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He dropped to something like 70% fit so I didn't know if that was actually risky or not to play him. And I had CNK there.

I was looking at rotating my squad as the season goes on but I'm not sure if that's a good thing to do or not. Is having players sitting out for long runs of games an issue?
yeah i did do a mind game press conference targetting him and was successful in dropping his fitness level. Thought he was a bit of a danger for you and then surprised you didnt play him at all lol

Not an issue. But from memory players who dont make squad or sit on the bench may get restless and may trigger some player events asking to be in team etc.
 
I did do defense training session. I refer back to previous playing the programmer comments
Im just surprised that you you are suprised at the result thinking you would have beaten me in the first place lol
 
yeah i did do a mind game press conference targetting him and was successful in dropping his fitness level. Thought he was a bit of a danger for you and then surprised you didnt play him at all lol

Not an issue. But from memory players who dont make squad or sit on the bench may get restless and may trigger some player events asking to be in team etc.
So how much of an issue is fitness? I just thought 70% was an issue but maybe its not.
 
So how much of an issue is fitness? I just thought 70% was an issue but maybe its not.
Read the FAQ.

If a player can be selected for a game, they can play. Their impact/effectiveness can come into play based on form/fitness/morale etc and its all there in the FAQ. I cant tell you how to coach your team.
 
Can we just take a break from Inruin's realisation of his shit coaching tactics and whingeing to congratulate Knights and Salamanders on their first wins :)
 
Well considering the adversity you have programmed against me I'm surprised you are taking any pride in that result
its weird that you think i needed any help to beat you. I mean...look at where you are on the ladder. Its not like that this is your first loss. Surely you would have learnt something from your first loss? No?
 
its weird that you think i needed any help to beat you. I mean...look at where you are on the ladder. Its not like that this is your first loss. Surely you would have learnt something from your first loss? No?
Close loss against a quality team away from home i can take and accept......
 
Close loss against a quality team away from home i can take and accept......
Can you post your post match coach review? Did it help you where things went wrong? Or it was just a sieve and you are still dumbfounded on which hole to fix first?

Jazz whilst a penalty magnet probably could have helped you in the game. But hey i can only try to help.
 
Can you post your post match coach review? Did it help you where things went wrong? Or it was just a sieve and you are still dumbfounded on which hole to fix first?

Jazz whilst a penalty magnet probably could have helped you in the game. But hey i can only try to help.
Yup will do later when I'm home.

Jazz probably doesn't attract any penalties when you play him in your team.

Bit like injury prone Metcalf doesn't break either. But there is - 'Hey Dean! Dean! Let me give you a little piece of advice to bring you up to my level...'
 
do you and wizard breathe the same air or something? I answered the question just earlier
Oh, breathing. Good suggestion.

Sorry didn't see your response.

Was taking from one of your previous answer around choosing to play a certain style in the weather was risky that I was missing the forecast.
 
Is this a stitch up?

3rd of the 4 games on the road and having to travel from North Korea on about 4 flights to get to Fiji. The players will be jet lagged before they even start.

Who made the draw?

Will the game kick off at 6pm next Wednesday or is it island time there?
 
3rd of the 4 games on the road and having to travel from North Korea on about 4 flights to get to Fiji. The players will be jet lagged before they even start.
Flights? The home team covers only boat rides for visiting teams. I hope you dont follow up by asking about the accomodation we have organised for you guys.

You can ask Inruin about the weather forecast for the ferry ride to the islands.
 
Oh, breathing. Good suggestion.

Sorry didn't see your response.

Was taking from one of your previous answer around choosing to play a certain style in the weather was risky that I was missing the forecast.
btw i just looked through our game.

There were lots of changes to your team due to unfortunate(programmatic*) injuries to your team during the match. This is what happened.

31" - Greg Alexander - taken off ribs injury
Nathan Fien on the bench moves to 7 as a direct replacement as Fien has 7 as a secondary position.

56" - Nathan Fien Shoulder Stinger injury - played on but less effective.

62" - CNK - Shoulder injury - taken off
You did not have a fullback on the bench, so cascading positional checks were done to keep your team as optimal as possible.
Ngamu moved from 6 to fullback
Fien moves from halfback to 6
Your bench was full of forwards at this point, and halfback still to be filled. The least bad option from all the resuffles was to get Barnett into 7. Barnett was the best player on the bench, and was fully rested as well after his early stint and coming off at 35"
So actually Barnett did play 7 for the last 18 mins for you. If he didnt, it would have been the likes of Horo, Paleaaesina, Paasi etc. Or to atleast to position 1 or 6 if not at halfback. When Barnett did goto halfback, because his kicking was shit, Fien took over most of the kicking but he was also operating at a lower effectiveness (secondary position, playing through injury). Barnett did take 4 kicks (7.5m on average) on some plays during the 18 mins where Fien was already tied up/not in position.

