i would've bought hiku on the wing for at least 10-15 minutes and told Jorge to float around the middle and just run straight. He has the size and the speed plus the power to break the line, definitely wouldn't have been puffed, the guys in the middle aren't used to tackling him, adds a little unpredictability. In no way would i put him in the forwards for a game just yet, but i would've hooked Gift for a sideline stint in the 2nd half and tried it. I'm not about to drop glen to the bench yet, but just a little bit of a kick up the butt that 80 minutes isn't a sure thing unless he starts playing to the form that got him that jersey.
I'm just sick of the bench not being used to full effect, it isn't doing the young guys any good for confidence sitting on there all game and not being called upon and maybe its time to put a bit of fear in the 80 minute players that if you aren't playing up to scratch, you will be given a stint on the bench. Big call to hook someone like Gift, (watch him now come out with a MOM effort next week now) but if the props aren't getting the metres he can't play his usual sideways game and has to step in and go straight.
After multiple losses, if we don't put on a cricket score next week against parra, then we have some big issues.