Confirmed: Riewoldt is ready to go.

[kaos theory]

He is passing all tests with flying colours...He is aiming for round 13, but club is thinking of holding him back longer, just to be sure....

I say if he's right, bring him in round 13 against the cats!

No doubt club, player & doctors will assess over next 2 weeks, so will be interesting to see what they decide...

[BelfastSaint]

Confirmed by who kaos ... ?

[saintbob]

He is passing all tests with flying colours...He is aiming for round 13, but club is thinking of holding him back longer, just to be sure....

I say if he's right, bring him in round 13 against the cats!

No doubt club, player & doctors will assess over next 2 weeks, so will be interesting to see what they decide...

Where did you hear this???

Hopefully the club will give him an extra couple of weeks ,as is the norm with a bad hamstring tear.

[plugger66]

He is passing all tests with flying colours...He is aiming for round 13, but club is thinking of holding him back longer, just to be sure....

I say if he's right, bring him in round 13 against the cats!

No doubt club, player & doctors will assess over next 2 weeks, so will be interesting to see what they decide...

Where did you hear this???

Hopefully the club will give him an extra couple of weeks ,as is the norm with a bad hamstring tear.

Once he is fit there will be no extra weeks. If he isnt fit he will get extra time. My guess is round 14 against Melbourne baring any other incident.

[wasaintsfan]

bring him bk this week. Im selfish haha

[howlinwolf]

Gerrard Healy mentioned it on Sports Tonight this evening. He said Nick wanted to return round 15 but the club is being conservative and aiming at round 17.

[Saintsfan]

We have to be conservative with his return as if he re-injures this through coming back too early we are screwed for the year and the best we can expect is a grand final loss.

[kaos theory]

Gerrard Healy mentioned it on Sports Tonight this evening. He said Nick wanted to return round 15 but the club is being conservative and aiming at round 17.

Actually, it was 'around' round 13.....He also asked greg hutchinson about this....he neither confirmed or denied, which is typical saints public relations....keep everyone in the dark

[bigred]

Whatever round Roo thinks....add a week.

Whatever round the club thinks...add a week.

We cannot afford to have any setbacks. He needs to be 100%

[sainter27]

I have heard from a 'club insider' that he is desperately keen to play against the Cats. But I hear people saying +1 week from when he is ready. Apparently 2 weeks after he is ready is the club's unbending policy. But we know how footy clubs can bend when they want to. But you take this stuff with a grain of salt. Like most here, if he back by the Brissy game, preferably the game after- I will be bloody ectastic!

Jeez guys, how bloody nervous will all of us be when he runs out and charges for his first mark. I might have to take a valium or smoke 12 joints before his first game back!

[joffaboy]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

[plugger66]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

I disagree.

[plugger66]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

I disagree.

bulls***. JB is right. Have a look at my previous posts.

[joffaboy]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

I disagree.

bulls***. JB is right. Have a look at my previous posts.

No he isn't you apologist.

[bigred]

I dont give a damn when he actually comes back....

As long as they believe that his injury is as close to 100% as it can be.

You cant do any more than that.

Jeez I'm looking forward to it though.

[plugger66]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

I disagree.

bulls***. JB is right. Have a look at my previous posts.

No he isn't you apologist.

You just like disagreeing with yourself.

[bigcarl]

Whatever round Roo thinks....add a week.

Whatever round the club thinks...add a week.

We cannot afford to have any setbacks. He needs to be 100%

correct.

knowing the competitor he is he will want to be back earlier than he should.

i hope the medical staff or whoever it is that makes these decisions errs on the side of extreme caution.

[Spinner]

Look guys i know nobody on here, AND I MEAN NOBODY, wants Roo to re-injure the tendon, but nobody knows if an extra week or two will help or not.

I mean ANYONE can injure themselves at any time. Roo may come back in Round 16 instead of 14 and tear a abdominal muscle, or injure a shoulder or do an ankle.

then everyone with 20/20 hindsight will say "oh why did we hold him back?"

We will have the usual hindsight kings like Mark Robinson and Sheahan second guessing medical professionals on when Roo should come back, like they would know.

When the doctors say he is fit, he is fit. If the tendon goes again, it goes again, nobody on here or in the media has a clue.

The human body is a strange thing and not one is the same.

No use complaining if it doesn't work.

Good point.

[rexy]

You cant be any more ready than 100%, If he is 95% and could play then give him another week. If he is 100%, he plays IMO.

Would not have thought the club is keeping anyone in the dark, rehab is not a 100% science, why have the added preassure on the club or Nick of predicting a date 3 or 4 weeks in advance when it may or may not be accurate.

[Beej]

Tommy Walsh told me he'd be ready by round 12 but they're going to hold him back.

I asked "why's that, Tommy?"

He said, "to be sure, to be sure."

I'm sorry.

[linz]

I reckon we should never bring him back and then we will be guaranteed that he will never injure himself again

[SainterK]

Just not at the Gabba or Etihad for the return, Cats or Collingwood at the MCG.

[Wrote for Luck]

I've got an unsubstantiated theory in my head that his leg muscle development was over-worked in the summer which contributed to his injury due to tightness. I wouldn't imagine the conditioning team admitting to this. As long as his legs are back to skinny - I'll be happy, provided he's given the all clear. I've been dreaming about the excitement. The effect on the team, you would Have to say, will be HUGE. That's why we'll win it.

[Saint Bev]

I don't imagine Roo would be thinking he would get injured or reinjured when he comes back and neither should we.

[Gabba]

Well, his constant leading really does leave him open to it, hamstrings are easily injured when suddenly stressed whilst acting over both the knee and the hip joints simultaneously.