Marshall injury

[chook23]

Stress fracture foot

Damn..........

Miss start of season

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Definitely need a back up now!

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Definitely need a back up now!

[st.byron]

F**** bugger. Injury storm clouds over Moorabbin.

[B.M]

Hope it’s not navicular?

Big loss

Enter McKernan or Wood

[Joffa Burns]

Not good news for the big man or the saints.

I think I'll stop logging in here as every time I do I see another injury report.

[The_Dud]

After having a pretty good run with injuries last year, we’re certainly headed back to ‘usual programming’ it would seem!

[magnifisaint]

C'mon whose fault is it this time?

[sunsaint]

C'mon whose fault is it this time?

M Wood was last seen running down South Rd trying to carry an anvil

[SAINT-LEE]

Only 5 injuries this preseason.....

It really hurts.

But, every team wears injuries.

Thankful nothing season or career ending.

Cairn the Saints!!

[skeptic]

So the club has said that there’s no actual fracture in his foot

Saying they caught it developing super early and have benched him

[bangaulegend]

Ouch!! Thats gunna hurt us big time Oh well I suppose we will see how good we really are if he is out for a prolonged period but certainly not an ideal start to the season thats for sure

[shanegrambeau]

Stress fracture foot

Damn..........

Miss start of season

You mean pre-season or season proper?

We are still ages away...five weeks until the first game?

How many are gonna be done then?

Jones will be Ok?
Hanners?
Marshall?

Who else?

[Impatient Sainter]

Just looked at Dr Google and their best case is 12 weeks, hopefully he is not that long. He is the one unique player we dont have a backup for. McKernan is the closest but has no where the impact of Roma.

[Toy Saint]

We'd better sign that bloke from Adelaide, Paul Hunter.

He looks like a proper ruckman, Wood & McKernan are more foward/ruck types

[samuraisaint]

We don't play until March 21st.

If it's not a fracture he could be right for that. It's over a month away.

[B.M]

Marshall is 4 weeks off legs

Would need 2-3 weeks full training after that

He is a minimum of 7 weeks away or R3 more likely R4

[CQ SAINT]

Marshall is 4 weeks off legs

Would need 2-3 weeks full training after that

He is a minimum of 7 weeks away or R3 more likely R4

I wouldn't be surprised if he is back in 5 weeks.

[B.M]

With a stress fracture of the foot?

That foot has to lug 100kg around a footy ground!

[SaintPav]

Fracture or hot spot?

[SinCitySainter]

Paddy as number one ruck with McKernan as a forward/ruck will do while he is convalescing.

[Yorkeys]

Footware issue (not NB of course)? Work load for his size? Inherent weakness? Need to reconsider the demands of ruck and fwd? We really should look after our most important player. Shocking for such a young guy, one potentially on the verge of greatness. Will make us 2 - 3 goals lesser side each week he is not in team and properly fit. Game plan will need reworking.

[bigcarl]

He’s about as key a player as we have, so it’s not ideal.

More concerned about what his absence will do to our forward structure than the ruck. (We probably have enough midfield class now to remain competitive even if our rucks are merely competitive).

Maybe Battle plays CHF until RoMa is ready

[Vortex]

Ok now I'm starting to worry, I've been saying all pre season we are capable of improving on last season's performance if we have some luck with injury.

Luck is a key ingredient with this brutal game huh...

[Sanctorum]

Marshall's unavailability for Rd 1 against GWS is countered by them losing Preuss who was expected to be in their best 22, but could be costly against Melbourne in Rd 2 and Eagles in Rd 4 if he takes that long to recover.