http://www.saints.com.au/injuries/tabid ... fault.aspx
Here's my take on these:Raphael Clarke - grade 1 hamstring, to be assessed
Robert Eddy - ankle arthroscope, to be assessed
Sam Fisher - ankle arthroscope, to be assessed
Luke Miles - stress fracture fibula, to be assessed
Jesse Smith - ankle, to be assessed
Jack Steven - sprained mid foot, to be assessed
Raph Clarke is still being assessed despite having played the last two weeks at Sandy - very cautious of the medical staff.
Robert Eddy is still being assessed despite playing for Sandy last week and having been the emergency for the senior team for the last two weeks. Borderline irresponsible to name him as emergency TWICE if they're not sure of his fitness.
Sam Fisher has missed a couple of weeks and will probably miss three more, on the original estimates, but they're assessing him now. I'm happy with this lie as he's an important player and will affect the planning of opposition clubs.
Luke Miles hasn't played the last two weeks and has just worked his way onto the injury list. Better late than never. Shame for the kid, though, stress fractures can drag on and he needs to cement a spot this year.
Jesse Smith hasn't played for the club yet and they have no idea when he could play. Fine.
Jack Steven has now missed six weeks with his foot thing and I'm sure all supporters are interested in knowing when he'll get back up and running. No info on that, though, just a "TBA".
So who's not on the list?
Nicholas Winmar hasn't played for the club and has now missed at least seven weeks with his injury. Whatever it is. Surely supporters should get to know what's happening with last year's top draft pick?
Sean Dempster played one NAB cup match and hasn't played in the five weeks since. He's really out of favour with Ross, judging from the fact that he's not on the injury list.
Mark Hutchings, Tom Simpkin and Blake McGrath appear to be missing in action, but who knows? Maybe they'll all play for Sandy reserves this week. Or maybe they're injured. Any information about them would be nice - Simpkin especially, as he was showing something last year.
Overall, the Sam Fisher lie is justified, the rest are crap. Put em on the list and keep em there until they get on the field. How hard can it be?