'If that Blake Austin hadn't have played well he'd have played rubbish' - I do wonder about Saints fans. Clearly just watching the game willing Blake Austin to be rubbish and when he wasn't they invent some parallel universe where all his kicks were dropped/went out on the full etc. Wasn't exactly the weather for running/creative rugby but he guided us around very nicely. Not magnificent by any stretch but certainly not hiding which you'd LOVE to believe.

I think our Stains friends will be busy today thinking who will be their next coach as Mr Holbrook has won the race to be Gold Coast Titans coach next year with Furner and Tony Iro as his assistant's.

Shame if true but he clearly belongs in the NRL and has done a cracking job whilst here. Good luck to him.

Anyone know how he is?

A fit Kevin Brown would come in handy.

No idea how Blake is but if be amazed if he's back in the next week or two. I just hope it's not to bad.
Ankle injuries can take a long time to heal and it's not like he walked off with a slight limp....

My son asked him on twitter today
He said his ankle will be fine one/two weeks then good to go

Probably do him good to have a couple of weeks off. Hopefully he's back firing for the final.

It's the ideal opportunity for Price to develop some alternative attacking revolving around other players. I just hope it involves passing rather than more kicks.

Absolutely, he's finally getting a rest for once, he deserves it and is long over due. I'm not a fan of Kevin Brown but my god i hope he plays again for us this year.

Well cometh Livett. This could be the biggest break of his career.

he certainly looked broken on saturday

Bryson Goodwin to take Austins place.

Losing Austin could be the best thing that happens to the side

Ankle sprain......upto 4 weeks apparently

Shizer . . . He'll play in the CC final on one leg then.

Cud be an injection job.....cant see him missing it!! Times a healer as they say. Lets see....were in a sorry state at the minute

No, can't see him missing it either. Fingers crossed it's because he's (more or less) recovered rather than desperately hoping he can make it through the game.

Best we could have hoped for that with no ligament damage. Be shocked if he doesn't play at Wembley.

Slightly off topic here, but has anybody heard anything about the usual 'NRL marquee players returning home after one season' regarding Austin?
I've heard saints fans saying it but that doesn't really surprise me - wondering if anyone has heard anything and isn't trying to get a rise out of me at work haha

Changing back to the original topic
Blake Austin trained with the team today....

Is that 100% true if so how do you know?

Really, in what capacity?

Apparently he took part in the team swimming event and then worked up quite a lather in the tiddlywinks.

I hope we don't have reports of him playing twister, especially with that ankle injury.