OFFICIAL Elijah Taylor [Discussion]

[happy_tiger]

No I'm blaming you at this stage

As was seen in the trial we missed his line sped and his ability to tidy the defence up in the middle of the ruck

If he is out for any amount of time along with rowdy we will struggle

 

[Crucible]

Agreed, very underrated player.

 

[Newtown]

This is a report just prior to Saturady's trial match. Let's hope the pec injury he has is very minor;

#### [Wests Tigers (WestsTigers)](https://twitter.com/WestsTigers/status/1101686572729085952)

One late change to today's side, with Elijah Taylor sitting out due to a minor pectoral injury. Robert Jennings and Ryan Matterson both make their first start for the club. #NRLTrial #OurJungle https://t.co/205PMnBc0C

 

[Newtown]

According to Physios;

Mild pulls may **heal** as soon as two or three weeks after **injury** . More serious strains can take months to **heal** , especially if you've had surgery.

 

[Nelson]

I've done a minor strain before and it took a bit under 2 weeks to be pain free through a full range of motion and to the touch. It was about 3 weeks before I was game to start any exercise involving the chest but it was fine when I did.

 

[Harvey]

I can’t comment as I do not have pecs. They sound like more trouble than they are worth.

 

[happy_tiger]

NRL injury report saying Lawrence will miss a few months

Doesn't bode well for his contract negotiations for beyond 2019

 

[The-moP]

But issue here is .. yes the mild strain will heal 2 to 3 weeks, but its the re-occurance of doing it again and again that is the problem. If you get it operated its completely reattached and less chance of it happening again.

 

[happy_tiger]

Yeah look at Drinkwater from Melbourne

16 weeks with his (obviously Grade 3 ) rupture

 

[Demps]


One of the most underrated players of the last 15 years.

Happy birthday akhi.

Hope he has a great year this year for us.

 

[Papacito]

Good player and a good human being. He randomly came up to me once at a match, introduced himself and thanked me for supporting the team.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

One of my favourite players. Can’t see him making the 17 unfortunately.

 

[Demps]

One of my favourite players. Can’t see him making the 17 unfortunately.

Same.
Low-key think one of the best signings we've ever made despite the criticism he cops.

I have him at 13 and hope the coach agrees.

 

[Goldust]

Good player and a good human being. He randomly came up to me once at a match, introduced himself and thanked me for supporting the team.

Heard a few stories similar to that
Seems like a genuine dude
His ruck work and one on one defence is priceless imo
When he came to our club ,he was easily our best and was looking pretty good towards the end of last season

 

[Masterton]

One of my favourite players. Can’t see him making the 17 unfortunately.

Well, there is that vacant hooker role.....

More seriously, I can easily see him in the 17 as long as he has some big boppers around him.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Scored Try of the year against dragons.....

 

[JC99]

When ET first joined the club he was immense for us. One of the best defenders in the game and good ball skills to. If he was a bit bigger he could’ve had an even better career but as all the other forwards started getting bigger it made his game suffer. Too small nowadays

 

[WT2K]

Underappreciated by many

 

[earl]

Awesome player. Even last week you could see him ball playing in the middle of the park and making tackles. If he was quicker or bigger he would have been a star.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Still has a role to play. Can actually put the ball through the hands if he's allowed to.