So it was rather unfortunate(programmatically correct though*), that you had injuries to your spine players. Bit of a gutsy call to not play Hohaia (i still dont get why even after your explanation but that is for your own debrief), as its rather weird/random that you had spine/backs injured during the game. You had cover on the bench for 1, but you unfortunately (*) had your spine players taken out of the game somehow(*).

On the positives, the reshuffles did not cost you, you were already out of the game well before then, and have no players out injured as a result. I had to have a look at your interchange bench strategy, and i dont know if others are doing this and still winning but setting Auto for all players is a lazy way of coaching and probably not the right tactic. Probably spend a bit of time going through the FAQs when you get a chance.

But anyway to the point, the weather, your defence strategy did not lose you the game in that fashion. It was a series of unfortunate injuries, bad team selection, bad interchange strategy combination. And a better, and well coached opposition may also have had something to do with it.

* in jest, i just like rubbing salt when the flesh wound is exposed.
 
@Ultimate Team Weather forecast is now in the game.

UT Help Centre · Gameplay · Match Day
Can I see the weather for upcoming games?

Every scheduled fixture has a weather forecast that becomes more accurate as game day approaches. You see it in two places:

  • Next Game card on your home dashboard — a small weather line underneath the stadium, showing the current forecast plus a confidence level and countdown.
  • Game Plan submission form — a prominent banner at the top of the plan form with the weather, an icon, the confidence level, and a one-line strategic hint. Use this to shape your attack style, defence intensity, kick direction, and goal kicker choice for the conditions.

How accurate is the forecast?

The forecast tightens as kickoff approaches, mirroring real weather forecasting:

  • A week out: highly uncertain — the forecast can easily be wrong, treat it as directional only
  • Several days out: starting to firm up, but still worth revisiting closer to gameday
  • Day before kickoff: high confidence, but not certain
  • Hours before kickoff: near-certain
  • After kickoff: shows the actual weather the game was played in

Behind the scenes, each fixture has a locked "true" weather assigned when the round is drawn. The sim will always play the game in that true weather — what tightens is the forecast display, not the reality.

When the forecast is wrong, how wrong is it?

Wrong forecasts are "close" wrong, not wildly wrong. A rainy day is far more often mispredicted as "light rain" or "cloudy" than as "fine", just like real-world forecasts. So even at long range when the forecast is least reliable, the direction of the forecast gives you meaningful signal — if it says wet, it's more likely to actually be wet than dry.

Forecast stability
The forecast is stable within a single calendar day — refreshing the page won't change what you see. But the forecast can refresh once per day as accuracy tightens, so the value you see on Tuesday may legitimately differ from what you see on Wednesday. This mirrors the behaviour of real weather forecasts firming up over time.

When should I commit to a wet-weather plan?

Game plans can be submitted right up until kickoff, so you don't have to commit early. Later is better. A forecast you see several days out is speculative — by the final day, it's much more trustworthy, and within a few hours of kickoff it's essentially locked in. If you're agonising over whether to pick a wet-weather roster early in the week, the safer play is to wait and re-check the forecast closer to gameday before finalising.

Mid-match weather changes

Even with an accurate forecast, the engine can still shift the weather at half-time (or, less often, mid-half). It's uncommon but not rare. The forecast predicts the starting weather, not necessarily the whole match.

Transitions are stepped. Heavy rain never jumps straight to fine — the graph is rain → light rain → damp → fine. Damp is a wet-pitch residual state: no falling rain, but the surface and ball are still slick. So a forecast of "rain" is never wasted: even if the rain stops at halftime, the second half will still play in light rain or damp conditions, not back to a perfect track. The post-match summary shows both halves' weather (e.g. "Rain → Damp") so you can see exactly what was played in.

If you're building a wet-weather specialist bench, a fine-forecast game isn't a complete waste — there's always a small chance the match shifts conditions.

How to use it strategically

  • Fine / Cloudy: no weather factor — play your preferred style.
  • Light rain: expect more handling errors. A kicking or balanced attack is safer than running.
  • Heavy rain: knock-ons spike, offloads get turned over. Kick for territory, grind up the middle, run a conservative defence.
  • Windy: kick distance and field goals are affected. Double-check your kick direction setting and consider whether your designated goal kicker is still the best pick.
 
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