back control, so whatever we did worked, and Scapegoat Smith didn’t cost us the game, despite picking up a six week injury.Huh? Risk management is all about likelihoods! Otherwise they'd play the games in fallout shelters.
You can't cover every base with a finite number of players. What if both the halves go down in the 1st minute? You have to prioritise scenario impact WITH likelihood. And Smith coming on and f**king up a third of his tackles at hooker and providing garbage ruck service is highly likely compared to a player who has almost solely played at hooker AND the impact could be just as sharp as losing an uncovered for player. My cover for losing a player is Drown shifts wider in defence and probably Moeroa slots into his position while Lane covers in attack. If Drown gets injured, we're f**ked, the best edge forward defender takes his spot and the attack is covered by Moses/Gunco/Mahoney/Gower somehow
You need to stop going on about it. He is a valuable member of the squad, and proved his worth on the weekend.