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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3428973, member: 8988"] What i have noticed with dummy halves in general is they all deteriate their the longer they go in a season without a break. Billys passing and game in general looked weak a couple of weeks ago but i bet he has a blinder tonight. Ive seen when the screws get put questioning a hookers form and its always around this time of the year. I saw maccullough play an excellent game for st george coming back from injury too, along with a few others like starling etc. I even saw it in cook. I think we underestimate just what the grind of dummyhalf does to players. I suspect they need a break and because their treated like every other player (despite the obvious workload) they dont get it. People will argue cameron smith didnt need to rest games, but he often plsyed away from the dummy half grind at half. It may not seem a huge difference but theres a reason we've always had utility players eg. Plath, craig wing etc. Its not just game time either but resting for games. Hookers are a bit like wicket keepers in that they are expected to be "always on" and you dont usually expect a wicket keeper to open the batting in a test. We need to re-examine how taxing it is. Its not just the 50 tackles or sprinting to the play-the-ball but the mental exhaustion too. Every play they have to be reading the game whilst physically drained. Halves in contrast have time to look from afar. Other forwards (even front rowers) might work hard but game isnt always at them. For hookers it is. [/QUOTE]

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