If Hutch is 5/8th with Sexton or Taaffe at HB, Mahoney won't have to overplay his hand. But it would be good for him to admit he overplayed, so us fans know, and he can then focus on just doing his role as a hooker.Maybe. But the ‘at least he’s trying hard’ commentary around Mahoney will get really old really fast if he’s constantly making the wrong decisions out of dummy half. Him playing up to his ability is way more crucial to our success than any other player in the spine
If he has better ball playing halves in the guys I mentioned and he is still over playing his hand, the fans will stick it to him if he doesn't pull it off.