Leper injury

its a problem with his pubic bone that he has and is very unlikely to feature in the leinster championship at least.

Lads I might be harsh but kildare cant afford to be playing leper or anyone really half fit. We need 15 lads fit and raring to go and we have a panel strong enough until we can get him fully fit.

Is this not an ongoing problem with Leper.

Pubic Symphysis problem. Joe Canning has had this problem and it's not too easily solved if that is the case.

GAA has evolved Botch. It's all about playing to systems and tactics.
Now I agree we need very for players and there can't be much room for carrying anyone.
However Have we a player that can fill Lepers role in our system . I don't believe we do.
Would Leper at 70/80% be better than someone else at 100%. I believe he would.

You know I think he's the last player we'd want to have to do without, and I include Flynn, Bolton and even JD in that

The thing we'll miss most about leper is towards the end of tight games he's one of the lads who makes things happen for kildare. I can remember so many times when we looked dead and buried and he kicked a score or set up someone else to bring us back into it.

I would put Padraig O'Neill back into the half forward line to play the roving role that leper usually plays if it turns out that he is indeed missing for the Leinster campaign.

Leper is probably the most important player on the panel bar JD. Big miss if we can't keep him fit for later on in the summer.

kickingking wrote:

Leper is probably the most important player on the panel bar JD. Big miss if we can't keep him fit for later on in the summer.

I might be inclined to say 'bar none', although that goes against the ethos they have built up. Morgan is considered crucial to the game plan but for me, Leper has it all.

i`d agree with that ogie hes the real go to man of this team he wins most of our possession around the middle, hes constantly scoring and asisting and when our backs are to the wall hes the man that comes up with the lifeline goal like the dublin game last year and the down game the year before

Devasted if it's true about Leper. He is so important to Kildare. The work he does and the never say die attitude that he possess are so vital to the team.He is a real leader on the field. Will hamper us for sure. Hope its not season ending and fingers crossed if and when kildare progress further in the championship he can be brought in further down the line.

Read in today's Leader that Leper had his operation in America this week. He's due home tomorrow. All went well and they now expect that the recuperation period will be shorter than the 7-8 weeks initially anticipated.

Fear An Geata wrote:

Read in today's Leader that Leper had his operation in America this week. He's due home tomorrow. All went well and they now expect that the recuperation period will be shorter than the 7-8 weeks initially anticipated.

Great news.

This indeed is great news for leper that he had this operation, its over and done with now and he can try and get back to full fitness, but surely the medical staff with our senior squad should have advised him to have the operation earlier in the year......it seems to be an ongoing injury he has for the last while and rarely to these recovery periods go to plan.......here's hoping it does recover quickly and if we do get pass the biffos and royal boys he will be fit for the Dubs........cause we'll need him....

Can anyone actually confirm what the injury actually is. He has has an ongoing problem is this a different issue?

He just seems to be one of those players who is cursed with injuries. I read last year that he has to wear specially made boots due to his condition. Hopefully the operation is a success and he sees some action this summer. He'll be needed if we are to go far.

It's his pubic bone.

Yeah, it's all the one condition causing different muscle injuries, going back to the back however many years ago, groins etc...