Joseph Suaalii injury: Young Rooster ruled out for remainder of season - Rothfield

[ROC181]

Injuries just happen mate so even if you were MRI ing every week & things looked fine just out of the blue the injury happens. Sometimes injuries happen from no contact or very little exertion when I was nursing in theatres I was sitting down for most of the 7 hour op & when I stood up I did my back & was off work for 6 weeks. Ligamentitis.

Alright Alright! You don't have to go all ER on me...but are you sure it wasn't from sitting on your fat wallet all shift thinking how many millions you have?

[ROC181]

Remember 2009? That was the year I stopped switching on the radio...

Nah! Don't recall that year at all...oh yeah Michael Jackson died as I was traveling O/S. It's Bad!

[Salvatori Grubber]

From the club:

The Sydney Roosters squad has been assessed by Club medical staff following Saturday's Round 17 match against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Joseph Suaalii sustained a lis franc injury to the foot. Scans concluded that it needed to be surgically stabilised.

Suaalii has undergone surgery and rehabilitation is expected to take approximately five months.

I had this injury myself, and it’s not a picnic.

Made a full recovery though, so there is that.

[ROC181]

I disagree I think Keary is the difference between being a contender or a flop. The Chooks went into the season with only 1 genuine top class half so this year was always going to be a risk, once he went down the team was rudderless & no Lam, Hutch, Keighran or an 18YO was gonna be able to come in & take the Chooks to this years Premiership even if the other 4 were fit.

I think Latrell left a curse on the club for punting him & I think Cody Walker was involved too.

You mean...they did a sacrificial chook from Red Rooster ceremony?

If we only had Keary out, and maybe Jake cause he came first, and no one else on long term injuries AND if the Storm, souths would be going through what Penrith are going through, they would not be far away. Keary is a BIG loss, but we could have been top 4 easily cause Parra are shit.

[zac]

will be his second year without much footy and that's not ideal and not returning until the end of the year means he won't have a full pre-season to prepare. not being away with the boys right now means he won't feel part of the team.
not saying this will derail his career but i can't see anything good about it

[ism22]

Strange that they are reporting it happened prior to the Dogs game as he was in the sheds with the boys with no crutches/moon boot/knee brace and he seemed to be walking around without discomfort.

Could be wrong but I suspect it's one of those things he coulda played on with but we've said 'maaate... just do your HSC and stay in Sydney... we're farked with or without you, so don't worry about it mate, your HSC and welfare is more important than entering the bubble'.

Dunno his grades but with unis the way they are right now I reckon he can probably study just about anything he wants at uni so long as he gets a semi-decent ATAR.

[bondi.boy]

Roosters rookie Joseph Suaalii has been ruled out for the remainder of the season in another crushing blow to the club’s premiership chances.

The 17-year-old will undergo surgery this week and not travel to the Sunshine Coast bubble with the rest of the Roosters team.

He suffered the injury at training in the lead up to last week’s game against the Bulldogs.

Suaalii was to travel to Queensland and study for his HSC remotely.

However X-rays on Tuesday revealed he requires immediate surgery and will not be available until the start of next season.

Suaalii joins a shocking injury list at the Roosters that includes the retirement of Boyd Cordner and Jakes Friend plus season ending injuries for Luke Keary and Lindsay Collins.

The Roosters leave for the Sunshine Coast this morning for a minimum four weeks.

Easing the pressure from losing Suaalii was the return of crack centre Billy Smith against the Canterbury Bulldogs last weekend.

However the club faces a herculean task to match it with the premiership heavyweights Penrith, Storm, the Rabbitohs and the Eels.

It is a lower leg injury

Training should be banned.
Our players are always getting injured at training.
Something has to be changed.
SST is not playing either, reportedly.

[Salvatori Grubber]

Could be wrong but I suspect it's one of those things he coulda played with

I don’t think so, Jizzy. It’s a major ligament that if not healed accordingly can have a long term impact on your gait.

[King Salvo]

NRL.com confirming its an ankle injury.

