Season over for Moltzen as the injury crisis grows

[Guest]

Season over for Moltzen as the injury crisis grows
CHRIS BARRETT
April 21, 2010

AS FALLEN Wests Tigers halfback Tim Moltzen waited to go under the knife for season-ending knee surgery yesterday, club officials were sweating on the results of scans of hooker and captain Robbie Farah's injured elbow.

Moltzen heads a long list of maimed Tigers, with fellow playmakers Robert Lui and Arana Taumata among those also sidelined.

Prop Keith Galloway was yesterday named to return but Todd Payten, Jason Cayless, Taniela Tuiaki, Tame Tupou and Simon Dwyer are all unavailable due to injury.

Farah, who hyper-extended his elbow in the 30th minute of last Friday's defeat to Canterbury before playing the remainder of the match in intense pain, will be told the results by club medical staff today.

Chris Corby, the Wentworthville Magpies NSW Cup hooker, is on standby for Farah.

Photographer Steve Christo, and journalist Glenn Jackson, will chart Moltzen's return from injury in an occasional Herald series.

 

[Guest]

Wish they could get their facts right for once. Dwyer is available, he's on the bench for Wests this week and Corby plays for the Western Suburbs Magpies - Not Wentworthville. Researching the facts Mr Chris BARRETT, it goes a long way to establishing credibility.

 

[NZTiger]

Yeah I LOL'ed at that. How do you get that piece of information wrong? Western Suburbs ARE our joint venture side, after all >_<

 

[G_Strombolli]

It's a worry - makes you hope they bypassed the fact-checker for this one and it's not indicative of the quality of the rest of their journalism.

I'm curious to see what comes from the Moltzen series, though - it could be interesting to see what a pro footy player has to go through to come back from an injury like this.

 

[Kul]

poor timmy

i'm really hoping that the picture isn't an omen for our season, although I think it will be with Moltz gone

get well soon tim!

 

[Tigerpete]

Of more concern are these scans on Farah guys. If we're to do any well this season, we need our stars on the park.

 

[dacoots_tiger]

Damn he'll be missed in attack.

 

[MacDougall]

Chris Corby plays for Wentworthville? I could have sworn he played for Wests?

 

[angry_ant]

Injury Crisis??? please, it cannot be used as an excuse.

Are we any different to all the other clubs, what about the Sharks, Knights, Broncos, Manly etc etc ??