Parsons out for six weeks.

[antonius]

The big unit has a tendon prob with a thumb/finger, and may miss the opening game against Penrith. Wooly(Adam Woolnough) also has a strained Hammy and will miss the trial against the Roosters. Not a good start people, two Props down and we haven't kicked a ball yet.

 

[sexybum]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[northey]

parso!!

 

[Andy]

The old war horse is slowing down. All the oldies get more and more injuries and take longer and longer to recover from them.

He'll retire at the end of this season and if he doesn't, it'll be a miracle if the Knights keep him.

 

[MC DUI]

I can see the beginnings of another shocker year with injuries in our forwards, which is going to hurt us severly with our lack of depth and experience.

Oh well chins up I'll support the boys no matter whos on the park

 

[Andy]

Seems as though all of the spare money free'd up by getting rid of Rudder and MacDougall has been spent on backs and halves and the management has forgotten about the front men. #-o

 

[Kaz]

Seems as though all of the spare money free'd up by getting rid of Rudder and MacDougall has been spent on backs and halves and the management has forgotten about the front men. #-o

So glad the Knights Management haven't changed over the years. :lol:

 

[Andy]

Seems as though all of the spare money free'd up by getting rid of Rudder and MacDougall has been spent on backs and halves and the management has forgotten about the front men. #-o

So glad the Knights Management haven't changed over the years. :lol:

Ouch... It hurts cause it's true. :lol:

 

[Matt23]

*Take care when talking about management please people. Thanks

 

[~bedsy~]

Well that's not good at all.... Hopefully it isn't the start of another run of bad injuries. *Touch Wood*

 

[Holla if ya hear me]

What the HELL!
Strap it to the finger next to it!
PPPFFFTTTT!

 

[Misanthrope]

I'm not too down about it. Hopefully that means Woolnough can cement the starting spot and Parsons can take on an impact role for the side. He's not fast or fit enough to be a run on prop anymore- he'd have more impact off of the bench. I'd hate to be a tired player and have the tallest man in NRL history running at me.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

And the injury woes start...

On a brighter note, it is still the best off season we have had in years.

 

[Doctor]

Darn. No, it doesn't make for a good start to the season. The Knights of the late 90s were renown for having a great backline but struggled up front. Perhaps we're returning to the glory days when we win matches in the backline instead of trying to muscle control of the match.

Woolnough is my biggest concern - he is afterall still young and is the product of longer-term investment by the club. Players are not just worth the money paid to them now, they are indeed the end-result of many years of coaching, fine tuning their footballing development.

I'd want to see Parsons back on the field more often than not this year - our pre-season injury situation has gone from 'pretty good in comparison to past years' to 'darn....again!'.

It will be another long season of disappointment if injury factors once again play their part.