I would have thought as a struggling First Grader trying to get a crack, ANY exposure to FG would be a good thing. You can kill it all you want in state cup, but if in that 5 minutes you go out there and score two tries, and win a game single handedly in the dying stages (unlikely, I will agree) you would be more likely to get a permanent spot…
Not the right thing i will agree, but its how many players got there main break - Think about how Ayshford came into our side, ousted an injured Dean Collis, and then played like his was playing for his dinner... (Wish he'd find some of that right now) and Collis couldn't make it back.