www.saintsrlfc.com/news/1923 10-12 weeks possible season ending?

www.saintsrlfc.com/news/1923 10-12 weeks possible season ending?

We now need to dip into the transfer market some how

Bad news. Going to be interesting to see how we cope now.

FRICK

this is not good news at all, we are already to light i the front row

Good god.


What can we do? See if we can get whichever NRL star we've targetted released for the end of this season?
Pinch a lad from NL1 on loan?
Put our faith in Frodsham and Emmitt?

'Tis a shame as Fas has been firing on all cylinders in recent weeks. Once again, our kids need to step it up a gear. It's not ideal but we'll cope. No need to start panic buying.

It sounds as though it is a fracture rather than a clean break. I don't like to see any player injured regardless of who they play for.

10 weeks is the weekend of 18-20th september (the play offs).

and thats the best senario
Realistically we need to move Tony P to prop and pray Jammer doesn't get hurt. Brynn needs to up his game as well. I don't doubt Cloughy would have a go, but he isn't big enough to do it long term.

Not a great senario, but at least it may mean we put an offer in for a Big prop early. Is there a deadline for signings in a season?

yes, there is.
Wasn't there a big commotion when Wire signed Johns and Bradford signed Morley late in the season.

I have a feeling that it's either mid or end of July.

Saints trophies for this season = 0

Our (lack of) recruitment policy costs us dearly once again.

Andy Farrell till the end of the season would be my shout.

Firstly, we can't plan for having two front row forward out.
Secondly, We are still top and in the CC semi
Thirdly, cheer up!

I'm hoping its the end of julyicon_biggrin.gif

It was stated to be the 21st July on Radio 1 when Leeds failed to sign some Aussie centre last week.

Perhaps Bradford will loan us Sam Burgess, they have no use for him now do they.

Any news on Wheeler? he went off injured in the game didnt he?

1 - Course we could. Instead of this daft policy of having 16 senior pros and 23 children, we could have 20 senior pros and loan some of the kids out.

2 - Granted, but how many times in recent history have we been the best side throughout the season and then failed miserably due to injures. Huddersfield have got a great side this year and that semi wasn't going to be easy even with a full side.

3 - No, it's not in my nature to be optimistic.

I think alot of our front row issues are due to Carvell changing his mind last year, we had that nailed on, then he changed his mind the pillock and left our recruitment up in the air!

He changed his mind, yes.
But he wasn't signing for Saints.

That was from a very close "source" when we were in Australia last year.

So daft we're top of the league, in the cup semis and have as much chance of winning the lot as anyone.



We've failed miserably without injuries too.



We were nailed on to lose to Wire too

We got lucky with the injuries to Morley, Briers and Hicks.



I'm not suggesting we can't win a trophy this season, just that we probably won't now.

We'll loan you Crossley. Burgess plays better in SR/LF anyway.

From a different angle, weve always gone into the playoffs having played too many games and looking physically shot and mentally drained.

The likes of Longy, Cayless, Cunningham and Maurie will give the squad a huge boost come play off time.

True, but we started without 2 of our first choice front rowers, our best back and the Lance Todd Legend and lost players to injury during the game.

We still won, because the young lads in the team are good players. There's no reason at all why we can't get past Huddersfield with a similar team and in all likelihood we will be stronger with KC and Gidley back.

It's not all doom and gloom.

It's not all doom and gloom but I have to say the game has come full circle and once again we are in a period of RL history where you REALLY need good props and we are VERY short now.

We really could do with an extra body in that department.

Recent history suggest's that you need a string of good props. Remember Darren Britt carrying us until he got injured and then we went down hill!

Absolutely agree, just saying that we're not a lost cause without Maurie.