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No Orford. How serious is his injury?

Wouldnt mind knowing whats up with him.

he's not supposed to be injured. It was a sickness bug that kept him out last week allegedly. Bad news him missing as this will add fuel to speculation re him wanting a release. Also bad timing with us not having option of giving southernwood a go. Kearney will have to play in halves as combinations we've tried last few weeks just arent working. one off reardon/halley to fullback with other on wing and wardle in for platt. Think we need to give crossley a go too off bench.

Ahhh right. OK

Homesickness?

Yeah Crossley gotta play this weekend.

the more often he misses one game at a time, rather than being out for a few weeks, the more i feel there is something in the homesick/NRL rumours.

Sad i know, but time to enter another transitional period for the rest of this season?

If we take the assumption that the sickness report is correct (and I appreciate a lot of people aren't going to believe it), then it must be a pretty bad illness he's got and perhaps it's worth wishing him a speedy recovery from it.

Incidentally, if Kearney & Langley play, I would expect to see the following 17 (what I expect, not what I'd pick):

Halley
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Reardon
Sykes
Kearney
Scruton
L'Estrange
Hall
Whitehead
Worrincy
Langley
SUBS
Godwin
Addy
Kopczak
Wardle

bit too big an ask to expect langley to come back from a longish injury and play full game at Loose. Expect menzies to stay at loose and langley to be used as a bench prop to ease him back in.wardle to cover for platt imo. Other option would be to move sykes to and use addy alongside kearney which was the halves combo in friendlies and imo addy looked a lot better alongside kearney than he has done alongside sykes.

Never said he was gonna play a full game at Loose. I would expect him to start though. We usually spell a backrower at around the 20/25 minute mark, so will probably be him that goes off first.

normally I'd agree with that, but in absence of lynch, langley is the 2nd rower most likely to move up into props and give us a bit of bulk in pack imo. Dont like idea of worrincy propping and doubt we'll see crossley given a go.

That said I'd prefer us to put langley straight back into his 2nd row position as weve missed his defence on that side.

IMO you don't need Wardle and Addy on the bench. I would have Wardle with Crossley leave Addy out.

michael witt out injured for crusaders, sammut also missing so that should help us a bit.

I think the club should now come out and tell us what is happening with Orford. I am fed up reading players ok for this week and then dont show, someone is out for a week which then turns into 3/4/5/6. Something doesnt appear right to me

If I was Orford and seen what went on last weekend I'd have had a relapse too. If he wants to go then let him. It's pointless paying him to NOT play.

According to sources close, Orford has been really struggling with a sickness bug all week.

Is that a homesickness bug I wonder.

Last I heard, Ox had defo been ill last week, and is gutted he has not been able to play.

Well we'll be the last to know I'm sure. But as it is the club is sticking to that story and while thats the case I hope Orford gets well soon.

Whatever the problem.

Well isn't there some sort of registration window for NRL clubs? I'm sure I read that somewhere that if he signs to play this season it has to be before 30 june?

though personally im not convinced by these stories of homesickness. the only people to make anything of the story is the aus press as the bulls, manly and the player himself have all denied any truth to it.

I continue to be assured that all these rumours are totally baseless, and that even his agent says they are rubbish. And so, on that basis, and as Sam said, whatever illness or injury problem Ox is struggling with I hope he makes a full recovery soon. We need him.

Think a bit of support for the Ox is in order.
He says he's defo staying.
Some press says he ockering.

Lets for the moment trust the player who'se professional history has been one of intergrity.
Let's for the moment remember that the press who are not in possession of facts can be disingenuous

how clueless are the sky reporters. Giving team news he just said kearney was absent then team graphics came up with him included. Nearly gave me a heart attack. no langley though which is a blow. crossley on the bench.

penalty after penalty after penalty. they certainly know how to milk the ref! think bulls should start to do it.

the tannoy bloke is doing my nut in. a case of sing when your told to.

Was that when Bill Arthur reffered to the Bulls coaching duo of Brian Nobe and Jon Sharp?

they now rip the ball out and ref says knock on. what is going on?

apart from out rubbish defence!