: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:24 pm  

Steve-O wrote:

Tony Rea was head and shoulders above the rest of the team. He's been a huge loss. I used to enjoy listening to him talk about the game, pointing things out I hadn't noticed. When I was new to the game, his analysis helped me learn to look a bit further than the flashy offload or the big hit all the time.

Barrie Mac talks a lot of sense. That's about it now.

'Tez' just says the same thing. "The forwards are dominant, getting the quick play the ball"

Stevo and Eddie have no clue at all.

We were spoilt by rea's in depth and enlightening analysis now we are left wondering WTF most of the others are on about offiah is painfull to watch on a sunday night and clarke's irrelevant stats are boring.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:26 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

clarke's irrelevant stats are boring.

His latest one being 'Lee smith will be Leeds full back for the next 5 years' during the coverage on Saturdya.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:27 pm  

Basil Wilberforce wrote:

His latest one being 'Lee smith will be Leeds full back for the next 5 years' during the coverage on Saturdya.

What day was that then?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:25 pm  

Steve-O wrote: Some on the Hull board are saying it's just an arthroscopy now, I don't know where they got it from. As the guy on SKY before the match (think he works for Hull?) seemed to suggesting it was a big one. I'm sure he said something about it being a good thing as he'll have a big lay off.. Roosters' website. Mark will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee this week that will see him ruled out for the remainder of the 2009 season.

Steve-O wrote: Some on the Hull board are saying it's just an arthroscopy now, I don't know where they got it from. As the guy on SKY before the match (think he works for Hull?) seemed to suggesting it was a big one. I'm sure he said something about it being a good thing as he'll have a big lay off.. Roosters' website. Mark will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee this week that will see him ruled out for the remainder of the 2009 season.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:58 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

He will miss the last three months of the season - that doesn't sound too "exploratory" to me. And let's be honest, I wouldn't trust the Hull medical staff to change a nappy let alone assess the fitness of a new signing.

You mean the ones who denied Readon a spot a Hull when his signing was subject to a medical. Hull have some of the best medical staff in the league, and some of the most experienced!

Of course exploratory surgery to a knee is going to leave you out of proffesional Rugby League for 3 months, screw you head back on. (BTW, I don't know exactly what this surgery is, it may well be a reconstruction, however that has not been mentiond by official sources as far as I am aware).

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:02 pm  

The return time from a scope shouldn't be 3 months. Not even near! It's a half an hour job, and you're home within a few hours.

They must've gone in to clear it out and found something that needed more work. 3 months is too long for something so simple. I say simple but obviously no surgery is simple!

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:03 pm  

Puig-Aubert wrote:

I agree - had he been signed by Leeds the majority of those now decrying his signing by Hull would have been proclaiming it as something wonderful.

There's 3 risk factors though - how well he recovers from injury, how well he adapts to the British game and how well he adapts to life in the UK.

Leaving those aside (and the 2nd two are there for any Aussie) its a quality signing.

Glad to see a sensible assesment of the signing, and I agree entirely. It should also be mentioned that Hull were far from the only club from trying to capture his signature.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:07 pm  

Steve-O wrote:

The return time from a scope shouldn't be 3 months. Not even near! It's a half an hour job, and you're home within a few hours.

They must've gone in to clear it out and found something that needed more work. 3 months is too long for something so simple. I say simple but obviously no surgery is simple!

Recovery times vary wildly depending on whats happened and whats been done, and the fact of the matter is we simply don't know, nor do we know if the media reports of "3 months" are simply a stab in the dark either, as they often are.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:09 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

Recovery times vary wildly depending on whats happened and whats been done, and the fact of the matter is we simply don't know, nor do we know if the media reports of "3 months" are simply a stab in the dark either, as they often are.

The way the guy on SKY was talking about it, it sounded like ligament damage. But as you say, it could be anything

Is it right he's been dropped from the Roosters team before the injury? I've honestly heard nothing about him since his Bulldogs days. When they had a bit of a monster pack!

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:25 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

It should also be mentioned that Hull were far from the only club from trying to capture his signature.

What you/we should be worried about is none of the clubs you speak of were Australian!!