Interchange Gameplan (What is it?!)

[MarySt]

Have been wondering about this for a while so had a look at the match records for this year. Im guessing amount of interchanges allowed is still 8? (Please note all figures below are regulation interchanges, not counting HIAs or 'Free' interchanges from foul play)

RD01 v Raiders
Interchanges used : 7
Time of last interchange: 79:25 (roberts off for stefano)

RD02 v Roosters
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 66:22 (garner off for liddle)

RD03 v Knights
Interchanges used: 8
Time of last interchange: 72:55 (mikaele off for musgrove)

RD04 v Eels
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 68:31 (mikaele off for liddle)

RD05 v Cowboys
Interchanges used: 6 (!!!)
Time of last interchange: 68:33 (stefano off for musgrove)

RD06 v Rabbits
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 69:47 (stefano off for mikaele)

RD07 v Manly
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 73.38 (luciano off for stefano)

RD08 v Dragons
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 67:38 (seyfarth off for tamou)

RD09 v Titans
Interchanges used: 8
Time of last interchange: 76:47 (twal off for mikaele)

RD10 v Knights
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 68:34 (luciano off for garner)

RD11 v Warriors
Interchanges used: 7
Time of last interchange: 72:36 (simpkin off for liddle)


Granted im only really looking at the last interchange per match and not trawling through all interchanges. But theres a few questions to be raised here:

- Whats the gameplan involved with not using all interchanges here? Is it about keeping one up the sleeve in case of injury? Does the coaching staff think that after the first lot of second half interchanges are done, only one person needs to be removed/injected in the final minutes?

- During the rabbits game, i could tell at the time that if we just had some fresh impact off the bench in the final 15 we could have really done some damage in the final minutes, but we only brought on one man, and even going into golden point considering we had one sub up our sleeve, we didnt bring a fresh player on, whats with that?

- Only 6 interchanges in the cowboys game is baffling.. no idea what happened there. You could basically call the raiders game similar, no idea why they did a switch in the final minute.

- 5 times we've made our last sub in the final 8 minutes, only 1 of those games we won

- Tonight we left blore on the bench till the 65th minute, then only used him for a couple of runs

They need to get smarter. Hes been diabolical with his rotations in past years too. It does us no favours at all. Blame the players all you like... but what is the actual gameplan here

 

[TIGERPOWER]

Blore on for 14 minutes, that says it all. No idea!!!!

 

[hobbo1]

Coach hasn’t got a clue with the bench

 

[happy_tiger]

It depends on everything

Scoreline ...how many fans are booing at that exact moment ....how hot the showers are at away games ..... who has to stop Packer leaving the game early

It's very complex seriously ...winning .....losing chasing a big deficit .....HIA's .....day game ..night game etc etc etc

 

[MarySt]

It depends on everything

Scoreline ...how many fans are booing at that exact moment ....how hot the showers are at away games ..... who has to stop Packer leaving the game early

It's very complex seriously ...winning .....losing chasing a big deficit .....HIA's .....day game ..night game etc etc etc

you forgot the flavour of the popsicles at half time, usually a massive contributor as well

 

[Harvey]

No feel for the game. Leaves gassed players on and takes players that are travelling off.

The bench selection is also terrible.

Today I thought playing against 12 was the perfect opportunity to have Liddle and Simpkin on at the same time.

 

[happy_tiger]

It depends on everything

Scoreline ...how many fans are booing at that exact moment ....how hot the showers are at away games ..... who has to stop Packer leaving the game early

It's very complex seriously ...winning .....losing chasing a big deficit .....HIA's .....day game ..night game etc etc etc

you forgot the flavour of the popsicles at half time, usually a massive contributor as well

We can't afford popsicles at HT ......magic sponge from 1974

 

[BalmainJnr]

One of the yahoos that is in the coaches box with him is there just to remind him at random that he has players on the bench that he can affect an interchange with.

 

[MarySt]

It depends on everything

Scoreline ...how many fans are booing at that exact moment ....how hot the showers are at away games ..... who has to stop Packer leaving the game early

It's very complex seriously ...winning .....losing chasing a big deficit .....HIA's .....day game ..night game etc etc etc

you forgot the flavour of the popsicles at half time, usually a massive contributor as well

We can't afford popsicles at HT ......magic sponge from 1974

sorry forgot we blew the budget on ronnies magic dust in 2018

 

[Demps]

Blore on for 14 minutes, that says it all. No idea!!!!

Fail.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

He should have been injected as soon as BMM was sin binned for freshness & strike on the edges. That would have been the smart play. Our coaches need to learn to adapt to the play, not stick to their pre-game interchange strategy.

 

[PJ_]

Blore on for 14 minutes, that says it all. No idea!!!!

Fail.

Prob so busy shaking his head at the nuffies he forgets he's coaching?

 

[Needaname]

RD05 v Cowboys
Interchanges used: 6 (!!!)
Time of last interchange: 68:33 (stefano off for musgrove)

Wasn’t the excuse for not getting Tamou back on due to having no more interchanges left?

Roberts came off injured in the last minute vs Raiders. That was where he re injured his Pec having just the following week off. Before returning to play each week clearly injured.

 

[Speed2burn]

He should have been injected as soon as BMM was sin binned for freshness & strike on the edges. That would have been the smart play. Our coaches need to learn to adapt to the play, not stick to their pre-game interchange strategy.

Actually I’m pretty sure Blore came on exactly at that moment, but agree with the rest of your post otherwise

 

[avocadoontoast]

I can’t recall a time that he’s got the interchange right. Absolutely clueless.

Why have Blore play 14 minutes? If he’s not ready for more minutes then don’t play him.

 

[Speed2burn]

I can’t recall a time that he’s got the interchange right. Absolutely clueless.

Why have Blore play 14 minutes? If he’s not ready for more minutes then don’t play him.

Minutes used for both benches

Warriors: 145 mins
Tigers: 111 mins

No wonder we always look so gassed

 

[Demps]

I can’t recall a time that he’s got the interchange right. Absolutely clueless.

Why have Blore play 14 minutes? If he’s not ready for more minutes then don’t play him.

It's unacceptable.

Madge is as bad as the on field imbeciles.

 

[avocadoontoast]

I can’t recall a time that he’s got the interchange right. Absolutely clueless.

Why have Blore play 14 minutes? If he’s not ready for more minutes then don’t play him.

It's unacceptable.

Madge is as bad as the on field imbeciles.

Madge’s coaching last night mirrored Talau’s on field performance

 

[Demps]

I can’t recall a time that he’s got the interchange right. Absolutely clueless.

Why have Blore play 14 minutes? If he’s not ready for more minutes then don’t play him.

It's unacceptable.

Madge is as bad as the on field imbeciles.

Madge’s coaching last night mirrored Talau’s on field performance

Yep.
Incompetence everywhere.

 

[twentyforty]

It depends on everything

Scoreline ...how many fans are booing at that exact moment ....how hot the showers are at away games ..... who has to stop Packer leaving the game early

It's very complex seriously ...winning .....losing chasing a big deficit .....HIA's .....day game ..night game etc etc etc

you forgot the flavour of the popsicles at half time, usually a massive contributor as well

We can't afford popsicles at HT ......magic sponge from 1974

I cannot believe players would suck on that thing