Confirmed Masoe out for a few games www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/25657348 Also, Jose Perry: Retired.... hahahaha

Confirmed Masoe out for a few games www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/25657348 Also, Jose Perry: Retired.... hahahaha

i liked this bit
"I'm not the fittest player but I'll give it my all when I get on the field,"

YEP! Honesty is the best policy I guess.

Some won't be happy at the fact we've not said how long he's out.

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1092 ... ?ref=var_0

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1092 ... ?ref=var_0

Quote ="St pete"Some won't be happy at the fact we've not said how long he's out.'" www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... than-brown First 2 games apparently.

Quote ="St pete"Some won't be happy at the fact we've not said how long he's out.'" www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... than-brown First 2 games apparently.

We could have done with him for them games. Just hope we don't rush him back.

Also, he apparently has a tattoo of Pikachu on his right thigh.

As he (and the wise man) say - its not how you take off, but how you land. Perhaps him missing a few games early on will allow us to see what Beaumont can do.

I agree with that, and will we possibly see Andre Savelio introduced this year? yes he's supposed to be a backrower, but he only 18 and already well over 17 st so hes got the build for Prop

He could certainly play the big loose forward role. I think we'd have seen plenty of him last year if it weren't for injury and illness.

Looks like he's got bags of potential, whats his handling like? Looking forward to seeing him get a good chance this year

I am confident he will be a great asset to us
However we seem to like buying injured players
Do we buy them from eBay?

Any and all players get injuries, and he wasnt injured when we signed him.
What i am a bit concerned about is our medical/physio team. I dont know if the personel have changed massively since '05 and '06 seasons, but we do seem to pick up more injuries than we used to, and they seem to last for a lot longer too.

The increased injuries are probably just a result of the ever increasing speed of the game. The entire game is played in a very crash-ball style. I watched a Warrington junior side being coached last night and it was all one out diagonal sprints into the defensive line, followed by a cut out pass to someone at a different angle late in the set. There were two or three contact injuries in that hour's training alone and they weren't even doing proper tackling, just stopping the ball carrier.

Perhaps its just me perceiving that we get more injuries than other clubs?

He got injured at the World Cup. We didn't sign an injured player. Sorry to spoil your negativity.

I think everyone's more aware of injuries in their own ranks compared to everyone else.

There's a reason more and more clubs are announcing squad numbers into the mid 30s (much more then used to)

Nah other clubs get them just as bad as us. We was playing rubbish so it stands out more. If we'd been winning while we had injuries nobody would mention it.

The game is so physical now and the players are big, lean and agile I think they tend to pick up more injuries. Years a go we had big 17st fat guys plodding into the defensive like, now we have big 17st fit mobile guys smashing into the line at pace.

Tommy martyn, Sean long, KC, newlove, scully all suffered badly with injuries. Hohaia seems to be immune. Who would you rather have?

a 25yr old Tommy God with working knees at 6 this year would be nice!

A 25 year old tommy god with dodgy knees would be better than what we have now! It Sean long or scully for that matter

He had one of those trendy leg casts on last night at the saints fans forum. Said he thinks hi will miss the opening 2-3 games

4 years late with that information ... Well played BBC

Patience will be a big thing with Masoe. Taking his injury into account, my prediction is that we will be looking at March/April before we really start to see the best of him. We all know about the potential issues regarding his size. For a player like Masoe to miss out on a pre-season will naturally take it's tole. I can't wait to see him play and I have no doubts that he will be a major hit at this club, but it may take a while.

Wth the attention focused on Masoe and Amor up front, Alex Walmsley appears to have been someone overlooked. It goes without saying how influential he was; influential in a season that was considered to be a transitional period for him initially. With a full year of experience under his belt, along with a full pre-season, I see no reason why he won't continue to push forward and develop if he can stay injury free.