Mortimer's match fitness issue

[roorooman]

Just thinking - all year Mortimer must be averaging about 20 mins a game, at most. Some games about 15 mins.

So how are we expecting him to play 80mins in the halves during origin 2 week.

Surely he needs a couple games with the jets to get his match fitness up.

No amount of training makes up for match fitness.

Thoughts

[Matty_C]

Morts is exceptionally fit, and trains the hour down each week.
This is one of the reasons TR likes him so much and why as a fringe player he has become a regular in our 17.

[elo]

He played 80 minutes for the Jets 6 days ago.

[Roostarz]

20 minutes defending in the middle of the field and getting to hooker each play though. Not saying it's the same but it's not going to be a direct step up to 80 minutes. I'm sure he'll be fine.

[milanja]

in my opinion he has been disappointing over the last month, has lost his zip and been ineffective from the time he has received.