Injury update

[aussie sainter]

Coffield 4-6 weeks calf
Members unlikely round 1
Ross also unlikely calf
Hayes now unlikely before bye

Just keeps getting better

[saynta]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1281637/ ... -absentees

Faqk. 14 players on the injury list and we haven't fired a shot in anger

[Vortex]

someone is going to ask the question soon enough you'd think about Ross's training methods.

[B.M]

It is officially an injury crisis

Never seen a list this long at the start of a season

Shocking

Probably 8 first 22 players unavailable

[saynta]

It is officially an injury crisis

Never seen a list this long at the start of a season

Shocking

Probably 8 first 22 players unavailable

And probably not coming back for awhile, Members included.

[Yorkeys]

Not good news but opportunity opens up for Byrnes, Clark, Paton and probably Sharman. Will settle a lot of speculation, maybe. Be interesting who plays the other half back spot.

[saynta]

Not good news but opportunity opens up for Byrnes, Clark, Paton and probably Sharman. Will settle a lot of speculation, maybe. Be interesting who plays the other half back spot.

Bytel, not Byrnes and Caminiti not Sharman. Clark is a given, but not sure about Paton.

[B.M]

All of those probably play

[MC Gusto]

Massive blow for Coff.

We have been cursed by the injury gods that’s for aure

[Otiman]

someone is going to ask the question soon enough you'd think about Ross's training methods.

I think it's mostly players wanting to impress a new coach. The club has gained a lot of hunger in the past 5 months.

Nobody has called base fitness (pre-Lyon) into question either, but I don't think it's relevant.

[meher baba]

The news about Coffield is sad for him personally, but we can cover for him (as we did all through 2022). I reckon we can cover for Ross as well, and hopefully he isn't too far away.

It's a shame Membrey isn't going to be ready for Round 1, but I had never really believed it anyway after such recent knee surgery. Hopefully he's only a couple of week away as well, but you never really know with knees.

Windhager remains still the most important guy to get back for Sunday night, if at all possible. We went ok against the Bombers without the others, but I reckon he would make quite a difference against Freo.

I'm still looking forward to Sunday night: let's leave the weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth and hair pulling until after the game. I'm predicting that we'll still be in it at 3/4 time, but that they'll probably run over us by a few goals at the end. That would be an excellent performance, given how many players we have out.

[meher baba]

someone is going to ask the question soon enough you'd think about Ross's training methods.

I think it's mostly players wanting to impress a new coach. The club has gained a lot of hunger in the past 5 months.

Nobody has called base fitness (pre-Lyon) into question either, but I don't think it's relevant.

Personally, I blame training services.

[Otiman]

I'll have a go at putting together an "injured squad". It looks like our backs are reasonably injury free.

B: X X X
HB: Coffield X McKenzie
C: Billings Jones X
HF: Membrey Hayes X
F: X King X

R: Heath, Ross, Windhager

Bench: Keeler, Hotton, Allison, McLennan

[bigcarl]

Bummer about Coffield. Can’t take a trick. He’s potentially a very good player if he can get a decent run at it

[samuraisaint]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1281637/ ... -absentees

Faqk. 14 players on the injury list and we haven't fired a shot in anger

Has to be the surface at Moorabbin. Too hard and no give I reckon.
Absolute joke.

Worst preseason we have had injury wise since 2001. It should fast track some of our young players, like Bytel, and guys we have brought in like Stocker, Caminiti, and Sharman.

[samuraisaint]

Not good news but opportunity opens up for Byrnes, Clark, Paton and probably Sharman. Will settle a lot of speculation, maybe. Be interesting who plays the other half back spot.

Bytel, not Byrnes and Caminiti not Sharman. Clark is a given, but not sure about Paton.

Paton is best 22 for us imo.

[saynta]

Not good news but opportunity opens up for Byrnes, Clark, Paton and probably Sharman. Will settle a lot of speculation, maybe. Be interesting who plays the other half back spot.

Bytel, not Byrnes and Caminiti not Sharman. Clark is a given, but not sure about Paton.

Paton is best 22 for us imo.

Yes, I agree, but I am not sure the coach does.

[Banger9798]

Tough to get excited about a year already cruelled by injury.
Any hope of finals requires our best team available.

I think Ross should probably play the kids early and see who will step up

[terry smith rules]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1281637/ ... -absentees

Faqk. 14 players on the injury list and we haven't fired a shot in anger

Has to be the surface at Moorabbin. Too hard and no give I reckon.
Absolute joke.

Simply put questions must be asked

Effectively 1/3 of our squad is injured before a ball is bounced

So yes is it the ground, are there training shoes giving the right type of support (this could apply to calf injuries). Are coaches trying to changes their running styles (eg too much up on the toes)

Whatever the causes, as others have said it is very hard to see us starting the season any better than 3-8 (happy to be wrong)

[Rubyjo]

The Hammer and the Saints Shaman to surprise a few I'd say.

[CQ SAINT]

I think.a year of low expectations and unexpected surprises is in order.
Give the kids a development year.
Give Mackenzie Billings Coffield Jones and Ross, time and reserves matches.
Give Windhager, NVM, Phillipou, Owens, Van Es Caminiti and Adams game time in different positions and use Heath in the ruck, forward bench rotations. We have nothing to lose.
Mackenzie Billings Jones and Coffield should all be 200 game player who are injury prone.

[saynta]

The news about Coffield is sad for him personally, but we can cover for him (as we did all through 2022). I reckon we can cover for Ross as well, and hopefully he isn't too far away.

It's a shame Membrey isn't going to be ready for Round 1, but I had never really believed it anyway after such recent knee surgery. Hopefully he's only a couple of week away as well, but you never really know with knees.

Windhager remains still the most important guy to get back for Sunday night, if at all possible. We went ok against the Bombers without the others, but I reckon he would make quite a difference against Freo.

I'm still looking forward to Sunday night: let's leave the weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth and hair pulling until after the game. I'm predicting that we'll still be in it at 3/4 time, but that they'll probably run over us by a few goals at the end. That would be an excellent performance, given how many players we have out.

Members 4 to 5 weeks away I believe. Pretty sad start to what was heading to be a fairly promising season.

[nostalgicsaint]

Definitely not an ideal situation.

I wonder if our preseason has been thought about as a platform for 2024 and beyond

I.e. we're prepared to accept a higher injury count this year (obviously trying to avoid it regardless) but with the view to having a great baseline of fitness for future campaigns when we anticipate contending.

[samuraisaint]

I have just seen the updated injury list - as a member I would like the club to come out and explain how in the hell we can possibly have 5 plays listed as indefinite already?!?!
Why have players been sent off to have surgery in late summer who are now listed as TBC, and 5 more players listed as somewhere between 6-12 weeks away?!?
We didn't play finals so these guys should be fit and firing for round 1, not on the exercise bike in the gym.
Not happy at all!
Imagine what will happen when we have played a few games and natural attrition creeps in. We could be uncompetitive.
It must be either the surface of the ground, or training loads not being managed you would think. What else could it be put down to?

[Scollop]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1281637/ ... -absentees

Faqk. 14 players on the injury list and we haven't fired a shot in anger

7-8 who would be first picked imo, and 10 of the 14 injured are regular senior players