Originally Posted by
Hail Sezer
I reckon the logic is he just wanted to put Herbert and Thompson defending against Ponga's favoured edge with Best & Tuala. This is the only way it makes the slightest bit of sense because Marzhew does look a bit shaky with how he reads the D. Physically he's fine but has made a few errors with his decisions. Could be a communication thing there we aren't seeing on the TV, I dunno. But Ponga & Co could give him a few terrors.
Sami on his familiar left so we're not throwing Marzhew to the wolves by switching sides and trying to defend outside BK & in an edge that is already unfamiliar with Peachey there instead of Ash.
Not looking for a debate as to whether the logic is right or wrong, but if there is any reasoning that makes maybe a smidgen of sense, those are my thoughts on what it would be