Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:45 am  

Or thane wrote:

I just hope he doesn't name a 17 man squad and only play 16, he's done that too many times now. Be interesting to see the bench tomorrow, Mulhern and Hill should start with Philbin off the bench. But who we will pick benchwise needs to be bang on.

I get the baffling use of just 3 subs being used, but there's only 10 interchanges. As I've posted before, two props go off and come back on again, which uses 4 of them them. If we get 2 others taking a breather and returning, that's another 4 done. That only leaves 2 for any other eventualities, and if a forward is needed more than a back, then that's how someone keeps the bench warm for 80 minutes.

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:08 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

I get the baffling use of just 3 subs being used, but there's only 10 interchanges. As I've posted before, two props go off and come back on again, which uses 4 of them them. If we get 2 others taking a breather and returning, that's another 4 done. That only leaves 2 for any other eventualities, and if a forward is needed more than a back, then that's how someone keeps the bench warm for 80 minutes.

Due to selection problems this year we have had a few occasions were complete rookies and the odd surplus back has been left twiddling their thumbs and I think that is understandable. We haven't actually been leaving Adrian Morley, Gareth Carvell or Paul Wood out.

One or two seem to crave for 4 big forwards on the bench ... but to be honest we have never/rarely had four good 'uns available.
I thought Leeds had a lively looking bench last night ... I think I would plan to give all them a bit of a go.

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:01 pm  

Me too, I'm hoping Widdop and others may get taken off at the end of the game, should we have played well enough to allow us to do so.

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:54 pm  

Philth wrote:

The last few play offs have been an event to forget for us and Price was lucky to be given this year in my opinion. When it was announced that he was leaving, I questioned the reasoning behind announcing so early, what this would do to the psychology during the season and whether he would be AS bothered.

Tony Smith (Leeds) and Nathan Brown (Saints) both won Grand Finals while working their notice.

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:29 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

What you gonna do if you've got a prop blowing out his bottom, missing tackles and giving penalties away.

Call him Sita, and extend his contract.

Am I warm?

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:26 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Tony Smith (Leeds) and Nathan Brown (Saints) both won Grand Finals while working their notice.

As did Shaun Wane and Justin Holbrook.

Re: The Psychology Of Working Your Notice : Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:48 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

I get the baffling use of just 3 subs being used, but there's only 10 interchanges. As I've posted before, two props go off and come back on again, which uses 4 of them them. If we get 2 others taking a breather and returning, that's another 4 done. That only leaves 2 for any other eventualities, and if a forward is needed more than a back, then that's how someone keeps the bench warm for 80 minutes.

You're forgetting that you have two free interchanges when Chris Hill goes for his customary HIA at about the time he'd be coming off anyway.