Re: 2021 | Injuries : Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:04 pm  

Muscular strains I think you can question conditioning at this level, but collisions are just luck of the draw really.

Gutted for Mik and I think that’s a hammer blow to any ambition for this year.

Hopefully what this might do is demonstrate the need for another proper prop though… we’ll see. Or maybe an opportunity for King to step up.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:05 pm  

This season was done a long while back y to be fair. All about building combinations for next year.....

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:25 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Muscular strains I think you can question conditioning at this level, but collisions are just luck of the draw really.

Gutted for Mik and I think that’s a hammer blow to any ambition for this year.

Hopefully what this might do is demonstrate the need for another proper prop though… we’ll see. Or maybe an opportunity for King to step up.

Another prop is a must two would be better. We then can rotate will will help to prevent injuries from fatigue.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:26 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Another prop is a must two would be better. We then can rotate will will help to prevent injuries from fatigue.

This needs it's own thread the amount times it crops up but I agree with you. I dont know if its club strategy or they can't find a player of sufficient quality that is available but to me having prior, mik and holroyd is no where near what we need.As I've said before, the quality and consistency shown by prior and mik have done nothing but paper over a crack. Shame ava left.

[Frosties.]

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:19 pm  

Hearing that Oledzki isn’t the only one that’s out and Sutcliffe will join him on the sidelines.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:58 am  

bdrhino wrote:

This needs it's own thread the amount times it crops up but I agree with you. I dont know if its club strategy or they can't find a player of sufficient quality that is available but to me having prior, mik and holroyd is no where near what we need.As I've said before, the quality and consistency shown by prior and mik have done nothing but paper over a crack. Shame ava left.

Tetevano should be the 4th prop. It’s easily his best position and one he played the majority of the time in the NRL.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:00 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Hearing that Oledzki isn’t the only one that’s out and Sutcliffe will join him on the sidelines.

Knee op I imagine?

Sutcliffe doesn’t make my starting side most weeks but it does leave us light at centre.

You do start to wonder whether this season should be written off and we just start building in some experience for the young ones. We aren’t going to get relegated this year you wouldn’t think.

My concern is if we push too hard we just burn out players and introduce more injuries. The young lads don’t have anywhere to play and so why not give game time to O’Connor, Walters, Gannon and maybe one or two from the academy this year?

I guess we’ll see how we go over the next couple of rounds but this really is a silly season.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:03 am  

Too many games close together equals lots of injuries. Always bound to happen these latest set backs

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:21 am  

It's not just us though, all clubs seem to have had multiple injuries this year. I cant think of one team that has their 1-13 starting at any point in the season. Probably wrong but I cant think of any.

Re: 2021 | Injuries : Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:13 pm  

I feel like Saints and Catalans have fielded a fairly consistent line up hence why they are at the top of the table.