Don't know about other posters on this Forum, but with the amount of talk about injuries over the last ten months or so I'm reaching a state of almost paranoia. Prior to a game I become increasingly worried as to whether there will be new injuries or further injuries to those who have recovered. We've seen only too well what more than the average amount of injuries can do in the closing stages of the season. I'm sure my heart will be in my mouth everytime DF, TJ, TA , Bill or Reece touch the ball.
We seem very vulnerable.

Its part of the game, move on say I.

well we have no choice but to move on, but I for one perhaps mistakenly felt that all those injured last season would be fit to start this season. Not so, I just hope when they come back, they find the form we have been used to them displaying!

I'm the same, every time TJ takes a ball into contact my stomach tightens, every time a player stays down Im basically praying that it's nothing long term. Suppose it comes when youve lost so many players over a short space of time, it will pass.

Again it’s part of the game, always has been. If you can’t accept injuries and injury runs then it’s not your game I’m afraid.

We have no more issues than any other team but i don’t see there fans living in mortal dread. We had a good few seasons with relatively few injuries, now it’s our turn, just the way it goes.

One thing I’m not willing to do is allow it as an excuse for the HKR performance, that had nothing to do with injuries and everything to do with attitude. We have enough players who with the right attitude can give anyone a game. We used to give teams a game with far more limited squads than this one!

They are not saying they can't accept them.
They are just saying how they feel.

we cant afford any more injuries for a month or so

Look how it affected saints last week you take any 4 or 5 top players out of any team and that team will struggle

The worry for me is the amount of long term injuries, short term injuries can be overcome pretty quick but long term can severely effect confidence in a player and take many games to get match fit which we can I'll afford.

I think everybody is a bit right here!
We've been hit by injuries -hard, and it does make you feel when they come back that any tackle is going to crock them again!
Yes, I guess it's out turn to suffer numerous injuries, some long term, (although, surely we must be coming to the end of our bad luck in that respect!)
All that said, I do agree with FC that the injury situation does not excuse poor performances from the fit players on the pitch!

It's the long term injuries that I was basically referring to Oddshape. You're right.

Its one of them, take 4-5 of your top players out of any side and they will struggle. Harder to get on top through the middle if you dont have any forwards, not many players can finish like TJ or tackle like Arona etc

Correct.

You don’t half take thing literally. Of course there not and of course I get it, I was just expressing the counter argument.

It’s a concern I accept and I too find it worrying at present. What I’m not wanting is for it to become an obsession. Trinity fans are for good reason the most pessimistic fans in the game, do we really need another nail? Or worse become it become a self forfilling prophecy.

Hopefully it will sort itself out, may even be the making of some players. We need to remain positive, it’s only game one.

Cleaned up.

I thought we went for a bigger squad this year to counter act that?

The injuries are always a factor but they have also been a handy excuse for fans to use. Quite simply the performances have been below what would be expected even given the players missing. The team on the park should have been better than 3 wins in 17 games.

Injuries did not stop Cas putting in a determined, disciplined performance against Wigan last week. The coaching staff at Cas deserve huge credit in getting their squad to buy into a simple effective game plan and stick to it no matter who is wearing the shirt.

Thats true, however a team like Wakey needs its best players on the park. If all we have on the park is players who wouldnt get in other sides then we are always going to struggle.

Fifita, Tupou, Johnstone, Ashurst are our star men and we missed them for huge chunks of last season.

We also have had to move Tanginoa into the front row where he is far less effective so we lose another player there effectively.

Like if you watch the Hull KR game back, we actually put on some decent stuff & outperformed KR on the stats, but every time we got some momentum or field position we came up with an error.

when we got into good field position our lack of a good organizer let us down AGAIN

Watch the game back - I didnt really twig at the game but he nearly scored, got an assist, put plenty of people through gaps which were only denied by some great last ditch tackling from KR. Then played 30 - 40 mins with a ruptured tendon - and was still doing his share.

Belly hit the nail on the head with his comment about Cas still performing last week despite their injuries...and Powell went on record before the game that he wouldn't be using injuries as an excuse, instead saying he trusted those playing to put in a shift

Because Cas have a structure we haven't. I think people are right when they say "When Kear was behind the scenes the stucture was there" But it's been allowed to slip

Some positive injury news from latest Trinity TV interview

Crowther, King in contention for this week
Green, Walker, Fifita possibly back for Cas Game
Arona back for Salford Game
Broughy still 4-6 weeks away.

Powell says that but how many times in the past two years has he moaned about injuries.

He may mention injuries but thats not the same as using them as an excuse.