Let's just add some sensibility before claiming we couldn't field 17 because of our use of DR

Martyn Ridyard - Injured
Tom Holmes - Injured and released
Chris Ulugia - Injured
Jason Walton - Injured
Richard Moore - Injured
Scott Wheeldon - Injured
Dakota Whylie - Injured

7 players that would have been in that 19 unavailable through injury but let's blame dual reg because it fits out narrative...

They were a laughing stock, only to you.

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Afterwards, Purtill held no punches.

“They turned up with 14 fully committed players. But I don’t think our guys were committed to the cause.

“Maybe we looked on the sheet and thought it would be an easy day. But as individuals, we have a responsibility to get ourselves ready for the game and I don’t think we did that.

“We were disgraceful and I don’t think we would have beaten Leigh Miners Under 12’s with that performance.”

When I first started watching the game, each team had 13 players and one sub. There was only one interchange allowed. Somehow we seemed to manage. Nowadays, even with only 14 players in the squad, although it obviously restricts your choices, you've still got 10 interchanges available, it's just far more difficult because each player coming off only gets a 5-10 minute break before having to go back on again.

Perversely though, Fev's momentum wasn't interrupted, by changes of personnel. Ours, on the other hand was constantly being interrupted as we tried desperately to find a combination that worked!

Catalan should be fined and a points deduction too, disgraceful not selecting fully fit players.