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The issue of injuries absolutely drives me nuts, EVERY single year we are hit with massive amounts of injuries.
The team hasn't played a permiership game and already we are seven players down.
Can anyone remember a game when we haven't picked up an injury or three? We are cursed or we have assembled the greatest collection of injury prone players in the history of professional sport.
Seven Knights to miss first game
By Stuart Honeysett
March 1, 2005
NEWCASTLE coach Michael Hagan has conceded the Knights will be under much pressure from the start of the season after confirmation that five-eighth Kurt Gidley, prop Josh Perry and utility Riley Brown have joined a growing casualty list.
The trio will miss the opening game against Melbourne, which is a blow given Danny Buderus (foot), Daniel Abraham (ankle), David Seage (knee) and Clint Newton (suspension) are also unavailable.
"This just adds a bit more pressure in the first round or two," Hagan said last night.
"You always want to be at your strongest don't you, but we knew that we weren't going to be anyway," Hagan said.
"Every year I've been here we've had four or five blokes unavailable at the start ... so I'm used to that by now."
Perry is arguably the most serious concern. The former NSW prop requires more scans today to determine the extent of a wrist injury.
He had X-rays after last Saturday night's trial against Cronulla which cleared him of any break but he has sustained some ligament damage.
"He needs a scan to determine what type of damage he's done to his wrist," Hagan said.
Brown will also require further scans today after hyper-extending his elbow and is expected to be sidelined for at least three weeks.
The news was slightly better for Gidley, who will miss round one against the Storm with torn quadriceps but could return for the club's next away assignment against Canberra.
Anthony Quinn (shoulder) and George Carmont (calf) should play against Melbourne
We must be without doubt the most unlucky or poorly prepared team in the comp.
This is not the way to start the year!
The team hasn't played a permiership game and already we are seven players down.
Can anyone remember a game when we haven't picked up an injury or three? We are cursed or we have assembled the greatest collection of injury prone players in the history of professional sport.
Seven Knights to miss first game
By Stuart Honeysett
March 1, 2005
NEWCASTLE coach Michael Hagan has conceded the Knights will be under much pressure from the start of the season after confirmation that five-eighth Kurt Gidley, prop Josh Perry and utility Riley Brown have joined a growing casualty list.
The trio will miss the opening game against Melbourne, which is a blow given Danny Buderus (foot), Daniel Abraham (ankle), David Seage (knee) and Clint Newton (suspension) are also unavailable.
"This just adds a bit more pressure in the first round or two," Hagan said last night.
"You always want to be at your strongest don't you, but we knew that we weren't going to be anyway," Hagan said.
"Every year I've been here we've had four or five blokes unavailable at the start ... so I'm used to that by now."
Perry is arguably the most serious concern. The former NSW prop requires more scans today to determine the extent of a wrist injury.
He had X-rays after last Saturday night's trial against Cronulla which cleared him of any break but he has sustained some ligament damage.
"He needs a scan to determine what type of damage he's done to his wrist," Hagan said.
Brown will also require further scans today after hyper-extending his elbow and is expected to be sidelined for at least three weeks.
The news was slightly better for Gidley, who will miss round one against the Storm with torn quadriceps but could return for the club's next away assignment against Canberra.
Anthony Quinn (shoulder) and George Carmont (calf) should play against Melbourne
We must be without doubt the most unlucky or poorly prepared team in the comp.
This is not the way to start the year!
