Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:39 am  

Yes you guys are doing tough at the moment and I take me hat off to you lot that you are as high as you are, alot of other teams would be in the bottom four.

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:49 am  

Cragganmore Kid wrote:

As has been mentioned, it's not necessarily about the number of injuries but where those injuries have decimated the team - against Wigan we were down to one 'half back' who at the start of the season wasn't considered in that position and was shoved in at centre or fullback.

Immediately, your direction, your planned moves, your ability to move the ball are all affected - the impact is 'whole team' and is huge.

Imagine Wigan without Tomkins (Pryce), Deacon (Eastmond), Leuluai (Gaskell) and Finch (Wheeler).

Three of those four didn't play at Huddersfield when we won there earlier in the season.

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:42 am  

Lomax, Wheeler and Moore all gone for 5 weeks. That leaves us missing Wellens, Pryce, Lomax, Gaskell, Moore, Wheeler, Clough, Flannery, and Eastmond likely to still be mssing according to sportinglife. Hopefully Perry back. No word on Makinson so presume he is out?

Armstrong
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wilkin
Eastmond/Makinson/ ???
Perry
Roby
Graham
Soliola
Ashurst
Puletua

Magennis
Dixon
???
???

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:43 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Three of those four didn't play at Huddersfield when we won there earlier in the season.

So you still had one half back to move you around the field then? We'll likely have a second rower and me or Saddened! playing halfback on Monday.

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:47 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Three of those four didn't play at Huddersfield when we won there earlier in the season.

Yes, but we're missing our first 6 choice halves, not three of four. Not to mention that Tomkins missing was his own stupid fault after he got banned for running in and punching.

So actually you had 2 of your prospective halves injured, compared to our 6 (Eastmond, Pryce, Gaskell, Lomax, Wheeler, Moore). Not to mention our fullback and replacement full back, 2 of our 4 front line props and an overseas backrower.

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:57 am  

Rogues in derailing ANOTHER thread shocker.

As for potential side:

Armstrong / Makinson
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wilkin
Eastmond / Karalius?
Graham
Roby
LMS
Soliola
Ashurst
Puletua

Dixon
Magennis
Perry
Armstrong / Makinson / Ashe

The full back spot is dependent on Makinson being fit. If he misses out Armstrong moves to full back one of the young lads like Ashe will have to play on the bench. Perry returning would be a huge boost for us, it would give us greater options to rotate the pack. The halves is a massive issue. I genuinely don't know who can play there. If Eastmond is unavailable maybe young Karalius will get a run?

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:23 am  

Blobbynator wrote:

Rogues in derailing ANOTHER thread shocker.

As for potential side:

Armstrong / Makinson
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wilkin
Eastmond / Karalius?
Graham
Roby
LMS
Soliola
Ashurst
Puletua

Dixon
Magennis
Perry
Armstrong / Makinson / Ashe

The full back spot is dependent on Makinson being fit. If he misses out Armstrong moves to full back one of the young lads like Ashe will have to play on the bench. Perry returning would be a huge boost for us, it would give us greater options to rotate the pack. The halves is a massive issue. I genuinely don't know who can play there. If Eastmond is unavailable maybe young Karalius will get a run?

What about

Makinson
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Roby
Roby
Perry
Roby
Graham
Soliola
Wilkin
Puletua

Roby
LMS
Ashurst
Dixon

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:41 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Three of those four didn't play at Huddersfield when we won there earlier in the season.

Yeah, but the one that did play is a World Cup Winner tm isn't he?

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:06 am  

1. Wellens
2. ???
3. Wheeler
4. Eastmond
5. Makinson
6. Gaskell
7. Lomax
8. Perry
9. Moore
10. Clough
11. Flannery
12. ???
13. Pryce

The injured line-up is looking pretty good though isn't it. Just need another 2nd rower and another winger.

Re: Injury update - 27 April : Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:15 am  

Ashy wrote:

The injured line-up is looking pretty good though isn't it. Just need another 2nd rower and another winger.

this has got the be the worst injury crisis since we played Bradford a few years back