Injury Updates

[Casper The Ghost]

I think the club have to make a case, but that seems to be how things have worked in the past.

So our club will go before the NRL to beg for assistance :thumb

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...on-the-sidelines/story-fni3ga7r-1227262656188

Parramatta Eels: Semi Radradra and Beau Champion facing extended stints on the sidelines

JAMES HOOPER
The Sunday Telegraph
March 15, 2015 12:00AM

PARRAMATTA coach Brad Arthur will be forced to perform major backline surgery for round three with Semi Radradra and Beau Champion facing extended stints on the sidelines.

The Eels duo was rushed for scans on Saturday, with winger Radradra suffering a medial ligament injury and centre Champion facing the prospect of being ruled out for the rest of the season.

With the Eels scheduled to play the Warriors in Auckland next Saturday, coach Arthur is expected to rush centre Ryan Morgan and possibly NSW Cup winger Bureta Faraimo into the Eels squad.

Halfback Chris Sandow was also forced from the field during Friday night’s loss to Canterbury-Bankstown, with the Eels no.7 receiving a pain-killing injection for an ankle issue.

Asked about the current raft of injury problems, Arthur said: “It’s pretty bad, I think.

“We need to get some reports done but Beau Champion doesn’t look good, Semi doesn’t look good and, once Chrissy’s needle wears off, that is probably not going to look good.

“It was a tough night but we just have to front up next week.”

With Champion signed on a one-year deal with the Eels, the ex-South Sydney centre will be hoping the knee injury allows him to have another shot at playing NRL football.

Sandow’s ankle is also the ankle he injured during the Auckland Nines tournament, with the Eels hopeful the halfback will be able to make the trip across the Tasman.

Eels young gun forward Tepai Moreoa is also carrying a shoulder injury but the Parramatta camp is confident the rookie backrower will play against the Warriors.

 

[Forty20]

Bureta Faraimo left the game early today with an injury to his right leg if I recall correctly. Fabian Goodall shifted from the left-edge backrow to fill in for him. Even if Faraimo was fit I would be very hesitant to pick him, far too many deficiencies in his game. Not too flash on Morgan either but I guess he will be in the mix with almost all the other Wenty backs in Toutai, Folau and Crooks.

 

[EelsFan05]

Forty, do you think BA will chuck Falou in and give him a chance? Unfortunately I think Morgan in next center off the rank...

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

That James Hooper article seems to be entirely based on the BA's Friday night post-match presser.....despite the fact that it is clearly aimed at the Sunday papers.

 

[hineyrulz]

I think the club have to make a case, but that seems to be how things have worked in the past.

Pretty sure if an injury is more than 13 weeks you allowed to claim something back for the cap, Kenny is gone for the year so you would think we would again something but then again it is the NRL.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Apparently Champion has done ACL/PCL. Semi looking at missing 4 weeks

 

[IFR33K]

Damn. Gotta feel sorry for champion. Hopefully semi is back soon.

 

[Swiftstylez]

Champion out for the season, we are going to have a very young team soon

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Do we use it as an opportunity to blood Davis? Is he ready?

 

[hindy111]

Champion was a risk from day one.We where only club silly enough to risk him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We had room in the cap and offered first team opportunity. A one year contract really wasn't that risky. He offered plenty of experience and Arthur has already spoken of the value of his leadership. Champion was a good signing.

 

[parra pete]

Do we use it as an opportunity to blood Davis? Is he ready?

Don't think he is related to Rod or Joel......

 

[Delboy]

Champion was a risk from day one.We where only club silly enough to risk him.

But when the mighty can do nothing wrong Gus and the Riff signed the prone to injury Peter Wallace who went on to miss over half the season , obviously that was a shrewd deal. Are you sure you support the Eels

It was a 1 year deal on close to the minimum, worth the risk

By the way,who else was available ?? If they were , probably signed for the Riff

 

[Kornstar]

Do we use it as an opportunity to blood Davis? Is he ready?

Imo he was a little disappointing on Friday night, even though we dominated the Dogs.

 

[Chipmunk]

So will that be 2 top 25 players we will be chasing salary cap dispensation for now? Would Pritchard be a Top 25 player?

 

[murraymob]

under the cap you can only replace a player for another in the position.We had this problem last year at penrith with the injury toll.We wanted to blood more young kids but where told no.The cap relief is a week by week thing .You have to apply every week.The money side is not so much the issue.Its players coming from outside the 25

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's what I thought. Once the second tier cap is full (after using about five players) you need to ask special permission to use more, and there has to be nobody at that position available within the players you have already used that year.

 

[Chipmunk]

So I'm guessing Morgan would be Top 25 and Folau probably outside the Top 25? So it would be a big risk to use up a second tier cap player in Round 3, so you'd think Morgan will get the gig.

Would Crooks be Top 25? Surely he hasn't come all the way to the NRL to be on a second tier contract?

 

[murraymob]

the other twist is if you have a player in the 25 in Nsw Cup you must select that player before one outside of the 25 if he plays the position of the injured player.
It got that crazy last year the nrl where nearly selecting the team rather than penrith due to who they said could play and who could not