Quote: PAUL M "Your are right about the impact players being on the pitch at the same time, tbh I think Lauaki is being used at prop just due to us having plenty of backrowers.'"
I agree that's probably why he's there, but I still don't personally see it as the best option when one of those backrowers is Fitzgibbon. The far more sensible way to do it IMO is:
Props:
O'Meley starting, Moa replacing
Fitzgibbon starting, Radford replacing
2nd row of Tickle and Manu starting, Lauaki replacing
Westerman at loose forward.
The exact same players, but all in their strongest positions (IMO) instead.