Re: walsh injury : Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:53 pm  

I feel depression setting in .

Re: walsh injury : Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:56 pm  

Just looked at the operational rules and the deadline for registering players was 18th July. We've got to play with what we've got now!

Re: walsh injury : Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

With those halves I wouldn't even try to move the ball. One out runs all day long and try to score from kicks.

Do a Canterbury Bulldogs then - they got to an NRL grand final with Keating at halfback!

Need a kicker though and I'm not sure who that could be. I'd be more tempted by 1. McDonnell 6. Wellens 7. Wheeler/Hohaia/ Wilkin 13. Charnock.

Charnock should of been blooded earlier, but he will bring a kicking game

Re: walsh injury : Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:17 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: "Shannon McDonnell can come in, Paul Wellens can move to the halves and play well like he has done there this season and Lance should be back before the season's out. We have to work hard and be positive." http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4199? Well, I think this will be popular ... Shows that it's always worthwhile not taking what Brown says seriously. Last week Hohaia was going to be out for 8 to 10 weeks. Now he should be back before the season is out. Damn shame Brown doesn't have the nerve to play a young gun in the halves. He should take some lessons from Simmons, who at least did have the nerve when we found ourselves entirely without halfbacks.

Magic Superbeetle wrote: "Shannon McDonnell can come in, Paul Wellens can move to the halves and play well like he has done there this season and Lance should be back before the season's out. We have to work hard and be positive." http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4199? Well, I think this will be popular ... Shows that it's always worthwhile not taking what Brown says seriously. Last week Hohaia was going to be out for 8 to 10 weeks. Now he should be back before the season is out. Damn shame Brown doesn't have the nerve to play a young gun in the halves. He should take some lessons from Simmons, who at least did have the nerve when we found ourselves entirely without halfbacks.

Re: walsh injury : Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:23 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Shows that it's always worthwhile not taking what Brown says seriously. Last week Hohaia was going to be out for 8 to 10 weeks. Now he should be back before the season is out.

Damn shame Brown doesn't have the nerve to play a young gun in the halves. He should take some lessons from Simmons, who at least did have the nerve when we found ourselves entirely without halfbacks.

Brown has an excellent record at bringing through youth players, if he thinks Charnock isn't ready then he isn't ready.

You've got a point about the media guff though.

Re: walsh injury : Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:11 am  

I can see it now, Gary Wheeler, the injury prone scapegoat will lead us to a grand final victory in 2014 and forever be a saints legend.

Re: walsh injury : Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:17 am  

It takes a big character with plenty of self belief to play half back at a club like Saints. Brown will be despèrate for that type of character to emerge from the ruins so to speak and demand the chance to prove themselves. If Charnock can't grab Brown's attention right now then he's simply not ready because if he can't get Brown's attention, he certainly won't be strong enough to guide 12 other more experienced, first team regulars around the pitch.

Re: walsh injury : Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:20 am  

Believe me, i've heard alot of stories about charnock. He is most certainly NOT the guy to lead us forward.

Re: walsh injury : Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:25 am  

TheSaints87 wrote:

Believe me, i've heard alot of stories about charnock. He is most certainly NOT the guy to lead us forward.

You can't say that and then not tell us.

Re: walsh injury : Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:26 am  

TheSaints87 wrote:

Believe me, i've heard alot of stories about charnock. He is most certainly NOT the guy to lead us forward.

And of course all stories are automatically true!

We need someone with a kicking game. Wilkin is out long term, Hohaia is out long term and Walsh is gone. We have no kicking game.