Quote: BullRaider "Really tough start to the season with injuries and Suspensions. Not sure if there where any incidents during the game last night were players could be up for any disciplinaries to further add to the list.
Backs-
Holmes- (wishing him all the best, only named him as he's a player who we thought would start the season until the devastating news)
Blackmore - Knee?
Taufua- Hia/Concussion
Gaskell - Hamstring
That you would say would be your Starting FB, Wingers and Halfback.
Forwards-.
Scurr- Knee?
Baldwinson- had long term injury
Doro- Ankle Ligaments
Okoro- Broken Jaw
Peposhi- Sternum
Arundel - ?
Davies- (I think the Wigan Reserves game will count as his 2nd game so will be back fot Fax)
Safely say at least 6 of those are in the 17 and starting.
To come in-
Corey Johnson (picked up hia playing reserves for Leeds)
Fulton
Ott
Have we got any Reserves or Academy players who could step up?
Dom Waites? Centre/SR
Will Oakes- Winger (not been given many opportunities)
Mackenzie Scurr? Outside back
Jamie Gill? Prop
Sam Akroyd? Half Back
Jaden Barraclough
There all blows, but Gaskell will be a blow as without him our attack looks clunky, to predictable and slow. Need some quality cover in the halves, and some speed and energy within the whole squad.'"
EOC and the board are getting a lot of flack online and on the terraqce on Friday which I feel is very harsh given the current predicament. The post above shows exactly how difficult it is at the moment with the players missing and whilst its easy to say "just sign some props", if there isn't any in our budget willing to come and sign, what exactly is the club supposed to do?
Out of the players missing, I reckon a dozen of them would be a shoo-ins to be in the regular starting 17 so we really are patched up at the moment.
Holmes
Blackmore
Taufua
Gaskell
Baldwinson
Fulton
Davies
Scurr
Doro
Okoro
Johnson
Ott
Arundel
Going forward, I expect we will also pick up some players who will either add quality to the starting line up or squad depth, especially after Easter which is when most of the SL clubs start re-evaluating their own positions.
