Based on Richards's production and quality of play in these playoffs, the move was understandable.
Or conversely, perhaps the length of time on court, regardless of the quality of play, gives a match added reverence.
The quality of play improved after the break, with Jason Spice's try giving the Blues the lead for the first time.
The quality of officiating is directly proportional to the quality of play.
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But even over the first 70 minutes of play neither side showed the quality of play needed to go far in this competition.
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After a scrappy start to the second period, Barnes slotted over his third penalty, and the quality of play deteriorated further as both sides began to search more intently for the victory.
But the quality of our play and the quality of goals gave us our advantage.
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And while Hewitt, Burton and Broady all fell to defeats at Wimbledon that did not reflect the quality of their play, Burton wowed the Court 14 crowd with serve-volley tactics and Broady illustrated the all-round promise that ought to take him far.
But it also comes down to the quality and style of play in the league, with a large contributor to that being how its referees call games.
The quality and style of play by the average MLS player is simply not good enough to gain a position as USMNT World Cup regular, let alone a starter.
Almunia stood alone and exposed as a defiant one-man barrier in the face of a barrage of Barcelona attacks as Arsenal were comprehensively ripped to shreds by the quality of the holders' approach play.
Berbatov sent a curling shot just wide and failed to match the quality of his and United's play with a finishing touch as he poked a Michael Carrick cross the wrong side of the post from close range.
But unlike casual social games, End of Nations is a video game-quality free-to-play game, says Lars Buttler, CEO of Trion Worlds.
In times of economic crisis, when consumers get more cautious, we believe they seek quality and products that delivers many hours of play value.
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Structural forces, which include growing middle classes in emerging economies and a greater demand for proteins, along with economic considerations such as the quality of feed quality used to increase productivity play a role.
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Growth has also benefited from the larger memory requirements associated with newer, more visually and feature rich computing platforms and software applications, and the storing and play back of higher quality media files such as high definition video.
Microsoft has made the commitment to do work that empowers girls and women because of the impact which education can play and the positive ripples it brings to the quality of life and community.
Even when through on goal, the quality of the finishing let the build-up play down.
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The opening exchanges were rich in quality and a wonderful passage of build-up play from Spurs ended with Crouch meeting Hutton's right-wing cross but his effort was narrowly off-target.
"Children do want to play cricket, but there is a quality of distinction to be made" he said.
The best-informed US investors are very confident of the quality of disclosures under IFRS but also want their country to play an active role in shaping the global standards.
Hosts of home games can offer their guests tournament-quality play by observing a few simple rules: First, play only classic games.
However, Cooper says the quality of players at his disposal, rather than which system they play, will dictate whether or not they beat the drop.
We hope you will be able to play the facilitative role in further enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in your institutions and countries.
"They can also do musical therapy, starting to play music again and by doing this gaining some quality of life, " he says.
Speaking of actors, one of the unanticipated challenges of the piece was finding quality actors who were tall enough to play basketball players.
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