Positive news gives McManus chance of Origin recall

[Pumba]

Positive news gives McManus chance of Origin recall
BY JOSH LEESON

JAMES McManus's hopes of forcing his way back into the NSW side for the third State of Origin game were boosted yesterday when MRI scans revealed no serious damage to his ankle.

Scans showed the 23-year-old winger has ligament damage in his left ankle, which could allow him to return to the field in the Knights' round-17 clash with Melbourne at Olympic Park on July 4.

That would give McManus one match to force his way back into the Blues Origin side for game three in Brisbane on July 15.

The Knights have the bye this weekend.

That means McManus may miss only the Knights' round-16 game against South Sydney at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Monday, June 29.

"He's got some ligament damage on both sides of the ankle, but nothing serious," Knights medical officer Neil Halpin said last night.

"He certainly doesn't require surgery and we're hoping to get him back on the field in probably three weeks.

"He might be ready for the game after Souths or might be another week. You wouldn't rule him out of the third State of Origin either."

McManus injured his ankle in the sixth minute of Newcastle's 13-0 loss to the New Zealand Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium last Friday night.

The injury has allowed Manly flyer David Williams to take McManus's spot on the Blues wing.

Initially it was feared the reliable McManus might have have torn his Achilles tendon or ruptured his ankle ligaments, which would have required season-ending surgery.

Halpin said McManus would begin physiotherapy this week and that he was already showing signs of improvement.

"He's in a brace, but we'll get him out of that later in the week, get him some physio, and see how he goes from there," he said.

Herald

 

[Stranger]

Yeah um..... not happening...

 

[League_God]

no chance

 

[Joker's Wild]

If there are more injuries to the outside backs he may get a 2nd look in

but yeah, not much chance of getting back into the side methinks

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Why was he picked over Mona's anyway????

 

[Liam]

Because Monas has been sh*t this year.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Because Monas has been sh*t this year.

:lol:

 

[voltron]

Why was he picked over Mona's anyway????

McManus was the flavour of the month
it happens most origins

 

[Liam]

Last year he was brilliant and earned his jersey, this year he has been struggling and doesn't deserve to be in the side. In my eyes he should be behind Brett Morris, Josh Morris, Matt Cooper, Michael Jennings, Jamie Lyon, Adam MacDougall, Jarryd Hayne, Jamal Idris, Beau Scott, Bryson Goodwin and John Williams.

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

WTF? If you weren't sizing Kelso up for a Roos jersey 2 months ago you were hung by your nuts. Good to see the kool-aid has run dry finally.

 

[BG]

WTF? If you weren't sizing Kelso up for a Roos jersey 2 months ago you were hung by your nuts. Good to see the kool-aid has run dry finally.

Lol. Apparently you're still sipping away at whatever you were imbibing when you were arguing last year that McManus shouldn't be in first grade. Just because most of the objective fans have argued that he's developed into a fine NRL player doesn't mean we weren't a bit dubious about him at the highest level. Still, I admire your shamelessness. I have to admit I'd be steering well clear of any discussions about McManus if I'd been the one claiming that his defence was no better than Uate's.

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

Wooh! Do you really think Uate could make -1 tackles in an Origin match? :lol:

Besides, I've never seen the Uate/Sau side collapse without Sau having to help out Dureau standing next to him. Something Uate would never have to worry about in Origin.

 

[BG]

Wooh! Do you really think Uate could make -1 tackles in an Origin match? :lol:

I'm a massive Uate fan; but his defence still needs a lot of work. He's nowhere near McManus as a defensive winger right now. Hypothesising about Uate on the wing in SOO at this stage of his career is nightmare stuff. He would be targeted all game and it would almost certainly be tragic. It's been bad enough in the NRL in a few games.

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

He would be targeted all game and it would almost certainly be tragic.

Oh, you're an irony specialist these days?

 

[Xplosive]

Mc Anus has no chance

 

[BG]

Oh, you're an irony specialist these days?

That McManus had an ordinary game in Origin is not in dispute. You surmised whether Uate would do better defensively. I gave you an opinion on that. Where's the irony?

Here's some genuine irony for you: your drawing attention to McManus's appearance in Origin in the first place. However dubious his selection, and however mediocre his performance, the very fact that he came under consideration tells us something about his consistently strong performances in the NRL. It's pretty funny how someone with a history of contending that he shouldn't be in our first grade team would want to draw attention to that.

 

[Joker's Wild]

:lol: What a surprise to see DMC crawl out from under his rock as soon as a thread containing "McManus" in the title pops up (Well except when it announces his rep selection)

It must have just about killed you to see him not only continue to be in our FG side but then go to on to get selected for both Country and NSW. Your silence on these threads during that time spoke volumes

Give yourself an uppercut mate

 

[Serc]

Aww come on guys, I was enjoying the fact that nobody had replied to the bumping of this thread for 24 hours and then BG gets suckered in

 

[BG]

Aww come on guys, I was enjoying the fact that nobody had replied to the bumping of this thread for 24 hours and then BG gets suckered in

ha ha. Well, my first chance to visit here for over a week and I get confronted by the Moo Cow, back from sulking in the pasture over how well Jimmy Mac's been playing to take a cheap kick at his origin performance. Had to respond really. But Joker has made the point better than I did.

 

[Serc]

haha all good mate, I was considering posting something similar to JW as well but decided to let it be.