Hudson gets hit on here no matter what he does. I knwo for a fact that the senior players respect him as a coach and like him as a man manager and that's enough for me to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I'm also 100% behind the logic of trying out new players - he replaced a coach who was criticised time and again for sticking to his favourites and not trying new blood and now that he's tested the depth of his squad he gets attacked for it? Make your bloody mind up!
We've known since he started that he was to be judged on this World Cup qualification campaign more than any other, can you blame him for exploring his options extensively and allowing himself the best possible chance?
Admittedly there are some bizarre decisions - Moses Dyer, etc but I'm happy to reserve judgement on his ability as our coach until he's actually done the bit that NZF wants to judge him on. He's done enough (in my eyes anyway) to earn that right.