The Great Ruck Debate.

[Lods]

1. If you are good enough, you pick a team to win and try and make the opposition defeat you. This is where we stand.

I'm not sure we're good enough...yet.
That will play out in the next few weeks.

But even the best of teams wouldn't operate solely on the above basis.
You need to pick a team that the oppositition finds hard to combat, but also you need to find a counter to the opposition weapons.
The 'rise of Cincotta' is a testament to that.

I reckon what we've seen in recent weeks is a bit of experimentation, and a bit of resting of players.
While some selections may have seemed a bit strange they're probably well thought out.
But that experimentation and managing should wind up, and the focus needs to turn towards first making the finals and then securing the best possible position.
The first shouldn't prove a huge challenge...

But lose today and our percentage is poorer than the 9th placed team and we're only a game ahead.