The minutes played by Mozart's favourites

The question is - how long does the geriatrics so beloved by Mozart in fact lasts in games?   Lets think back to the scrumming in Super 15 by the Sharks.  The first scrum the opponents go backward fast - the second scrum is stagnant - the third scrum the Sharks are in retreat.   The same applies to other activities onthe field of play.

So the wuaestion in fact is - how long does the geriatric make postive contributions on the field of play before they become invisible.   Looking at the games in Super 15 andthe June tests - the answer is relatively simple:-

Bakkies Botha         -  12 to 15 minutes 

Gurthro Steenkamp  -  15 to 20 minutes

Jnnie du Plessis       -  15 to 20 minutes.  

If they stay any longer -the scrums become lottery tickets and outside of those they contribute zero positive to the team efforts of their teams .   

Matfield to hus credit stay on the field of play much longer - but his contribution outside of line out takes are weak throughout games.  Weak tackles - weak ball carries - tossed out of mauls with ease - pushed out of the way by other players carrying balls.  When he is on the field of play the Springbok Tight 5 is weakened considerably.

Is it worthwhile to select players who fail to contribute to matches for less than 40 minutes or whose contributions become weak and negative in such short parts of games?   

Oh I get what was being meant here. The same thing that was meant in literally hundre ds of other OOM posts. So I thought I'd just freshen things up a bit. It is interesting how being an OOM favourite is the kiss of death.