He took him off because they didn't need another man forward...not back, go read his article.!!
so where does that mean he was going to play him that quarter, when kicking with the wind?
yep, batch was dropped, but not for the north game who have a taller/stronger forward setup than GC and where we did not intend to play extra men behind the ball.
Just as well the coaches pay some attention to structure when they make changes, rather than just look to the worst performing player and drop them for anyone performing without giving any thought to structural make up of the team, until someone points out the bleeding obvious to them and then clutching at the nearest curly straw.
As for 4cm, may not be too much but when you are replacing someone who is already a bit short, another 4cm makes a fair difference, or do you actually think playing a 184cm forward as a backman on a 192cm strong marking forward is a good matchup?
