For my take on this: I am a Pyke fan and I do think that he should be an important part of any premiership charge, but he does seem to be playing with some sort of chronic injury that is restricting his jump and slowing his pace. This means that he probably either needs a couple of weeks rest, or a quick cut and scrape type operation. When the best time to do this is debatable, but possibly the sooner the better.
And I probably wouldn't play both Tippett and Nankervis, but instead I'd go for Tippo as the main ruckman, with Sam Reid adding further to his swingman credibility, by playing Tippett's current back up role.
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