The Virtual Terrace • Re: Fight for the Grand Final & A Relegation Battle
MonkeyLover wrote:
You do realise the Saints side that played had collectively played over 400 Super League games more than the whole of the Broncos squad. That was not an inexperienced 'Reserve' side that went to London.
Saints earned the right to rest some key players. As Tony Smith quite rightly pointed out on SKY after his defeat to Huddersfield. Stupid question from the young Angela Powers lookalike.
The number of games played by the players that took the park isn't the measure of them being a "reserve" side
Compare the side that played Wigan
Coote, Grace, Percival, Naiqama, Makinson, Lomax, Fages, Walmsley, Bentley, Thompson, Knowles, Peyroux, LMS
Lees, Ashworth, Amor, Smith
And V London
Welby, GRACE, Smith, Costello, Swift, Richardson, Paulo, LEES, Smith, BENTLEY, Batchelor, KNOWLES,
AMOR, Eaves, Hazzard, ASHWORTH
As you say, plenty of experience but, definitely a second string (reserve) side
Plus there are still some notable absentees from the Wigan 17
It certainly shows that they have plenty of depth to their squad but, NOBODY should pretend that the side that took the field against London, was anything other than a reserve side, albeit with some quality in there.
If you are still in any doubt, check again when the Challenge Cup final side is announced, assuming that they make it past Halifax There may be 3 players from the London game that make the "final" cut
Statistics: Posted by wrencat1873 — Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:31 pm