Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:29 pm  

Saints appear to be collecting 'knocks' again:

Pryce - groin knock and out for up to two months
Soliola - ankle knock and out for up to four weeks
Wilkin - calf knock acquired while away on his England bash
LMS - shoulder knock and probably not playing on Friday night
Wheeler - body knock and who knows when he will be back
Has Magennis got over his wrist knock yet?

Have I missed anyone?

Josh Perry may make his debut on Friday night apparently but only in 'short bursts'. Besides, he will probably get a knock.

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:38 pm  

Wheeler - Body knock?

Am I the only one who thinks he should be released?

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:03 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Wheeler - Body knock?

I couldn't remember which bit of his body got the knock!

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:07 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Wheeler - Body knock?

Am I the only one who thinks he should be released?

I have to say that if his injuries continue I would be looking to release him at the end of the season. We are on a thin squad as it is without carrying people with constant injuries.

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:27 pm  

I do like how our jokes about Wheeler are also carried out by his team mates!

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:32 pm  

Ski wrote:

I do like how our jokes about Wheeler are also carried out by his team mates!

Where is this happening? Can you show some examples?

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:36 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Where is this happening? Can you show some examples?

Seriously, the Twitter scene is where it is at!

Yesterday

LouieMS14
On route to liverpool now for scan ???
pwello80
@LouieMS14 going for a scan! Just tell them you know @g4wheeler6 and they will let you straight in.
LouieMS14
@pwello80 @g4wheeler6 he's said I could park in his private car space at the hospital haha #WINNING

LouieMS14 = LMS
pwello80= Donk
g4wheeler6 = Mr McVities

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:59 pm  

Ski wrote:

Seriously, the Twitter scene is where it is at!

Yesterday

LouieMS14
On route to liverpool now for scan ???
pwello80
@LouieMS14 going for a scan! Just tell them you know @g4wheeler6 and they will let you straight in.
LouieMS14
@pwello80 @g4wheeler6 he's said I could park in his private car space at the hospital haha #WINNING

LouieMS14 = LMS
pwello80= slug
g4wheeler6 = Mr McVities

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:34 pm  

Ski wrote:

I do like how our jokes about Wheeler are also carried out by his team mates!

Does that mean they're knock knock (knock knock knock) jokes?

Re: Injuries : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:35 pm  

foz11 wrote:

I have to say that if his injuries continue I would be looking to release him at the end of the season. We are on a thin squad as it is without carrying people with constant injuries.

This is a bit of a growing myth. we have a strong squad of 29 players, even with several injuries. The majority of players in the squad have played more than 10 first team games, in fact only 5 players haven't started a 1st team game and one of them is Josh Perry who has years of first team experience in the NRL.

As much of a biscuit as wheeler has been Saints need to look at why he is constantly getting injuries and whether these are the same injuries recurring. When Sean Long first came to the club he suffered a great number of injuries early in his Saints career but he was able to overcome them and grow into a club legend, I'm not saying Wheeler will become another Sean Long but he needs to be given a chance or we will yet again have wasted years of investment on a player with high potential like Eastmond.