We should never pick a side simply because we don't want to make a change. If these 2 players were similar in quality or played significantly different roles Polson might stay for team cohesion but to put team cohesion as our main priority "regardless of who is playing" is just ridiculous.
I don't know. I just don't get that notion for many reason I've already put forward.
A club has to strive to get their best team/squad onto the park, regardless of whether it has some wins, let alone one win, behind it.
Players that may have come back from injury, or have solid form behind them can't have senior exposure closed to them because.......whatever, unless of course there are players in front of them that have simply cemented their spots. i.e Hard for Macreadie to come in given Jones & Weitering.
Macreadie would now need to show absolutely irresistible form to be considered and he'd know that because it's obvious and he'd just get on with business.
Even Williamson may not have been considered this week as much as there wasn't a spot open to him, given the form of our backline, as much as him 'needing another week in the 2's'
Our forward line after the talls though - Needs a lot of work.