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NRL Physio Injury Updates: Round 20

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Our resident rugby league injury expert, the NRL Physio has written a wrap-up of the injuries and recoveries after Round 20 of the NRL.

 

Luke Keary

We have had confirmation of a Grade 2 MCL sprain for Luke Keary. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks for the Roosters which rules him out for the rest of the NRLCEO season. The silver lining is he will be back in time for finals which is great for Roosters fans, but not CEOs.

 

Daniel Alvaro

There isn’t much more detail yet, but unfortunately workhorse star Daniel Alvaro will be out until Round 24 with a knee injury. Tim Mannah moves to the starting line-up in his place and Kane Evans has been added to the bench. Neither of which have Alvaro’s stamina.

 

Knights spine

The Newcastle spine of Connor Watson (groin), Kalyn Ponga (ankle) and Mitchell Pearce (face) are all expected to play this weekend despite picking up minor injuries over the past week.

 

Andrew McCullough

Broncos Andrew McCullough has been getting painkilling injections before games due to finger injury and will need to manage finger injury for rest of season.

 

James Maloney

Gus Gould revealed last night that James Maloney is carrying up to 3 injuries from the Origin series that should have ruled him out of last week’s game for the Panthers. Maloney played through the pain anyway, brave effort as captain.

 

Michael Oldfield

The Raiders outside back is out for the season with a knee injury. The vision of him in space against the Cowboys in the picture above is now a distant memory.

 

Gavin Badger

The Badge looked to have hurt his calf last weekend but as he confirmed on Twitter it’s actually an issue with his Achilles. Hopefully there is no tear and he is back in the next few weeks.

 

Injury assessments

 

If you have Foxtel, check out Andrew Voss’s show “The Fan” Tuesday’s at 7.30pm. I will be making an appearance every couple of weeks to talk through some common injuries that occur in the NRL.

As always if you have any questions, throw a comment down below or hit me up on Twitter @nrlphysio or Facebook.

The opinions given by the author of this article are given by a qualified physiotherapist, HOWEVER they are based on the information available to the author at the time of publication; are general; and are not based on any formal physical assessment and/or diagnosis by the author. If you believe you may be suffering from an injury similar to one commented on by the author, do not rely on the author’s advice as it may not apply to you – see a qualified physiotherapist for a full assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan.

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NRL Physio

The "NRL Physio" is a qualified and practicing physiotherapist. He tweets from @NRLPhysio and writes for us about injuries to NRL players and their recovery times.

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The "NRL Physio" is a qualified and practicing physiotherapist. He tweets from @NRLPhysio and writes for us about injuries to NRL players and their recovery times.