Aah! The old player welfare / keeping your powder dry situation eh?

It'll never catch on. Get BM flogging them week in, week out.

Booooooo.

etc

Pity BM didn't consider that before sending JJB out against Wigan with his knee ligament hanging by a thread (BM's words)!!

Yeah, that was poor from both parties. But the coach should stand strong...unlike JJB in that game.

Also true. However, if its the game I'm thinking of, then it was basically or bust (ironic?) with regards to advancing in the playoffs, a gamble? yes? did it work? maybe not, but that's what you get with a gamble. If a player puts his hands up to play, the coach will more often than not go with the players assessment. Again history shows us that we have come out on the wrong side of the ledger on a occasion (Senior CC final) Watkins (Playoffs at Wigan) Adamson (CC final) but have come out on the right side too Sinfield (playoffs 2012) etc.

The player will always put their hand up to play, its up to the med staff and especially the coach to stand strong and balance the situation out, obviously this early in the season its a no-brainer / easy decision, later on in the season / CC game?? different kettle of fish, rightly or wrongly.

You're wasting your time using common sense like that on here.

does he coach not have a duty of care? had JJB received a career ending injury i'm sure the opinion would have been different

I know, I like to dip in and out every now again though. Y'know, before reverting to talking about cake, milkchurns and pooping on coffee tables, the REAL Southstander discussions.....

Golding
Briscoe Watkins Moon Hall
Sinfield McGuire
Cuthbertson Aiton Peacock
Ablett Ward
JJB

Delaney Singleton Leuluai Burrow.

It's certainly looking like there's clearly a problem with Zak

You're wasting your time talking common sense on here - some posters simply cannot see the wood for the trees, they sometimes even argue about games they never even attended!!

Ahh, the coffee table discussion! Classy

Wow, cringeworthy.....3 times now you've used and tried dining out on that debate that didn't originally involve you. I look forward to seeing you use it again when you next struggle for an intelligent or creative retort......so every week basically.