Quote ="Steinlager"I'd say on several occaisions this season he's mismanaged his 17 and his interchanges, for example. That said, it's a skill he would not have refined as an understudy and can only gain with experience. Just wouldn't like people to get carried away thinking we have theperfect coach, albeit he's done a fantastic job so far.'"
I don't think anybody would say Madge has been perfect. There's been a few occasions when his use of the subs bench has left a lot to be desired (the CC game at Leeds being an example that springs to mind) and he's not handled Feka's situation as well as I'd like. He's not always been the understudy either. He took charge of the first team at Melbourne whenever Craig Bellamy was coaching the NSW Origin team so it's not like he's never had to make an interchange call or pick a 17 before