With your definition of "a couple of minutes" and my exaggeration of ten minutes we might meet somewhere in the middle.

Either way he came off the bench with the sole intention of flooring Bailey – in that period he was ineffective.

We didn't have the ball and he didn't miss any tackles!! In fact, when he was called upon to make a tackle he drove Bailey back 10m. In what way was he ineffective? He didn't score an intercept try?

When a player’s sole objective and purpose is to isolate a single member of the opposition’s team then their effectiveness is massively diluted.

By the way I don’t recall Graham single-handedly driving Bailey back 10 meters – must have missed that one.

I didn't say he did it single handedly, but I think it's fair to say his effort was very "effective".

Unlike Bailey, who crabbed across the field and got hammered, then got subbed, then came back on as the invisible centre whilst Graham was busy winning the game for Saints

I guess what you're saying is that for 2 or 3 minutes Graham was ineffective, despite Saints not having the ball in that period, except for when he was called upon to tackle effectively, which he did.

What About The Match Last Season Or Season Before When Kylie Leuluai Owned James Graham All Over The Park With Some Great Hits And Graham Went Hiding Pretty Much For The Rest Of The Game...

I dont expect props to have to be warned on entering the field of play.

Anyone can play the link man.

Does 3rd man in count?

HTH

Just to remind you.



HTH