Not an Ankle injury but he will have some lengthy recovery and rehab in front of him - Surgery is required pronto with these although stable Lisfranc injuries (ones without fractures , dislocations or torn ligaments ) can be treated without surgery - either encased in a cast or prefab boot for 6 to 8 weeks then undergo rehab - It is a rare injury one has to say

A Lisfranc injury happens when the ligaments or bones in the middle of your foot(roughly located over your foots arch) are fractured, sprained or dislocated. If often requires surgery and can take three to six months to heal.

No weightbearing is allowed for 6-8 weeks after surgery. A walking cast or boot is then used for another 4-6 weeks. If pins were used to hold the fourth and fifth metatarsals in place, they are removed 6-8 weeks after surgery. Patients usually are able to wean out of the boot and into an athletic shoe in 10-12 weeks.

Lisfranc joint injuries often cause arthritis in the injured bones of your foot. This might cause chronic pain in the region. You are more likely to develop arthritis if you had a severe Lisfranc joint injury that damaged much of the cartilage in the region.

[King Salvo]

I don’t think so, Jizzy. It’s a major ligament that if not healed accordingly can have a long term impact on your gait.

Immediately surgery is required - can't be delayed

Injuries to the Lisfranc joint can cause severe damage to the cartilage in the midfoot if left untreated. This damage prevents the joint from working properly. Without the cartilage, and with the added stress of poorly healed injuries, the foot will continue to sustain further damage with each step.

[Thirteen]

Well there goes our premiership chances. Can’t win the comp without Sualli.

Apart from the fact he won’t have the opportunity to gain more experience this season, I don’t really care. We aren’t winning anything this year.

I wish him well and good luck in his HSC.

[mightyrooster]

My dad used to say when bad luck occurred, you must have killed a chinaman....dont know where that originated, but with the roosters and covid...is there any end to bad luck? We need 2022 to roll on now....

My family’s been under some kind of curse for about 3-4 years now with cancers, deaths, sporting injuries, other diagnoses. It has somehow extended to my other love - the Roosters. It doesn’t seem like there’s any end in sight. Get well soon young Joseph. I hope he can focus on his HSC. Not an easy job in a locked down city and now surgery and rehab added.

[mightyrooster]

Not an Ankle injury but he will have some lengthy recovery and rehab in front of him - Surgery is required pronto with these although stable Lisfranc injuries (ones without fractures , dislocations or torn ligaments ) can be treated without surgery - either encased in a cast or prefab boot for 6 to 8 weeks then undergo rehab - It is a rare injury one has to say

A Lisfranc injury happens when the ligaments or bones in the middle of your foot(roughly located over your foots arch) are fractured, sprained or dislocated. If often requires surgery and can take three to six months to heal.

No weightbearing is allowed for 6-8 weeks after surgery. A walking cast or boot is then used for another 4-6 weeks. If pins were used to hold the fourth and fifth metatarsals in place, they are removed 6-8 weeks after surgery. Patients usually are able to wean out of the boot and into an athletic shoe in 10-12 weeks.

Lisfranc joint injuries often cause arthritis in the injured bones of your foot. This might cause chronic pain in the region. You are more likely to develop arthritis if you had a severe Lisfranc joint injury that damaged much of the cartilage in the region.

Thanks Doc.

[FlamingRooster]

Well there goes our premiership chances. Can’t win the comp without Sualli.

Apart from the fact he won’t have the opportunity to gain more experience this season, I don’t really care. We aren’t winning anything this year.

I wish him well and good luck in his HSC.

well yes. our chances went down the toilet a long time ago. i dont think this is a throwaway season. i think robbo should take this opportunity to give young talent a go. play smith over jmoz. bring karawalevu into the 30 man squad. start fletcher baker. give keighran a go in the first team.

[Teddy]

Very unlucky for the young fella but like previous posts he wasn’t a critical cog in the grand scheme of things, get better Joe see you next year B.Smith vs Iku for the wing spot.