Quote Gotcha="Gotcha"What difference does it make if he starts or on bench? He still makes his 500th appearance when he comes on the pitch.
As long as when on pitch he kicks the goals, as that is the right thing to do as the best kicker.'"
Personally I think quite a bit. Something distinctly odd about having a captain who is only the field a limited amount of the time. Especially at the start when you are trying to achieve dominance and set a platform for the rest of the game? What is the point of him being the captain? He didn't look over pleased on Friday to be leading the team out and then not starting.
It reminds me of Harry Pilling the Lancashire cricketer who came out to toss the coin in his testimonial game against Yorkshire but played no further part in the game as he was selected.