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Message: [QUOTE="johnny plath, post: 2884261, member: 8689"] I think we need to have more faith in depth players, especially for long term injuries, otherwise whats the real point of depth. Kahu brought nothing to the team for the last five or so rounds with his groin strain.. couldn't run, couldn't kick. We needed to bite the bullet and give Pearson or Mead time in the role while Kahu healed properly and actually brought value to the team when he came back. Similarly with Macca out we should have brought Waddell back in so we didn't have to **** with the halves and interchange so much. He did a solid job last year, he didn't stink it up any where near as much as some on here chose to believe. Isaako or another full back should have filled for Boyd as well.. ffs, we used injured kahu to cover for injured Boyd. I'm a big believer in players playing in their regular position, not filling a gap for a few weeks, especially specialist positions like the spine. Players need time and exposure to develop, and depth players just can't get that without NRL time. I think in 2015 we had a system of bringing bench forwards up for a few rounds for experience, then send them back to cup for fitness and game time. I think Willie O benefited from that kind of exposure. That seems to have disappeared and we only consider a depth player as a last resort. [/QUOTE]

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