is it not this week

i hope so because i plan to be there

if keith is right could we pick 17 from the crowd to play?

It's not about having a rest after three weeks. It's about managing the rigours on your players later in the season by giving those with minor knocks and niggles time to let them clear up.

With a squad our size, it makes sense to do it, in moderation.

McGuire must be due a rest. He looks very lethargic ball in hand.

I can't remember anything of note he's done with the ball in the last 2 games

That's why we will never be as good as Aus, that "brutal cup final intensity" is week in week out in the NRL. That by a Manly team that had 20 minutes in a trial leading upto this match!!

I'm pretty much repeating what's been said, but people need to remember we have just played an extra fixture that no other club has had to play, at an intensity most clubs will only play much later on in the season. We have a squad deep enough to enable us to 'rest' key players to an extent to ensure we have a squad which is fresh come the business end on the season. I can see why we need continuity, and why there is no point in resting players if they aren't injured but it's a long season and we've just played in a final. I would also add our key players aren't getting any younger either.

I'd say there was a difference between resting and rotating. Our players (especially Peacock) complain about our season being too long. A match off when possible maintains a fresh squad