St_Laz
Team Captain
- May 30, 2013
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Thanks for the heads up.
Sorry for not making it clearer but I was asking you a question about rotating the mids.
I'm not focused on whatever the rucks or anyone else are doing.
I don't care.
I'm asking about mids only.
I still do not understand this emphasis on TOG.
Three mid positions (ruck rover, rover and centre) plus one rotating through from elsewhere on the ground = four mids.
IF we have two mids on the pine that means a total of six mids and, everything else being equal, an average TOG of 67%.
If we have more mids rotating off the pine, like the four you were talking about, then the average TOG must be 50%.
Or if we have two rotating through from elsewhere on the ground (= five mids) plus two mids on the pine, that still means an average TOG of 70%.
If we have more mids rotating off the pine, like the four you were talking about, then the average TOG must be 55%
And compounding this: If there is a Dangerwood involved, they would have higher TOG so the others by definition must have lower TOG.
This is not rocket science, this is basic mathematics.
So why the melts about Dunstan's TOG?
If the rotation protocols are unknown (as would be here) then surely a player's TOG is not a reflection of their "tank", but simply a meaningless statistic and people who quote them are only revealing their ignorance?
100% with you. TOG melts is strange. Even taking a more generic step back. If the were only 18 players, everyone would play 100% TOG. But we have 22.
So total avg TOG is 18/22 = 81%. Some guys play more (e.g fullbacks, CHBs and some fitter guys) which means that some others have to play less. If Dunstan/Paddy played more then someone else has to play less.
Also, 10% less game time is only 3min per quarter. 1 extra benching per half.
Storm --> teacup.