Training Pre season training

[Saintos The ITK]

And so it begins.
Saints Footy has the carnage up on YouTube already.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Dislocated shoulders depending on severity can still take up to 12 weeks to fully heal, so I'd be very shocked if he's playing Round 1 in less than 9 weeks time.

There seems to be a misconception that dislocating a shoulder wont cause permanent damage. It does and they can remain unstable until the player has a reco.

Some people are lucky and they can play through the stability issues, but nearly always it requires surgical intervention at the end of season or if really unstable immediately.

 

[SteeleSaints]

When does the SSP List option close?

 

[FQFjt]

I'm in the pessimists camp right now. Howard's injury last year left us notably exposed, and that was when we had Battle. Other than Cordy, who is limited, we do not have a single replacement who has any sort of track record in defence (or at all).

When we lost Battle, our key defensive stocks immediately became our biggest vulnerability, and now we are exposed.

It might work out fine if Howard only ends up missing a couple of rounds, but if it blows out it could be very significant. Is Tomlinson (or the like) available as an SSP pick up?

 

[g_TRAIN]

There seems to be a misconception that dislocating a shoulder wont cause permanent damage. It does and they remain unstable until the player has a reco.

Some people are lucky and they can play through the stability issues, but nearly always it requires surgical intervention at the end of season or if really unstable immediately.

Yep, smart thing would be for club to get him in for surgery now while he has time to rehab and hope he only misses 3-4 weeks.

Did my shoulder 15 years ago and its still never been quite 100% despite doing everything to rehab it.

 

[_Maximus_12]

I don't share your confidence that we can cover him easily. He's a big loss.

It’s quite often the case in footy that an injury like this can kick starts the career of another player who may not have got a look in otherwise.

The way I see it, we’re unlikely to win the flag this year and his absence may just unearth a player of the future on Barrett or Caminitti.

 

[SaintlyHymns]

Stars are aligning. Rnd 1 2025 at a hostile Adelaide Oval. Isaac Keeler at full back takes Thilthorpe to the cleaners and the SA natives - NWM, Pou, Keeler, Boyd - put on a show. Each are offered $1m+ to go home which they accept. Saints get great picks but are leap frogged by opposition academy and F/S selections for a discount price. Andrew Bassat screams into his morning Weet Bix.

 

[SteeleSaints]

I think given the timing the club will send Doogs into have the surgery. Then we'd be looking at about 6 months before he is ready again.

In the interim we have a choice to play Caminti or Boyd at full back. Even if we do I would put Howard on LTI and bring in Ethan Phillips, James Van Es or Adrian Cole.

It's not panic stations but it just goes to show how susceptible our list remains particular in critical key positions.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

 

[Saint_Dos]

Think Cordy will get first crack at the job. Despite his glaring weaknesses he at least has the height.
Hopefully by round 4 we have Doog's back or Barratt has shown a bit at Sandy.

My guess at Rd 1 defenders

B: Webster, Cordy, Wilkie
HB: Nas, Caminiti/McLennan, Sinclair

With Schoey and Stocker on the bench

 

[Barrels]

“BAH GAWD… IT’S THE CORDMISSIONER! MR CORDY IS HERE.”

 

[SaintersUnite]

This shit always happens at this point of preseason I swear


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[saintmike65]

I don't share your confidence that we can cover him easily. He's a big loss.

He’s important structurally due to not having alternative ‘bigs’ for the back 50, just teens which may take time

 

[SaintSteele9]

 

[saintmike65]

This shit always happens at this point of preseason I swear


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Purely bad luck…Dougal takes the mark he really should’ve taken likely a different story!

 

[hangdog]

So injury concerns for:

Tauru
Clark
Henry
Marshall
Phillipou
Steele*
Nas
Caminiti
Windy
Boyd
Howard

Can we bring back Matt Allison?

Howard on LTI, James Van Es signed up as Pre Season Rookie.

Takes Leo Barry Mark to win the GF.

Ultimate redemption story

 

[BrutThough]

I don't share your confidence that we can cover him easily. He's a big loss.

It's a huge loss.

It was a bit of a struggle to pick a decent option from the 'B side' on Friday to cover Battle's role. To find a second to cover Howard as well is going to be grim.

 

[Palantine]

What about Sharman helping out down back? Reads the ball well, tough, aerially imposing, spoils strongly, has played down back before. But only 193cm


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[Otiman]

Can't imagine Jimmy (Van Es) would be an option we would consider. Adrian Cole more likely if Dougs goes on the LTI list which he probably won't.

 

[BrutThough]

What about Sharman helping out down back? Reads the ball well, tough, aerially imposing, spoils strongly, has played down back before. But only 193cm


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He would be a decent option for the Battle role but he's finally found some confidence and consistency in role up forward, I'd hate to disrupt that.

 

[saintmike65]

Can't imagine Jimmy (Van Es) would be an option we would consider. Adrian Cole more likely if Dougs goes on the LTI list which he probably won't.

Barratt’s a better option than Cole I would’ve thought

 

[my name was taken]

Can't imagine Jimmy (Van Es) would be an option we would consider. Adrian Cole more likely if Dougs goes on the LTI list which he probably won't.

Currently training at the Eagles, the eagle board training reports of him are quite underwhelming

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Wow .... Howard goes down .... and the end of the world is nigh

Some of you fckrs need to harden up

A heap of you wanted him gone last year

 

[jumperfan]

Wow .... Howard goes down .... and the end of the world is nigh

Some of you fckrs need to harden up

A heap of you wanted him gone last year

He's still one of only 3 proven key defenders on the list. Massive hole with no one particularly ideal to fill it.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

He's still one of only 3 proven key defenders on the list. Massive hole with no one particularly ideal to fill it.

Sounds to me like you are saying Howard is our most important player?