OFFICIAL Latu Fainu #282

Mccarry said:
I honestly rate his as a player like I think the majority do.

I fear the spread of injuries. Thumb and shoulder fit with his aggressive but loose defensive style.

The pec strain definitely hit a nerve with me as it felt like more evidence of a body or conditioning issue. I get pecs can be freak, but we all know some people have the body for NRL and some people don’t.

His hamstrings have been the long term reoccurring issue. He desperately needs an injury free offseason to get his hammy flexibility and strength back. Three years in a row with hammy issues is pretty serious.

Straining his hammy late this year (round he was due to return from suspension) is a red flag for me.
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It would be the 3rd pec injury for the club in a year
Very unusual
 
innsaneink said:
What crap
No one here wants him injured
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I honestly don’t believe that . There a few on here , who I’m convinced live for the negativity. They’re addicted to it , whether consciously or unconsciously. There’s an old saying “misery loves company” . And there’s plenty on here who perpetuate that misery . And a small group who do it deliberately . Borderline sadism .
 
Yossarian said:
Or Benji and his shoulders. Was still playing in his mid 30s
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I've seen this comparison on injuries plenty of times over the years.

What everyone seems to forget, Is that Benji was barely playing Rugby League for a year before he played NRL.
By his own admission, His body just wasn't ready for it.

The guys he often gets compared to, Have played League their whole life.
So 1st, Their body is more accustomed to the environment
and 2nd, They've already got many more miles on them than Benji did.
And 3rd, The game is a lot more damaging than it was in 2004
(You could argue there the players are also built better for it though)

Considering the above,
How any one can look to draw parallel positives is hoping at best.
It's not the same.
 
batboy said:
I've seen this comparison on injuries plenty of times over the years.

What everyone seems to forget, Is that Benji was barely playing Rugby League for a year before he played NRL.
By his own admission, His body just wasn't ready for it.

The guys he often gets compared to, Have played League their whole life.
So 1st, Their body is more accustomed to the environment
and 2nd, They've already got many more miles on them than Benji did.
And 3rd, The game is a lot more damaging than it was in 2004
(You could argue there the players are also built better for it though)

Considering the above,
How any one can look to draw parallel positives is hoping at best.
It's not the same.
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True, it can't be the same, everyone is an individual not a clone.

The only thing that keeps the faith is Latu's still young and has a chance to grow out of his brittleness, it's the unknown going forward with any extension that makes it tricky especially a lengthy one.

With every injury, or even a scare like yesterday, it's giving me Starford Toa vibes.
 
Chunk said:
Unless he was injured consistently as a junior, for mine its just bad luck and coincidence.

When I look at the lad, I don't see anything brittle about him, he's a highly trained athlete.

So I think some of the talk is a little over the top.
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I wouldn’t say constantly injured as a junior but his hamstring issues were a problem even back then.
 
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