Now that A P I has been officially ruled out for the season , might or should be a better case for Fainu to receive an exemption. Lane and Parker would still be expected to be in the squad somewhere and with Walker apparently returning , no reason why he can not be considered in a 5 / 8 role again and with Tom right as others have also alluded to ., with a six or centre gig as well . The rest of the season will be a character test for the side , admittedly have had a lot of things working against them for a good portion of the season but can still have some general credibility restored with some better and more consistent performances in their remaining games .