A think your correct there,,, am sure that riders falling in the '2 to 5' averages can ride anywhere in the '2 to 5' team position.
A mean,,, why not have your 2 strongest riders at 1 and 2 and so on?,,, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
Inclined to agree regarding Vic, but he was woeful on his last appearance at Brough, (maybe he had had a whisper about being peddled after that match like).
Smetana looked decent enough on his skid round the track last season and, could be a surprise.