A rugby scrum becomes uncontested when a team loses a key member of their team. Contested is to engage in competition to attain a position of power. Uncontested is to consider the danger of pressing ahead when there has been a shift in power.
A rugby scrum wheels, when the balance of power shifts, it goes around in a circle.
Development and competition are on the same team, not the same continuum. More competition does not necessarily mean less development. It does mean there is a shift in balance.
It is on us to decide if that shift will take us forward or around and around in circles.