Worried2Death
Contributor
Quite a plausible explanation. Do you have any idea if our senior players have contractual clauses that stipulate they must be played if fit? I rememeber this was a problem Mooks had when he was coaching Parra.I don’t think Webby has been taken by surprise at all; he’s been playing the odds as he sees them with better information than we have.
For example, i think it’s extremely plausible that Webby has known Tohu needs season ending surgery for a while, but has agreed with Tohu that Tohu will fight on until this last bye to give Webby a couple more months to slowly bleed the Cup forwards into grade, and then can lean on them hard for a short 7 week stint after the last bye (knowing that is the best approach for the development of those kids).