Do you think it would be worth resting Fletcher say 4-5 games a year just to buy him another 2 seasons. I note that Alex Ferguson is doing this with Ryan Giggs - who seems to be on a rotation and is being preserved for key games?
I would have thought, when Pears is back in the team, that this would present Hird with an opportunity to pick and choose when Fletch plays
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If Fletcher has the skill, stamina and strength to play every game - he should. I'd rather have Fletch available for every match possible rather than selected based upon "easy" games so his career can be elongated.Windy_Hill wrote:Do you think it would be worth resting Fletcher say 4-5 games a year just to buy him another 2 seasons. I note that Alex Ferguson is doing this with Ryan Giggs - who seems to be on a rotation and is being preserved for key games?
I would have thought, when Pears is back in the team, that this would present Hird with an opportunity to pick and choose when Fletch plays
I don't understand spreading his 8-10 games over 2 seasons when he can play the next 8-10 games this year.
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Nope. My understanding from a few different interviews I've heard is that Fletch doesn't train super hard beyond what is required to get himself right. I think the games are the thing that keeps him right.Windy_Hill wrote:Do you think it would be worth resting Fletcher say 4-5 games a year just to buy him another 2 seasons. I note that Alex Ferguson is doing this with Ryan Giggs - who seems to be on a rotation and is being preserved for key games?
I would have thought, when Pears is back in the team, that this would present Hird with an opportunity to pick and choose when Fletch plays
If he took a week off he'd just need to train more to compensate, so what's the point?
I don't think logic applies to Dustin, he's just a freak. Let him play...I reckon he'll be more likely to tire mentally after we get another premiership than be physically forced to!
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I reckon you're spot on there.BomberinJapan wrote:I reckon he'll be more likely to tire mentally after we get another premiership than be physically forced to!
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