could be a tough game for hood if things are tight we can hope he may be on the bench in hope we have another blow out is there a u20 game before hand??

however we are only privy yo what happens for 80 mins a week. if one trains the house down or if others take the pee or aren't very professional then it would be right that the hard working one gets a place. unless we are very lucky no one on here knows any of this and to be honest no one really knows didly squat about pro RL compared to those who actually work at the top level of the game yet we question things based on our narrow view of the game.

You're spot on, we do only see players for 80 minutes a week - but surely those are the 80 minutes that count? If Moore is out-playing Kirke in games then Moore has to be the better option, yes?

And therefore we fans can only comment on the 80 mins a week that we see. I think, on first glance, Kirke made 3 maybe 4 carries last night. He must really train the house down.

but if you were running a team be it rl, football, cricket or whatever and someone looked a superstar in training but consistently failed to deliver in matches, how many years would you let that continue before the penny dropped?

So that would explain it! He gives his all on the training field and has nothing left for match days!