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Reds 2022

Wilson

Wilson

Phil Kearns (64)
Purce said:
Did he have injury problems before coming across?
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Some but was able to manage them. He and Thorn have spoken before about how the positional requirements are different enough between league and union that he's having trouble adapting his body:

Vunivalu had hamstring issues during his NRL career but was able to manage them, playing 111 games and scoring 86 tries and last week expressed concern over the training workload expected of him.

"You go from league to union in that position you're kicking the footy, there's a lot of running around and supporting in defence," Thorn said.

"It is a different game. Every time things change you've got to be careful. It's not what we want."
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LeCheese

LeCheese

Greg Davis (50)
Adam84 said:
In his last season at the Storm he did yes, missed about 2 months, prior to that not really
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Just had a google for news articles and seems like hamstring issues started to surface in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons as well, albeit to a lesser extent

Wilson said:
Some but was able to manage them. He and Thorn have spoken before about how the positional requirements are different enough between league and union that he's having trouble adapting his body:
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Good insight - also makes me wonder if differences in the S&C and training programs have also had an impact
 
Jimmy_Crouch

Jimmy_Crouch

Ken Catchpole (46)
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Adam84

Adam84

Rod McCall (65)
Wow so Reds down their two first choice hookers. It was a weak spot in the team even before those injuries. Wonder if Brumbies could loan a hooker
 
TSR

TSR

Andrew Slack (58)
Terrible luck for Alex Mafi. Has had an awful run with injury - not just the last 2 years but going back before that.
 
Purce

Purce

Dave Cowper (27)
Poor guy. All the best for a speedy recovery.

Reds looking really thin in the hooking department now. Seriously wonder if we can get one of those brumbies Hookers or a seasoned one from overseas. Really need better than what we now have there.
 
PhilClinton

PhilClinton

Mark Loane (55)
The implications for Mafi’s career are also quite dire. He is off contract this year and won’t get a chance to prove his fitness again this season. I think it is in the Red’s best interests to offer him a deal that will ensure he sticks around for another few years.

If Mafi had been looking to leave, say to Japan, I wonder how badly this injury has impacted his market value. He’s had a terrible run of injuries in general these last few years.
 
Brumby Runner

Brumby Runner

Jason Little (69)
Adam84 said:
Wow so Reds down their two first choice hookers. It was a weak spot in the team even before those injuries. Wonder if Brumbies could loan a hooker
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Which one Adam? FF (Folau Fainga'a) is over-rated and has poor discipline, LL is too young and too small to be effective, McInerney is just club standard, and Pollard is years away from realising his potential. Must be some better hookers in Hospital Cup, surely? :rolleyes:

EDIT : very bad news for Alex. Hoping his recovery all goes well.
 
drewprint

drewprint

Dick Tooth (41)
Brumby Runner said:
Which one Adam? FF (Folau Fainga'a) is over-rated and has poor discipline, LL is too young and too small to be effective, McInerney is just club standard, and Pollard is years away from realising his potential. Must be some better hookers in Hospital Cup, surely? :rolleyes:

EDIT : very bad news for Alex. Hoping his recovery all goes well.
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The poor guys have come through the Brumbies system so of course there’s plenty of issues with them, but I’d back the Reds to iron out all those flaws.
 
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