He got the injury in the first half v Souths and played on, so not related to training it seems.
The No-Look News (Schuster Chronicles)
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Bill Knowles says “ hi”
Otherwise he might have a career of in or out , with more out , than in !!
And yes I’m aware of how some might read that comment ( you dirty bastards
).
Otherwise he might have a career of in or out , with more out , than in !!
And yes I’m aware of how some might read that comment ( you dirty bastards
).
Bill Knowles says “ hi”
Otherwise he might have a career of in or out , with more out , than in !!
And yes I’m aware of how some might read that comment ( you dirty bastards
I think he is more suited to playing lock than five-eight. I also think he can be more involved and obviously play both sides of the field as a ball-playing lock. The idea of playing Weekes on the left, DCE on the right, and then having Schuster in the middle would give us many more options than we have right now. At the end of the day, it's just a number after all. Unfortunately, the common sense and obvious advantages involved in making this call will preclude it from ever happening.
I really like the look of this team for later in the year.
T. Trbojevic
J. Saab
B. Parker
T. Koula
R. Garrick
K. Weekes
D. Cherry-Evans
T. Paseka
L. Croker
J. Trbojevic
H. Olakau'atu
K. Tuilagi
J. Schuster
G Chan Kum Tong/K. Lawton
E. Bullemor/T. Sipley
S. Fainu/B. Trbojevic
J. Aloiai/S. Keppie
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Seriously, this guy is out for a second consecutive week with a cork. This is the guy who worked his butt off all off-season to get ready and he continues to break down. Manly are the best at finding top shelf talent whom struggle to stay on the field.
We cannot move forward with a spine consisting of a non-hooker and two porcelain dolls.
We cannot move forward with a spine consisting of a non-hooker and two porcelain dolls.
Winner winner chicken dinnerOMG... You finally used PPS correctly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This injury is a corked thigh, which is an impact injury. Most of them are caused by copping a knee in a tackle. Not related to workload at all. The calf strains maybe but not this one.
Groundhog day evidently @Shoe1
Does he have Covid now??
WiseyEagle
Reserve Grader
We are not getting much value out of him, are we?
The other advantage of playing Schuster at lock is based on minimising disruption to the regular seventeen. We have Aloia, Lawton, Jake, Bullemore and Fainu, who can all cover the lock spot.
Lawton is the obvious candidate to come in when Schuster has another injury, and he could be trained to duplicate most of Schusters attacking shapes at lock. This won't work for his more instinctive plays, obviously. Lawton was a five-eight initially, who was then manufactured into a hooker and then into the back row. He debuted as a centre in the NRL and played a few more games for the Warriors at centre. I think he would make an ideal ball-playing lock, based on his versatility, fitness and his tackle efficiency.
As for Schusters next injury, it's not a question of if but when, unfortunately. Schuster at lock also provides Weekes with a permanent starting spot in the thirteen and more balance to the bench. We then have Humphries to cover DCE and Johns to cover Weekes etc. Overall, the squad looks way more balanced with Schuster at lock. His combination with DCE looks extremely clunky right now, and I feel that the DCE/Weekes halves combination would develop more naturally than what we see now with DCE/Schuster.
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Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Happens. How much value have we had out of Turbo last four years. Unfortunately injuries happen.
So players like Turbo and Schu are just unlucky? Players like Matt Ballin were just lucky?
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Eagles. Surely its evident by now that Schuster in the forwards is a waste of talent. He did well in 2021 but was playing second fiddle in attack. He's a ball playing five eighth. He cant effectively use that ball playing skill at lock.In his first game this year he set up three tires. That wouldnt happen if he was playing lock. His greatest asset is his skill at setting up others, just like Lyons. Later in his career maybe, but surely you dont inhibit the best skill a player has. Like playing Turbo at hooker. Totally eliminates the best element of his game. Play Schuster at lock and he spends his time tackling and out of the central focus of the attacking play
That’s one hell of a cork… Big Show off the top rope driving a knee into the quads level cork.
Schu on the sideline is the real waste of talent.
| Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 8 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 6 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | -13 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | -15 | 6 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | -36 | 6 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | -86 | 2 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | -102 | 2 |
