Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:47 pm  

Aboveusonlypie wrote:

:CLAP:

Probably missed more than any single player, even Lockers and Bateman.

Difficult to argue against this, even if you are wrong about Matty Smith

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:42 pm  

Aboveusonlypie wrote:

:CLAP:

Probably missed more than any single player, even Lockers and Bateman.

Id take Farrell before Bateman 10 times out of 10.
After Williams he is the best rugby player we have at the moment because SOL only plays less than 50% of games and unfortunately ST plays even less than that.
An 80 minute full on rugby player.
If he can stay clear of injuries he wouldn't be a bad bet for MOS

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:02 pm  

I've said previously I think Farrell is our best player. His consistency is astonishing and he just does the same things week in week out. He eats up the metres, makes breaks, scores try's, sets them up and defensively he's outstanding.

He's been wasted by England imo. Playing the guy for 30 minutes isn't going to do anything. He's proven against Cronulla and against Brisbane twice (as well as in finals, semi's and derbies over here) that you wind him up and let him go for 80 minutes. He will do what he always does and give you 80 minutes of high intensity, quality rugby league.

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:13 pm  

Press conference today- Mcilorum back for next week or Good Friday.

Bad news on Sam - may need plate taking out of his foot which would mean another 6 to 8 weeks out.

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:00 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Press conference today- Mcilorum back for next week or Good Friday.

Bad news on Sam - may need plate taking out of his foot which would mean another 6 to 8 weeks out.

What a waist of cap money ???

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:08 pm  

Wouldn't it be nice to have a full squad to choose from just to see what Wane's first choice team is capable of.
Just for fun I wouldn't mind seeing this line up.
Escare
Manfredi
Gildart
Gelling
Burgess
Tomkins S
Williams
Flower
Leuluai
FPN
Farrell
Bateman
O'Loughlin

Clubb
Tautai
Tomkins J
Powell

Tough on quite a few players but for sheer attacking value I'd like to see that side.

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:12 pm  

Ashton Bears wrote:

What a waist of cap money ???

Are you saying that when players get injured they shouldn't get paid?
It's easy with hindsight to say that he is a waste of cap space, but hands up anyone who didn't want Wigan to sign him from NZW and full marks for being able to look into the future.

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:16 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Press conference today- Mcilorum back for next week or Good Friday.

Bad news on Sam - may need plate taking out of his foot which would mean another 6 to 8 weeks out.

Wasn't this the reason Micky Mac was delayed? Having the plate removed?

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:36 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Wasn't this the reason Micky Mac was delayed? Having the plate removed?

Yes you're right.

Re: Full injury list with expected return dates : Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:45 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

No-one is ever going to convince me that this is just bad luck. I know that there are certainly some within the squad who feel the same.

Do your conditioning staff have any say on which boots players can wear? I only ask because some clubs now put some re-occurring lower limb strains down to some of the modern foot wear and won't allow certain types.