Cast your mind back a couple of years when the nightmare scenario for a coach was the sight of another fresh forward being sent back into the fray to target his small men in the defensive line.
Most clubs benches were packed with behemoths who d punch out 25 minutes at the start of the game and then cool their jets on the bench before re-entering the game in the second half to go full tilt for another 25 minutes.
Targeting opposition halves who d been trying to fell giants the whole game was quite often the first, and second, option.
There was no respite for the little man playing the full 80 minutes in the defensive line and still trying to find the energy to attack when his team had the ball.
Angry coach lashes out as Samoan players revolt NRL stars branded disrespectful after penning hard-hitting letter to Samoan PM in bid to oust coach Matt Parish
Rugby League by Dean Ritchie
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Subscriber only Samoan stars including Anthony Milford, Joey Leilua, Jarome Luai and Josh Papalii have taken the extraordinary step of writing to the Samoan Prime Minister seeking his intervention in having national coach Matt Parish and his coaching staff sacked. Parish fired back on Tuesday night, claiming players were coerced into signing the letter. This is an agenda being driven by people no longer involved because they re not trustworthy, the former NSW Origin assistant said.