Official Faitala-Mariner to miss remainder of season

[Spoonman84]

Your using a stat showing games played, but only showing the stats that suit your argument. So either your argument is not as strong as you suggest, or it is. But your stats done prove either way, hence your argument is flawed.

It’s not a flawed argument when he has had multiple MCL, foot and Syndesmosis injuries. He has missed way more football than the average player. NSW Cup stats aren’t readily available as I said you are free to go through team lists if you want to find out for yourself.

 

[Chrisaaar]

I completely forgot about rfm, like legit.

 

[jshellshear]

I’m not sure he has a contract past this year,potentially a very good player,but over the last 2 years hasn’t managed to play anymore than a handful of games

He played 20 games last year.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Looked good @ prop but only got a few games before getting injured. Will likely get injured again. Meh.

 

[bullanth]

He played 20 games last year.

Yes fair enough,most of the bench more than likely,I think he’s a good footballer,but for one thing or another,just hasn’t got there.

 

[Natboy]

He played 20 games last year.

And not averaged more than 13 games for the three seasons prior. You can’t just pick the outlier can you? @bradyk

 

[bradyk]

RFM is injury prone (even if it's just a niggle, but he's had multiple extended periods out due to an injury too) , but we also need to remember both under Des and Pay RFM was dropped to reserve grade for extended periods of time.

 

[chisdog]

So where are the stats for fg games vs reserve grade??? Theres every chance a number of them were played in reserves.

@Spoonman84 I can tell you he played 15 games in reserve grade

 

[chisdog]

Yes fair enough, most of the bench more than likely, I think he’s a good footballer, but for one thing or another, just hasn’t got there.

3 off the bench - the first 3 of the season

 

[Nasheed]

Apart from playing 20 games last year he’s lucky to have played half the games in every season of his career. Being on the field is a huge issue for him.

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But memory tells me a lot of that is him not being picked in first grade

 

[Haddaway]

All 3 are Fa'afafine forwards

Lol!!!!

 

[Haddaway]

Playing reserve grade still goes to what Spoonman said anyway, that he's either injured OR inconsistent. Playing reserves means you're not playing good consistent football.

Or he was playing Reggies because he had been out that long he needed a warm up game or something, who the hell knows.

Let's not pretend that this guy isn't injury prone, because he is.

 

[B-Train]

Playing reserve grade still goes to what Spoonman said anyway, that he's either injured OR inconsistent. Playing reserves means you're not playing good consistent football.

Or he was playing Reggies because he had been out that long he needed a warm up game or something, who the hell knows.

Let's not pretend that this guy isn't injury prone, because he is.

Of course he's injury prone and has been inconsistent. But he's contracted for next year and likely isn't going anywhere so I don't know why everyone is demanding that we move him on. Other clubs won't be interested for all of those reasons.

Let's just hope he stays healthy next season and if not, he'll be moved on and we can use the cap space in '23.

 

[Malla]

Good player but made of glass. Its a shame cause he is a damaging ball runner.

 

[Haddaway]

Of course he's injury prone and has been inconsistent. But he's contracted for next year and likely isn't going anywhere so I don't know why everyone is demanding that we move him on. Other clubs won't be interested for all of those reasons.

Let's just hope he stays healthy next season and if not, he'll be moved on and we can use the cap space in '23.

I'm not saying anything about that, I'm just reiterating Spoonmans original point, because it looks to me that some people are trying to say he's not that injury prone because he played reggues aswell.

 

[TwinTurbo]

This is a "bone" fracture, not a "soft tissue" injury which can be re-occurring (eg; hamstrings), there is no reason to suspect that it will happen again as it's more of a "bad luck" injury than one showing some inherent weakness. Worth remembering that he did not miss 1 single game last year, so he's hardly injury prone.

Always a Bulldog

 

[B-Train]

I'm not saying anything about that, I'm just reiterating Spoonmans original point, because it looks to me that some people are trying to say he's not that injury prone because he played reggues aswell.

Yeah I wasn't having a go at you, just at the people saying let him go or move him on etc.

 

[Glenn L]

The new Foran.

 

[Haddaway]

Yeah I wasn't having a go at you, just at the people saying let him go or move him on etc.

Allgood mate.

 

[CBDoggies]

Only reason this guy escapes scrutiny is because he isn’t on huge coin like foran was. Time to move him on. Honestly some players just have bad luck at clubs and it looks like he is one for us. He could play the next 5 years at another club injury free but I just think we have given him enough time and paid him enough to sit on the sidelines.