I'd have Long on bench for washy otherwise id be happy with rest. Big sam spellong O Meley, Lauaki spelling radders, Manu spelling whoever in back 3, Long to spell Houghton, and leave our halves to play full game there.

Has Long ever player at hooker?

Manu to spell the back 3? FB and wing?! Long isn't on that list, even so why would he ever play at hooker?

all he has to do is get to dummy half, pass from flood or get out of dummy half and pass on move, its not like he has to learn how to strike against the head,
washy hadn't played their but plays there, so for me if Long can't get to dummy half then he would sit in stand and wait for our halves to lose form and he may have LONG ( sorry for pun )
Obst and Horne playing as well as half back partnership has for a very LONG time, so leave it alone while its working and fix another problem.

I would love Agar to bring on Manu, Moa and Lauaki all at the same time after about 25 mins all three would cause meyhem for any team with tiring legs towards the end of a half.

I'd like Agar to make interchanges based on what is happening during the game, not a pre conceived idea of who should come on and when decided at the kitchen table after training on Thursday (as seems to happen sometimes)

I see where your coming from but its an idea if it doesnt work then dont do it again but if it works they could be devestating

you seen Long play recently?

Yes he has been shocking for the last few games.

and now i get the image of life of brian where brian gets thrown in the dungeon and the bloke hung up says " I hang awake at night dreaming of.... Manu Moa Lauaki all creating mischief"

I'm with you on that one cos i think we rely on too many plodders rather than exploders.

We still dont use our "Exploders" properly imo which is annoying used properly Manu especially would be unplayable.

some of post I wrote went missing so here's rest of it

We'd only spell 1 of back 3 at a time ( or I would) so Manu slots in there.

Covering FB and Wing? He could go in centre with whiting covering FB or wing.

I know Long not on list but he'd be on mine and I don't have any doubt Long can step into hooker at all.

Why would you spell a winger and FB in the first place? And with MANU!? Are you for real?

i wouldnt spell FB or FB them UNLESS THEY GET INJURED or play crap. Your substitute bench needs to cover as many eventuallities as possible, even positions you dont normally change like centre wing full back and even half backs.

if you read it properley it doesn't say manu to FB or wing.

FFS he means second row and loose forward. Is that not obvious?