Ruptured ACL confirmed for Lenny

saintsRrising · Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:40pm

On SEN. Interview with Greg Hutchison from the Saints.

Will most likely go conventional surgery path, as also has trouble with medial ligament.

Is gone till next year.
Earliest return is envisaged as Round 1.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1055528Post **dcstkfc** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:41pm

Fortune is a tosser of the highest order

Junction Oval · Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:41pm

That seems season ending.

Thinline · Post: # 1055535Post **Thinline** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:43pm

Will he play on?

Team on the wane (maybe), getting a bit long in the tooth.

He must be thinking it...

SydneySainter · Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:44pm

Don't know what to say...

This feels worse than Roo's injury last year.

How that man deserves to be a premiership player!

dcstkfc · Post: # 1055538Post **dcstkfc** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:44pm

Thinline wrote:Will he play on?

Team on the wane (maybe), getting a bit long in the tooth.

He must be thinking it...

Reigning BnF winner unlikely to pull the plug I'd think. Not impossible though. If the shite hits the fan and we miss the 8, then maybe

mullet · Post: # 1055544Post **mullet** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:49pm

Time for us all to display a bit of Lenny spirit. He wouldnt want people feeling sorry for him, I am sure he will be straight in the coaches box as soon as the op is over.

We all love lenny because he is just a bloody legend so lets support him by supporting the team, that is what he would do

Sam23 · Post: # 1055546Post **Sam23** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:51pm

Could not feel any worse than what I do now.

barks4eva · Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:54pm

There is no justice in footy!

the last person in the game this should happen

absolutely gutted

so pissed

seriously when will we ever get some luck for a change?

Lenny has been my favourite player from the first game he played and it just brings me to tears

this is depressing

matrix · Post: # 1055551Post **matrix** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 12:55pm

f***

+1 for barks post

Bardon Saint · Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:00pm

hmm gutted to say the least for Lenny.

Seriously a premiership cannot be won without him given our current form/list/attitude/strategy/etc. Blood the kids and set up for 2012 for a last tilt for Lenny. A lot can be achieved this year without a flag.

saint75 · Post: # 1055558Post **saint75** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:04pm

matrix wrote:f***

+1 for barks post

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+2 for barks post

This feels as bad as losing the GF!!! Damn the freakin' footy gods! We have certainly p***ed them off somewhere down the track.......

saintspremiers · Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:04pm

Bardon Saint wrote:hmm gutted to say the least. Seriously a premiership cannot be won without him given our current form/list/attitude/strategy/etc

Agree.

Attitude and strategy will change.

They surely will stop being sooking nancies and play footy again.

Time to pour some concrete, add water, and harden the f$&@k up!

Lenny is a legend.

Let's hope we can still be top 4 without him and pray the September and October gods aren't arseholes like 2009 and 2010.

matrix · Post: # 1055561Post **matrix** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:06pm

im going out to get on the ride on mower and have a sulk.

footy gods suck ass.

eppo67 · Post: # 1055562Post **eppo67** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:07pm

Bardon Saint wrote:hmm gutted to say the least for Lenny.

Seriously a premiership cannot be won without him given our current form/list/attitude/strategy/etc. Blood the kids and set up for 2012 for a last tilt for Lenny. A lot can be achieved this year without a flag.

100% Agree and another thing HAYES has been carrying that midfield for far too long. A really good opportunity for Monty and Dal and ???? to really step up. A lot of opportunities for a lot of players will start popping up this year will be really interesting rest of year l feel.

St Lenny · Post: # 1055564Post **St Lenny** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:10pm

This is the worst possible news. So we come good and if we were to achieve what we all want, it would be without Lenny. Where is the fairness in that. Poor Lenny, poor us......................................

wasaintsfan · Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:16pm

honestly think its career over for hayes...

even if he does go on i highly doubt he'll be the same (kinda like gehrig retiring then coming back)

at his age a whole season is a long time out of the game and it will well go past him

this is the worst news i have heard out of the club in a long time.....
good luck lenny you're a true champion.. and another one the clubs let down in terms of holding a premiership medal

Calais · Post: # 1055576Post **Calais** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:26pm

Lenny!!!

But..

In a very, very sick and twisted way maybe this can be a good thing? For the team I'm saying. They will lift and we'll find other avenues to winning? Similar to when Roo went down.

I feel sick saying this but who knows?

SainterK · Post: # 1055579Post **SainterK** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:29pm

Saint Pup · Post: # 1055581Post **Saint Pup** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:30pm

wasaintsfan wrote:honestly think its career over for hayes...

even if he does go on i highly doubt he'll be the same (kinda like gehrig retiring then coming back)

at his age a whole season is a long time out of the game and it will well go past him

this is the worst news i have heard out of the club in a long time.....
good luck lenny you're a true champion.. and another one the clubs let down in terms of holding a premiership medal

I had that same feeling as I saw him getting carried off the ground last night.

Besides the 09 granny this is the worst I have felt because of football. Time to get on your bike Armo.

Sainterman · Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:30pm

Awful news! Poor Lenny....a gentleman and a champion!

wasaintsfan · Sat 02 Apr 2011 1:33pm

Calais wrote:Lenny!!!

But..

In a very, very sick and twisted way maybe this can be a good thing? For the team I'm saying. They will lift and we'll find other avenues to winning? Similar to when Roo went down.

I feel sick saying this but who knows?

theres a big dif between roo and hayes missing

roo missing meant we had to find other avenues to goal...
hayes going means some one has to grow some mongrel and try do what none of them have been able to do before

only way to cover him is play the 09 style of play early season...
(which was collingwoods gameplan last year.. why didnt we keep doing it?)

and then thats going to be hard because of the 3 man bench...

hmmm hope armo can lift 300%

Sobraz · Post: # 1055649Post **Sobraz** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 2:24pm

Tragic news, and we wont be able to cover him... Im shattered, as I now feel like our premiership tilt is over...

But retirement talk is way to premature IMO...

He'll be back and as good as ever... Sure he's over 30, but has showed no signs of slowing down the last 24 months, if anything he's playing career best footy...

We have not seen the last of Hayes..

wasaintsfan · Sat 02 Apr 2011 2:32pm

Sobraz wrote:Tragic news, and we wont be able to cover him... Im shattered, as I now feel like our premiership tilt is over...

But retirement talk is way to premature IMO...

He'll be back and as good as ever... Sure he's over 30, but has showed no signs of slowing down the last 24 months, if anything he's playing career best footy...

We have not seen the last of Hayes..

really hoping you are right about him being back and not missing a beat

bigred · Post: # 1055710Post **bigred** » Sat 02 Apr 2011 3:20pm

barks4eva wrote:There is no justice in footy!

the last person in the game this should happen

absolutely gutted

so pissed

seriously when will we ever get some luck for a change?

/quote

This is St.Kilda.

When have we ever, ever been lucky?
Lenny has been my favourite player from the first game he played and it just brings me to tears

this is depressing