McIlorum out till April? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:19 am  

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Re: McIlorum out till April? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:18 pm  

FFS, so it begins

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:54 pm  

NSW wrote:

FFS, so it begins

Annoying, but does it really matter? Give him time off till he is right, then enough time to do a proper pre-season training camp before he plays. Get him back half way through the season ready for the games that matter at the end of the season.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:20 pm  

jimlav wrote:

Annoying, but does it really matter? Give him time off till he is right, then enough time to do a proper pre-season training camp before he plays. Get him back half way through the season ready for the games that matter at the end of the season.

WWC is a game that matters, going in without 3 of our best ( manfredi, Sam and Micky) is annoying!

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:45 pm  

The superleague sides can't afford to be missing anyone really so that game looks an awful long shot.

That was proven last year.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:57 am  

These injuries used to fill me full of dread for the season ahead but not any more, we seem to do well when we are up against it.

In any case after a year out for MMc he would need to be given time on the pitch to get back up to the speed of the game. Gym fitness and training ground fitness don't equal match fitness unfortunately, so for that reason I think Powell would have likely started against Cronulla. He's earned the chance anyway, and he won't let us down.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:32 pm  

Aboveusonlypie wrote:

These injuries used to fill me full of dread for the season ahead but not any more, we seem to do well when we are up against it.

In any case after a year out for MMc he would need to be given time on the pitch to get back up to the speed of the game. Gym fitness and training ground fitness don't equal match fitness unfortunately, so for that reason I think Powell would have likely started against Cronulla. He's earned the chance anyway, and he won't let us down.

I worry about Micky, similar to Joel Tomkins, and possibly Sam. We have a number of players who take up a large percentage of the salary cap which I worry are crocked.
They've been good servants to the club, namely Micky, but this season will be telling.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:10 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

I worry about Micky, similar to Joel Tomkins, and possibly Sam. We have a number of players who take up a large percentage of the salary cap which I worry are crocked.
They've been good servants to the club, namely Micky, but this season will be telling.

I know what you mean. Obviously when the club offers a contract, most (in fact all?) on here would have gone mental if Joel & Sam had been allowed to join someone else (eg Warrington). The club would have rightly been accused of lacking in ambition. We've had bad luck with injuries over the past few years, but I still want Sam, Joel and Micky to be here, because I think they have a lot to offer.

My biggest worry regarding injuries is that Tommy hasn't played a lot over the last 4 years and Matty Smith was a very consistent and reliable performer.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:21 pm  

Tommy did look on top of his game playing the NRL last season, though.

Re: McIlorum out till April? : Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:00 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Tommy did look on top of his game playing the NRL last season, though.

Don't get me wrong I'm delighted to see him back. I'd have been gutted had he gone to Saints. I just hope he stays fit.