WesternSuburbsBoy
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off to a bad start with this guy
John Bateman #268
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off to a bad start with this guy
gallagher
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Good opportunity for Blore.
tony soprano
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No other option but to go the conservative approach
Halbrowne61
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Didn’t someone on here highlight an injury concern before he left England . Looks like they were correct.
Given he’s had quite a bit of recovery time since the WC it’s most annoying( to me anyway) that he’s now out injured. And despite what Sheens says, if it’s a minor concern that takes a month to correct
That is if the headline is correct.
I had zero doubt he was going to miss 1st few weeks anyway. He looks serious about getting into things from the interviews.
BAGNF05
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Not too concerned if it is just a month. If it’s another Reynolds, Ballin, McQueen, Packer, Matulino, Maumalo debacle, explain to me when do the serious questions get asked? Are we doing any due diligence?
Halbrowne61
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But it shouldn’t be a month, that’s my point.
We paid big bucks for this guy, suffered through the visa hassles and now, “oh he’s possibly out for a month”.
We need to hit the ground running with our best 13 available. We seem to have crocks everywhere , Brooks, Joffa , others, now Bateman.
Our new fix it team will be working overtime.
BAGNF05
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He was always going to be underdone mate and I hope it’s just a bit of a story to give him a chance to get fully fit. If it’s a chronic ankle injury then it’s just another classic WT F-up
I'm with you also
It won't hurt to give him the few weeks off to get it right.
BAGNF05
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If I’m investing $3.2 million in a guy I’m finding a way to get a proper medical done. Don’t care if the player is in Antarctica.
I do hope it’s nothing serious as I think it’s a good signing if he gets on the field.
Red flags everywhere with Bateman. Plenty convincing themselves othewise, but 4 years with anything over 500k plus the 250 k transfer has got risk written all over it and one that we seemed to be the only club that thought it was worth taking. Will look forward to be being proved wrong.
From what i have been told the figure is close to 750k per year,so 3 million over 4 years plus the 250k transfer.
I would have thought he has had plenty of time to get the ankle looked at while he was awaiting the visa debarcle...He has said he has done plenty of training back home,and now we have him out with a CHRONIC ankle injury...something doesnt add up to me,if I was given an incredible contract back in the NRL I would have had the anckle looked at BEFORE I got here...
Red88_Tiger
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Muamalo and matulino were/are better than anything else we could have fielded even injured and played through it
I agree,neither of those players deserve to be listed among those other names because both of them have been very professional in their dealings with the club
Tim Sheens
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Disappointed to hear of a possible niggling injury, as I expected Bateman to be playing on Sunday.
Elderslie_Tiger
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Chairman Lee on SEN calling BS on injury reports on Bateman advised he had scans prior to signing and everything was OK has since has had further scans upon arrival in Australia and all OK.He needs time to acclimatise is a little under done and needs a week prior to taking the field.
BAGNF05
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People have an interesting memory of Matulino. Only played 36 games for us. Maumalo toughed it out last year but appears we bought another lemon.
BAGNF05
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Clearly arrived with pretty major pre existing injuries and that’s why I put them in there.
