jimlav wrote:
Wigan this season?
They completely took the mickey in terms of rotation and came 2nd. This is whilst losing to Wakefield away, Bradford away, Widnes away and drawing with Hull KR away. A change in any of those results puts wigan top of the league! I think they will fancy their chances next season despite it being only top 4!
Some people have short memories. Wigan had a lot of medium term injuries and so bringing in the young lads and fringe players was the only option, the same goes for a number of other teams. If you want to see only the strongest teams we need a season with only one game each, and even that may be a bit long for some.
One of the issues of the first past the post system is that it becomes attritional with the richest/biggest/luckiest squads doing best. The system, as it stands, demands the use of the squad far more. Finishing first is not the major prize so criticising the resting of players is irrelevant, it is a bit like the gentlemen, of old, moaning that the players went out and practised.
