Jacob Liddle #198

[JC99]

Hopefully he can turn it around and have a successful NRL career. Maybe players start their careers with multiple bad injuries and end up doing well for themselves. His last injury was such a freak accident too I feel so sorry for him

 

[Swordy]

I dont mind saying this, but when Tedesco was working through junior footy, I was absolutely busting to watch him come into top grade. When he did his knee that first game, I was shattered. Id been so looking forward to it.

Liddle is the same for me. Ive no doubt he will get on and get a crack. He will be something special.

 

[voice_of_reason]

The silver lining of the competition suspension is there'll be no temptation to rush his return.

 

[TillLindemann]

Is there any point at all to having Grant now?

 

[MtWarrigalTiger]

Is there any point at all to having Grant now?

If NRL doesn’t return this season I think Cameron Smith will play in 2021,,,pretty sure Harry Grant had clause in his contract to go elsewhere (as in leave Storm)

 

[TheDaBoss]

hopefully the NRL season is back sooner rather than later....bloody virus

 

[Russell]

The virus causing the postponement for 'x' number of weeks is only going to help Jake.

I am sure he will be back bigger, brighter and better than ever.

Good luck Jake, can't wait to see you back, ripping it up!

 

[WT2K]

He'll be ready for R3 the way things are going

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

Will be interesting what happens with Jacob if the comp was to start back in September, would be close to full fitness (I believe).

 

[beachtiger]

Is this good or bad for Jacob though?? Without having access to a full medical and rehab team and the facilities that come along with that I think this may potentially slow his recovery down a little bit.

 

[innsaneink]

Is this good or bad for Jacob though?? Without having access to a full medical and rehab team and the facilities that come along with that I think this may potentially slow his recovery down a little bit.

Who says he won't have access? Club has a duty of care, hell be right

 

[tiger_one]

Grant gone.
Walters gone.
Looks like Liddle's time is here again!

Australian 07/08
Wests Tigers hooker Jacob Liddle is on the verge of a return
Liddle has been to hell and he is almost back.
Next week, there is every chance he will be named in the Tigers team to take on Canterbury at Bankwest Stadium, heralding a 12-month journey to overcome a devastating knee injury. Before that, it was a pair of shoulder ­surgeries. All told, his battered body has cost him the best part of three years.
He has drawn strength from a number of sources, among them Marshall and Lawrence, who overcame their own injury issues to forge memorable careers.
Marshall struggled with shoulder problems for years. while Lawrence’s face caved in when he collided with a teammate at training, the damage so confronting Marshall this week suggested he thought his teammate could die. Both have overcome insurmountable hurdles to touch greatness and Liddle has been inspired.
“A few boys around the club have been great,” he said. “Boys like Chris Lawrence — playing his 250th game this week — he has been through hell. He has been alongside me. I have talked to him about how he got through it. Boys like Benji, having seven shoulder surgeries. All those boys have been through it.
“It is good to have them at training. They went through just as bad, worse even.”
Liddle tries not to think too deeply about what is ahead. He catches himself sometimes as he ponders the thought of pulling on a Tigers jersey and running out before the club’s faithful.
That day is fast approaching, his cause inadvertently given a helping hand when Harry Grant suffered a knee problem that will sideline him for a month.
“He is a great kid,” said Liddle, who at 23 is only a year older than Grant. “He has been good to have around the club. He has been killing it. I have been watching his game and try to pick up things when I can, like I do with other hookers like Cameron Smith.”
“We do some extras after training sometimes. He has been good to have around.”
That said, Liddle’s availability comes at an opportune time for the club. Grant was setting the competition alight and while Moses Mbye will wear the No 9 jersey this weekend, Liddle is­ ­expected to play a role of some sort in coming weeks.
“You face these challenges and the world works in funny ways,” he said. “What you have been given you have to live with, overcome it and hopefully I am a stronger player because of it.
“The game we play is a full-contact sport. Injuries happen.
“But I will get through it.”
His attitude is testament to the work he has put in on the mental side of the game. His mind has been exercised as much as his body in his absence. A tome about the All Blacks has resonated more than any other. Asked what struck him, he said: “Training every day with a positive mindset and giving 100 per cent.”
He has had support from a tight-knit family and girlfriend Caitlin. “All I want to do is play the season,” he said. “I still love the sport. I want to play until I am 35. That is the dream.”

 

[Goldust]

I can’t express how much I want to see this kid succeed 🌝
Hope he kills it.

 

[Hangonaminute]

You can only admire this kid, hope he has a long career, he deserves it.

 

[trentrunciman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdlX9m-TIxM&t=335s

 

[JC99]

I really want him to kill it. He’s so talented and to work through so much injury and still work hard towards getting back on the field shows the mental fortitude and determination he’s got - something Madge would love.

If he can stay fit and injury free it solves a big issue for us for next season

 

[innsaneink]

Deserves some good luck for a change... Lots and lots of good luck

 

[Tim Sheens]

Shoulder, shoulder, cracked sternum and then devastating multiple ligament tears. The poor guy has had so much ability, yet has spent most of his career in rehab or getting match conditioning.

Let us all hope that like Marshall, Lawrence and Tedesco before him, Jacob can get some much deserved uninterrupted time on the field to show his wares and fulfil some of his potential.

 

[Moh]

Yup, really wish Lids the best. He has shown glimpses of what he can become, and I really believe he can go far if he can string together a number of games.

 

[happy_tiger]

I'd start with Brooks and give Liddle around 25-30 minutes for the next 3 weeks at least

If we aren't in semi finals contention and Grant is only going to be fit for the last 3 weeks play Grant at lock ..much like McInnes plays for the Saints ...especially if we know that Grant is going back to Melbourne