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Tepai Moeroa

Posted by Big Dave on November 25, 2015 at 2:44pm

Does anybody know whether Tepai had off season surgery on his injured shoulder/arm he carried all last season? Some stated on this site that the injury was nerve damage that he had late 2014 season and it was reinjured in Round 1 this season?

He doesn't appear to be in the rehab group due to recent photos and I suspect he never was operated on.

Hopefully he is fit for the start of next year because he struggled in a big way playing with the injury this year and there was a number of games he looked like the needles he was receiving to play were not working.

On a side note I also hope Watmough has had the operations he needed in the off season as he was busted in a big way for a good part of the season.

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Tragiceel November 25, 2015 at 2:54pm

Watmough is ready to go apparently, operation is done and rehab under way. Don't know anything on Moeroa but he looks to be training with the squad.
Eel for life November 25, 2015 at 2:55pm

Not sure if he required surgery - wasn't it just sufficient rest and rehab????
parrathruandthru November 25, 2015 at 3:16pm

No Surgery & it all all good at this stage
Chris November 25, 2015 at 3:47pm

Watmough peats and wicks were the only players who started the pre season without the ability to participate in full contact. They were all operated on.

Everyone else including Tepai was ready to go.
SuperEel 22 November 25, 2015 at 3:55pm

Daniel Anderson said Tepai is 100% and fully fit for pre-season.
- The French Fullback #1 > SuperEel 22 November 25, 2015 at 4:21pm
  
  But it may not be in the club's interests to do so? Take last year, we now know that Wicks was so busted he could hardly lift his shoulder for the second half of the year, revealing that info would make him an on-field target for opposition teams. Sometimes they just have to tell us what we want to hear. If we don't ask, we won't know, but we also won't be "lied to" if we don't ask. It's a catch 22.
SuperEel 22 November 25, 2015 at 4:19pm

The club's said that communication needs to be improved and they need to be more transparent with injuries. On the flip side though, in all of the training videos and photos Tepai has been involved in full contact so I'd say in that respect Anderson is telling the truth.

Personally I don't really care regarding the fitness of our players. If they're fit, they're fit. If not, they're not. Particularly with an injury like Tepai's you don't want to be telling opponents that he's weak in a certain area because they'll target it. But in regards to updating fans on the recovery of players, clubs could definitely do more.
- GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman > SuperEel 22 November 25, 2015 at 9:11pm
  
  I know Wicks had surgery and all went well.
  He's keen for full contact in two weeks.
  Tepai DID have minor surgery from what I was told and all went well for him too?
The Bear November 25, 2015 at 6:37pm

If he is genuinely 100% then watch out you bullfrogs, Panther puffs, tiger pussies and Bronco Nags.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER November 25, 2015 at 7:01pm

All I hope Moeroa and Watmough Edwards and Foran have a great year if that happens we go good we will