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• aveel August 12, 2015 at 11:29am

  Injuries are twice as likely when players are fatigued. The more defence a team does the more fatigued they will get. Giving penalties away and dropping balls increases the amount of defence a team has to do, increases fatigue levels which increases the likelihood of injury.
• the Eggman August 12, 2015 at 11:34am

  Thanks good blog, too much spare time? Just kidding, add Losing Hayne pre season and Sandow at the tail end the jnr Paulo suspension and not to mention Hoppa being a disaster at fullback we have been well and truly arse farked this season.
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    sixtiesboy > the Eggman August 12, 2015 at 11:58am

    Too much time to spare is an accurate call, lol!
    I'm not using this blog as an excuse for Parra. I'm actually trying to point out the gulf that exists between the top and bottom placed teams in terms of players used. It allows these top placed teams, who are already blessed with quality players, to build momentum, combinations and confidence through being able to use a largely unchanged line up on a regular basis.
    A team such as the Sharks, who are not blessed with as many "star" players, are a team benefitting from such "luck". One wonders where they would be sitting on the table if they were forced to field around 30 different players.
    Manly' improved performance directly relate to returning their roster to close on full strength. Earlier in the year, they were cruelled by injury. Whether it's too late for them remains to be seen.
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  sixtiesboy August 12, 2015 at 11:47am

  I have also wondered about the types of injuries. Bad luck, predisposition, fatigue. It's been a range of injuries for Parra this year., from fractures to joints and muscle injuries. There are also many Wenty players out injured that has placed a strain on the entire club.
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  shane August 12, 2015 at 12:34pm

  Nice blog and top reading as usual sixtiesboy. On a side note the suspension of Junior really hurt us and taking BA so long to realise Seffa was crap cost us as well and I reckon the other players are feeling better knowing they aren't going to keep coping more hospital pass from him. 
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    sixtiesboy > shane August 12, 2015 at 12:51pm

    Every club makes errors with players. I've never been a huge rap on the way Seffa plays. He plays before the line way too often. I saw him as an average first grader, but this year his form has badly deteriorated.
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  ParraTime August 12, 2015 at 12:46pm

  With the respect to your stats, but I think the key to success is depth. If you look at some of the teams below us, they have been riddled with injuries and most of them have had to play players in different positions. Take knights for example, they played a second rower in the centres due to lack of players/depth.
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    sixtiesboy > ParraTime August 12, 2015 at 1:00pm

    Like playing a second rower as our five eight because we weren't allowed to use Henry? Look at the Wyong players listed to play. Imagine the Roosters having to use these players on a regular basis.
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    Phil Mann > ParraTime August 12, 2015 at 2:08pm

    The detail behind the numbers will most likely reveal even bigger disparity when considering those in the core group playing out of position.  We had 5 wingers and a back rower in our line-up against the Titans. We had another game where our halfback sulked and decided he didn't want to play.
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  macybrown August 12, 2015 at 12:56pm

  I've got my excuse...

  Think it was worse for a new team whose previous game plan was centred around a superstar like ours was, suffering so many early in the season injury and suspensions, and the others like Taka were walking wounded.

  What about the game we played with two second rowers in the centres?

  Was thinking right from the start of the year being behind the eight ball was extra hard for a team with quite a few newbbies and combos to be sorted etc and our early injuries and major suspension found it extra hard to get some momentum

  Would have made it easier for a few of the young ones coming up to just slot into a team with their major structures and game plans in place, classic example Manly and unlike us. 

  P.s Why would anyone not expect manly to perform well given they have 2.5M worth of halves,or miracle men? They have a backline combo amongst the best in the business who have been together for years, if when injury befalls one of those regulars whilst its a big loss, still shouldn't be too hard for another to step in and to know the firmly entrenched game plan

  Next year no excuses!