Out for 2 months....

Explains the move for Smith then, especially with Collis out for another few weeks.

That means his season is effectively over

He can be out for 2 years for me ! He's been poor at best this season. If Lee Smith is the replacement then happy days.

No loss. Should've been out of the side anyway with his lack of form.

detached retina is a very nasty injury and would I think be a very difficult injury to recover from, especialy if you want to take part in a contact sport. With this in mind I wish the lad all the very best for a good recovery.

Nasty injury, hope he can fully recover. I think Frank Bruno was retired due to a detached retina, also Sugar Ray but he managed to compete again.

Bruno had a detached retina repaired when he was 30 so he must have fought on a bit after that. He also had an operation in Colombia , when he was 18 to correct his short sightedness. So it's not neccessairily curtains for Mellors' career.

Sorry to hear about his injury but having him out of the side is good news as he's been consistently poor.

Did you not say that when Mellors replaced Murphy ?

I would be more than happy to see Murphy come back. He'd certainly shore up a leaky centre/wing partnership on either side. Is he getting any game tome at the Farts squad?

Dont get all this stuff about bagging mellors, fair enough he hasnt done much at all to stand out. But i wouldnt pick him out on having many blunders or shockers, or am i missing something? Maybe people expected more than we are seeing

Winger playing centre. I'm sure in his Propper position he'd have done lots better. Good try at the Ethiad though. Detached retina could be career ending. Hope for him and his families sake he recovers fully

Personally think Mellars has been alright! Got off to a shakey start, dropped and played on the bench, but since returning to centre he's looked good

No neither do I, he had a couple of poor games early on and these things tend to take on a life of their own and because he's not flash and steady away, it's hard to shake those earlier games off. Like someone else said he's a winger playing and his positional play is a little suspect.