Force Injury Update

[Darren]

The Force will be without winger Cameron Shepherd for approximately six weeks after scans confirmed a severe thigh strain sustained while kicking in the warm-up to the club’s opening round match against the Brumbies last Friday.

Shepherd will start his rehabilitation program immediately and will not require surgery.

Club medical staff are still considering their options in relation to a shoulder injury to Number 8 Richard Brown.

Fly-half Mark Bartholomeusz is making steady progress from a nerve irritation in his neck which kept him out of round one and is expected to return to action for the club’s next home game against the Chiefs on February 27.

[blueandblack]

Damn it, Cam. Get yeself fixed up! Carn Bart (et al).

[jono]

shit

[GIGS20]

I wonder if the new marquee could be an international winger with some real afterburners?

Spanner, Jimmy and a marquee like that could go a long way to restoring the balance

[jono]

this will be interesting... thats for sure

[BDAVEY]

Browny will be right, plenty of caffa tape.......... he's a tough nut and having FA to look after him as well give him a 4-6 weeks he will be abck bigger and stronger.

[TOCC]

Injury jinx continues for Force stars


The injury jinx continues for Western Force stars as Richard Brown's season hangs in the balance with a shoulder dislocation and Wallaby Cameron Shepherd will miss out on at six weeks of the Super 14 season with a thigh strain.

The Force confirmed today Shepherd faced at least four weeks on the sidelines with what was being described as a serious thigh strain.

It was another serious blow to the backline which was already without Andre Pretorius and Mark Bartholomeusz.

Meanwhile, Brown was "considering his options" after briefly dislocating his shoulder in the loss to the Brumbies on Friday night.

With a possible shoulder reconstruction likely to rule out the popular backrower for the Super 14 season, the Force said Brown was assessing his options – but would most likely miss several weeks of action.

Bartholomeusz, who was forced to pull out his prospective debut with irritation to nerves in his neck, will miss the trip to Wellington this week, but was penciled in to make a return against Queensland in a fortnight.

Haig Sare and Matt Dunning should both be fit to take on the Hurricanes on Saturday.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugb...0215-o2qj.html

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[GIGS20]

Browny will be right, plenty of caffa tape.......... he's a tough nut and having FA to look after him as well give him a 4-6 weeks he will be abck bigger and stronger.

So are you saying he'll be played (taped) or he'll be out for 4-6 weeks

[jono]

unfortunatley i've a feeling it will be the latter.
not worth the risk of doing serious long term damage.

[Piet Van Ziel]

Shoulders are bad news. Vey unstable joint. It sounds like he may need a reconstruction

[brokendown gunfighter]

Shoulders are bad news. Vey unstable joint. It sounds like he may need a reconstruction

after all,you are the brown dog expert

[GIGS20]

Shoulders are bad news. Vey unstable joint. It sounds like he may need a reconstruction

Don't tell me, let me guess, you found out when he told you on your 120" yacht in the middle of Lake Burley Griffin

[Thequeerone]

So Bart will be ok in a couple of weeks
Cam's injury is not season ending
Brownie sounds like he needs a reconstruction - (didn't he have a couple of pops last year as well) not brilliant but managable - he's young yet he'll be back

we got off lighter than we thought

[zimeric]

(in the west this morning) Looks like Stanners is keen, all up to his Japanese club now as to whether or not they'll let him play..

[Cookie]

I guess our bye week will come at a good time this year