Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:19 pm
chapylad
International Chairman
Joined: Aug 02 2002 Posts: 7435 Location: Wakefield but near to Leeds!
Thanks for the replies to my question above, appreciated. I suppose much depends on how he comes back next season from an ACL injury which can be very debilitating in some cases. But yes he needs deregistering and we look to see what`s out there especially as Hall is only on a 1 year contract.
Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:37 pm
ChampagneSuperRovers
Player Coach
Joined: May 21 2010 Posts: 875
Yeah, that's bad luck. He would have been box office in a sport needing all the stars we can get.
Skysports.com wrote: 'There was still time for Murrell to knock over a drop-goal into the sea of delirious red and white behind the posts. The Black and Whites were already heading disconsolately home'.
Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:18 pm
Sir Gregory ParsloeP
Fringe Player
Joined: Apr 12 2022 Posts: 917
Terrible bad luck, real shame as he would have brought excitement to both Leeds and helped the wider game.
Let’s hope he can come back next year.
Although we can get salary cap dispensation, I don’t think we can use another quota spot (maybe wrong).
I’d have another go for Kallum Watkins, probably not Much chance if Salford are getting investment but I can’t think of anyone else who is worth signing. If we can’t get any quality in, would rather go with what we have for now. Hope Simpson, Lumb and Ned Mc get some game time as the year goes on
Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:59 am
Once were Loiners
First Team Player
Joined: Dec 15 2021 Posts: 1287
The problem will be if the gameplan was based on having big powerful wings, then using younger players, who may be talented, but cannot run the ball back hard or run over defenders to score, will be more of a change than just swapping one winger out. A challenge for Arthur for sure.
Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:26 am
Trebor1
International Star
Joined: Mar 03 2017 Posts: 6102
Yep, that’s the big problem with this injury. We will have most definitely have built game plan around Sivo and Hall bringing the ball out. Apparently we’re seeking quota dispensation also
I’m sure we’re cursed.. I’ve never known a team who has so many long term injuries as we’ve had these last few years
Post subject: Re: Maika Sivo - Season Ending Injury
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:22 am
Exeter Rhino
International Chairman
Joined: May 28 2002 Posts: 7450 Location: Isca Dumnoniorum
Hopefully Sivo will make more of a contribution to Leeds than Paul Bell.
Leeds should be looking to bring in an experienced centre/outside back in the interim, of equivalent standard and certainly not any more Roberts/Hooley types. Hopefully the likes of Lumb will be able to have extended runs but look what happened last season there - no-one is injury proof and we can't afford to have too much cap sitting in the stands, especially if there's a loophole to bring someone in.
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