Wigan Warriors • 21 man squad to face York Friday
Grimmy wrote:
Bit of an exaggeration, I wanted to give two kids (Hanley and Kilner) a run back when we thought everyone bar Marshall would be fit and available. I get that in the short term the least risky option is to always play your strongest side, but longer term that tends to lead to lads being thrown straight into the deep end against a good team when injuries strike (see Murphy v Leeds in the 2012 play offs which basically wrecked his career as an example). It also runs the risk of burning out your best players later in the season (which is why we didn't make the Grand Final in 2011 despite being the best team in the league IMO).
I wouldn't say it wrecked his career.
He was never going to make it as a super league fullback.
From memory he got picked up into the academy very late and barely made an impact there.
Statistics: Posted by nathan_rugby — Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:27 pm — Replies 38 — Views 1921