Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:27 pm  

Albion wrote:

Agreed. He always seems to take his time playing the ball after being tackled and isn't as involved as he was in the Wire game earlier in the season, for example.

Might he be under doctor's orders to take it easy? I know from a medic friend that hamstring injuries can be very difficult to resolve.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:34 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Might he be under doctor's orders to take it easy? I know from a medic friend that hamstring injuries can be very difficult to resolve.

Possibly. He just seems to have a different work load atm to earlier in the season.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:03 pm  

any news on o'brien

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:05 pm  

Bad concussion but nothing too serious hopefully.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:05 pm  

wire-till-i-die wrote:

any news on o'brien

Thinks he's still in st Helen's and got a headache.

The French guy has got a sore shoulder from the challenge.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:09 pm  

cynical if you ask me 2 games running gives me that impresion

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:21 pm  

I'm a ex stand off. Every halfback in the world knows they need to bring that arm (elbow if me) up to protect themselves.

He needs to protect himself more.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:49 pm  

St pete wrote:

I'm a ex stand off. Every halfback in the world knows they need to bring that arm (elbow if me) up to protect themselves.

He needs to protect himself more.

I think he needs a scull cap for next week in all seriousness

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:53 pm  

theblondebomber wrote:

I think he needs a scull cap for next week in all seriousness

Whilst a scrum cap will protect against bumps and scratches, it does next to nothing in situations like that. Its only a few mms of padded cloth.

Re: Catalans Match Thread - Saints 26 v 6 Catalans : Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:00 pm  

The last two games have seen a complete turnaround in form for us. Maybe the Chairman's words and the Hull KR performance were a good thing in hindsight as the players (in particular the forwards) have stepped up a notch.

I missed the opening 25 minutes but our defence was excellent today especially our scrambling defence. We've still work to do with the ball but losing O'Brien again didn't help.

The last two games have given me optimism that we may not go out of the play offs with a whimper afterall and we may actually compete. If we can win our next two games I reckon we'll clinch 5th spot.