I have read a quote from Peyton and he didn't want to put Turner in the position where his lack of match fitness affected his performance.
“Paul Turner is really unlucky to miss out. Our thought process behind leaving him out was that he’s only played one game this year and throwing him at fullback, he’s going to have to cover the most distance, in terms of metres in the game. Up around 11km or 12km. “Given that he was gassed only having to defend playing in the halves against Canterbury, I thought Peta (Hiku), with his form, his match fitness would be better served for us.
part of me would still like to see Jazz fail the HIA so he gets onto the bench. Sure he cant play 80 minutes, but even a solid 20 would be great for him






