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Oh joy

Anyone can have a back spasm. They are painful but don't last long. I can't see any reason for Pryce to be absent next week if indeed he has had a back spasm. Unless it keeps recurring, of course.

Kyle obviously needs to strengthen his ankles! Either that or adjust his running style!

We have hope if we get one of them back next week. If we don't, then I can't see us beating Catalans.

And according to Sky Sports/Potter it could be at least a couple of weeks without Eastmond.

We've coped perfectly well without him. Played one of our best games of the season without him (against Wigan).

However, if we are without Pryce as well, then we are probably screwed as we don't have anymore fit halfbacks so far as I know.

Unless we give the young academy lad a try, whose name escapes me at present but who has impressed even Wigan supporters.

I am sure Leon has been out a few times with the same problem. It is always put down as a back spasm. It must be his weak spot.

As far as Im aware Pryce Cunningham Puletua and Meli are to play next week from what I've been told tonight but thats a bit early to call.

We don't even have 1st team experience half-back cover as Jamie Ellis is injured, all we do have is Lee Gaskell.

Please anything bar Scott Moore, he's trying to do it all alone

If they all returned fully fit I wouldn't be surprised. I'm not even convinced Cunningham was injured. He certainly didn't look it after the last match.


Then throw him on is what I say. Give the lad a chance to show us what he's got to offer the big guys. We can only lose!


Scott Moore is clearly not a halfback. His passes can be wayward, he cannot make a decision to save his life and his tackling is inconsistent. Sometimes he makes some seriously good defensive moves; other times he just lets men run through him.

Scott Moore was cream crackered after an hour. If we had enough senior players we could have rotated him. He was everywhere.

He was indeed everywhere but that doesn't mean he can make decisions or tackle consistently. I don't doubt his work ethic; not one bit. He had a better game than Wello, that's for sure. But he's still not a halfback and unless we absolutely have no choice I don't think it would be a good idea to have to rely upon him. He was a good support to Leon, but that's it really.

He was lucky not to get ten minutes' rest tonight...

All the best for the guys that got injured, the game changed when Leon got injured, he was having a cracking game.

Thanks for such a entertaining game, all the best for the rest of the season (besides 7th August

) and hopefully we both will be at OT at the end of the season.

I think it was clear to see pryce' injury was nowt to do with his back! That was his knee no doubt! he couldn't put any pressure on it!

On the TV it looked like it was his side, the way he was holding it as he hobbled off. If there is pain in the back then walking is not easy.

fair enough I haven't seen it back yet!

If the back spasm was near his spine then he is mighty tough for getting up to go off the pitch, it's the most agonizing thing I've ever experienced. He'll be fine if it was just a spasm though.

My back spasmed badly last August. Couldn't stand up straight for a 4 days. Bloody painful.

Great

I doubt we'll have any halves next week. Hopefully TP and Meli will return for us, but we're still well short of numbers

Wheeler and Moore at 6 & 7 maybe? Apprently Flannery has played at 6 in the past too but personally I dont like the idea of that.

Wheeler is injured.

If Meli is back could we not play Lomax at 6 or 7, isn't he a half back? ? ?

Pryce should be back if it was just a back spasm (no matter how painful at the time). Eastmond won't be. In fact, if all it takes is one run to set that injury off, we may not see him again this season. However, if Pryce doesn't return, there are probably some options. We could play Lee Gaskell and see what he is made of. We could stick Wello in at halfback assuming he regains his Wigan/Salford form or we could stick with Roby/Moore and see if that bears any fruit.

Lomax played at fullback but Wello started out as a halfback before moving to fullback so I suppose Lomax is a possibility. It depends on whether he's played in the position before. He certainly has a neat sidestep coming on and he seems to get everywhere. It's who would organise us that would be the problem. That's the bit we are really missing if we don't have Eastmond or Pryce available.

It's looking increasingly like our season is sliding down the pan again. But maybe things will turn out ok.

for the love of god no !!!! He is way too slow for that. Wello's days of playing in the halves are well and truely gone.

I forgot about Wheeler being injured [iagain[/i

Trying to look on the bright side it might be interesting to see how Gaskell does if he gets a chance, I assume Ellis is injured? watched him in pre season and he impressed me.

Desperate times!




Ellis has been injured for ages.

Lee Gaskell seems to have been giving everyone who has watched him a buzz. Now I know that playing at first grade is an entirely different beast but since we are down to the bare bones then we may as well give him a try. He's our only remaining halfback option.