My fear is that if Hazem wasn't who he is and has achieved what he has then he wouldn't be in the team and Heka or someone else would have been given a chance by now.
I agree that Haz doesn't really deserve to be dropped and has done well enough, but Millard was in much greater form, had done everything he could do and he got dropped straight away for Morris.
"Well enough" isn't good enough and if we can do better with another player, or with another combination or by having Jamal on the wing and Millard in the centres then we need to do what is best for the team and not for the record books, legacy of a club legend or pride.
If we can't do better and that combination is the best we have then so be it. But I don't think based on my own views and opinions that is the case. At the very least I would like to see something else at least tried for a game or two to see what else we have at our disposal.
That isn't such an absurd notion is it? Why is it OK for some players to be rotated but if someone mentions Haz getting a spell out of the team to try new things then everyone goes insane?
Also Tadpole has rotated a great deal of players in almost every position this year. Could he not give Heka or someone else an opportunity in a game where we could afford to try something like that?
As Slippery said, Heka scored 13 tries in 18 games last year on a shocking team that scored very few tries. If he is training well or is in any sort of form in NSW Cup then why not give him a run?
Take hazem out of the equation for a second.
It's pretty much the same in every team in the NRL.
Usually once a player has established hiimself as a first grader they hardly get dropped because someone else is is "better form" unless they themselves are in poor form (which I don't think hazem has been).
There are a lot of players out there who could arguably be replaced for someone one who is in better form but it doesn't happen usually unless the player is in bad form, Grothe was dreadful for a fair while until he got dropped for example.
I think it goes past just form, yeah technically form is the only thing that should count but you shouldn't underestimate other factors like loyalty to players (obviously only to a certain extent), what they provide off the field and on the field beyond that of their direct playing ability and so on.
QLD state of origin team are a perfect example here, time and time agian players who are in better form will miss out and players in the QLD squad rarely get dropped unless they play bad. Stagg should of been over johnson on form, Myles should of been no where near, Crocker should of been playing FG for a few more weeks, just to list a few who weren't really selected on "form".
I understand what you are saying and Hazem shouldn't be any different but he will be.
