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13th July 2018, 5:40 am == IAN WATSON is down to his last 17 fit players as Salford’s injury crisis leaves them facing a relegation battle. And some of those maybe should not play while Logan Tomkins defied the pain of a stress fracture in his leg pretty much all season. GETTY Salford coach Ian Watson admits he is down to his last 17 fit players The cash-strapped Red Devils, waiting for new Aussie signing Jackson Hastings' visa to come through, are likely to finish in the Qualifiers barring a miracle in the last three games before Super League’s split. Hooker Tomkins along with winger Greg Johnson, who was injured as he scored at Hull KR, is the latest to go down for up to six weeks but boss Watson will not play players continually through the pain barrier as it will do more long-term harm than good. He said: “Logan’s played a large chunk of the season with a stress fracture. He had it in pre-season and we took him completely off his feet. It happened again during the season and ...