Quote: rubber duckie "You have obviously missed the point.
The difference is that when you initially start the game with limited hb choice the team ought to have already prepared for it!!
A weeks training and stand in backs, yes like Wilkin.
Catalan didn't have that scenario, it was during the game when the half the bench was already busted.
Something like Wire v Pies in the GF only not as profoundly obvious.
A game of 2 half's brought about from the eventual loosing team having a busted bench and no fit middle field director.
And as for you saying you won the GF without backs, not only as I just said that you have preparation for that scenario, you also seem to have forgotten a very significant point during that game. Let alone the fact that you only just won it.'"
I don't think we prepared the grand final week with lance our 6 going off less than a min in to the game.
We certainly didn't prepare to have secound row flanaghan and fullback Wello in the halves and even prop Lms in the centre either.
In the modern game players are multi skilled and have to play other positions. Some teams handle it better like saints in the final and some don't like Warrington in the final.
