INJURY - SEASON | Morgan Gannon : Mon May 20, 2024 3:09 pm  

Morgan Gannon - Ruled out for the rest of the season to enable a "full recovery" from recent concussion injuries.

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 3:17 pm  

Yeh just seen that article.
Even though he says he is feeling fine it is a sensible precaution to let his brain heel properly and hopefully comes back a stronger and healthier person.
Good Luck Morgan.

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 4:27 pm  

This concussion caution is a recent feature of the game, and a good one. Makes me wonder about all that wasn’t done for players in the past.

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 5:30 pm  

outstanding prospect but health comes first

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 6:08 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

outstanding prospect but health comes first

My exact same thoughts too Tad

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 7:29 pm  

Got it in one Tad.

Not worth the risk,however much we need him he needs his health more.

Hope he recovers

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Mon May 20, 2024 10:39 pm  

Fingers crossed he's not the next Stevie Ward

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Tue May 21, 2024 2:52 pm  

Do we get any salary cap dispensation? he's not played a game so far has he..

Wish the lad a full recovery. Huge talent and yet another blow for us in the forwards. The club are doing the right thing and i do wonder if it's the Stevie Ward case that's leading us to be ultra ultra cautious.

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Tue May 21, 2024 5:57 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Do we get any salary cap dispensation? he's not played a game so far has he..

Wish the lad a full recovery. Huge talent and yet another blow for us in the forwards. The club are doing the right thing and i do wonder if it's the Stevie Ward case that's leading us to be ultra ultra cautious.

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Think you might have a point there. When any of our players gets a concussion it always seems to be an extended recovery. Holroyd is the latest example. I don't see this at other clubs, probably because I don't follow them as closely. We seem to refer to a specialist staight away and their recommendation is always going to be to take as long as possible. Not saying that's a bad thing, but I do wonder if we are holding ourselves to a higher standard.

Re: Gannon out for the rest of the season : Wed May 22, 2024 3:55 am  

Isn't Bentley out for the same reason as well as Holroyd? While I understand the present caution, the sport will cease to exist unless we find a middle ground. We've got three players out with long term concussion issues on top of the usual wear and tear.

On salary cap, I think you can get exemptions for players ruled out for the year, but no idea on the details. I wouldn't want to knee-jerk sign anyone though, and we need a prop far more than a back row.