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Hey @tajhay, in the Hawks vs Knights (Locke-Ridge Cup) can you look into why my custom stints were out of whack? No injuries to affect it.
Particularly Interchange #4 in 44th minute (was supposed to be Lodge for Pongia, not Matulino for Pongia), #6 in 53rd minute (was supposed to be Matulino for Temata, not Lodge for Temata) & #7 in 60th (was supposed to be Ikahihifo for Lodge, not Ikahihifo for Matulino).
These tweaks meant that Matulino only played 41 minutes instead of the intended 52 and Lodge (who actually performed way better than Matulino) played 44 instead of the planned 33 minutes

OFFICIAL MEMO
From the Office of the Ultimate Team Commissioner​

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To: Chatham Island Hawks
Re: Custom interchanges in the Locke-Ridge Cup (Hawks v Knights)

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Coach,

I've gone through your bench plan and the match frame by frame, and I'll cut straight to it: your plan was spot on, this wasn't you, and there were no injuries involved. The game itself brought the wrong men back onto the park. You were right to flag it.

What went wrong

Your custom stints are precise instructions — who comes off, who goes on, and when. The problem was in the return half of those instructions. When a bench forward's shift ended, the game was bringing back "any rested player of that position" instead of the specific man who'd been subbed off that spot.

Because you had two props rotating through each other's positions, the game grabbed the wrong prop first — and from that one wrong call, every rotation after it got shuffled out of order:

• 44' — Matulino came back instead of Lodge.
• 53' — Lodge came back instead of Matulino.
• 60' — the shift bumped Matulino instead of Lodge.

The knock-on effect was exactly what you spotted: Matulino played 41 minutes instead of your intended 52, and Lodge played 44 instead of 33 — even though you'd planned it the other way around.

What we've changed

Custom stints are now "jersey-aware." When a bench player's shift ends, the exact starter he replaced returns to his own position — no more grabbing the wrong forward from the rotation. Your rotations will now run precisely as you draw them up. (We tested it against this very game: Lodge back at 44', Matulino at 53', minutes landing on your intended 52 and 33.)

The bottom line

That result is already in the books and I won't rewrite it — but the fault was the engine's, not yours, and it's now fixed for every game going forward. Set your rotations with confidence; they'll be honoured to the minute.

Appreciate you taking the time to lay it out so clearly, Coach. That's exactly the kind of detail that makes the competition better for everyone.

— The Commissioner
NZW Ultimate Team