Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:19 pm  

Thanks for the replies to my question above, appreciated.
I suppose much depends on how he comes back next season from an ACL injury which can be very debilitating in some cases.
But yes he needs deregistering and we look to see what`s out there especially as Hall is only on a 1 year contract.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:37 pm  

Yeah, that's bad luck. He would have been box office in a sport needing all the stars we can get.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:18 pm  

Terrible bad luck, real shame as he would have brought excitement to both Leeds and helped the wider game.

Let’s hope he can come back next year.

Although we can get salary cap dispensation, I don’t think we can use another quota spot (maybe wrong).

I’d have another go for Kallum Watkins, probably not
Much chance if Salford are getting investment but I can’t think of anyone else who is worth signing. If we can’t get any quality in, would rather go with what we have for now. Hope Simpson, Lumb and Ned Mc get some game time as the year goes on

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:59 am  

The problem will be if the gameplan was based on having big powerful wings, then using younger players, who may be talented, but cannot run the ball back hard or run over defenders to score, will be more of a change than just swapping one winger out. A challenge for Arthur for sure.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:26 am  

Yep, that’s the big problem with this injury. We will have most definitely have built game plan around Sivo and Hall bringing the ball out. Apparently we’re seeking quota dispensation also

I’m sure we’re cursed.. I’ve never known a team who has so many long term injuries as we’ve had these last few years

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:40 am  

It does make you think if the conditioning or type of training methods used are a problem or simply that we are unlucky.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:51 pm  

chapylad wrote:

It does make you think if the conditioning or type of training methods used are a problem or simply that we are unlucky.

What would training methods have to do with Sivos injury? Pretty sure he just got his foot stuck in the ground when French fell on him

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:48 pm  

Neruda wrote:

What would training methods have to do with Sivos injury? Pretty sure he just got his foot stuck in the ground when French fell on him

Yes this one was just one of those freak accidents.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:17 pm  

Neruda wrote:

What would training methods have to do with Sivos injury? Pretty sure he just got his foot stuck in the ground when French fell on him

I`m referring to someone saying we have had our fair share of long term injuries some similar to Sivo.

Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury : Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:22 am  

Hopefully Sivo will make more of a contribution to Leeds than Paul Bell.

Leeds should be looking to bring in an experienced centre/outside back in the interim, of equivalent standard and certainly not any more Roberts/Hooley types. Hopefully the likes of Lumb will be able to have extended runs but look what happened last season there - no-one is injury proof and we can't afford to have too much cap sitting in the stands, especially if there's a loophole to bring someone in.