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Mmmm. It's a good thing he's an awesome tackler. I guess if forcing him to make tackles works then there is no reason not to have McCalman as a replacement for Elsom/Pocock. He makes his tackles and has a high workrate and is a line-out option. I don't know if I like Deans' decision but then again I can see why you might overlook Hodgson for the bench given that Pocock can and should play the full 80. So long as it isn't too early on in the game, McCalman would suffice for a Pocock backup.