Round 23 Injury Wrap-up
Our resident rugby league injury expert, the NRL Physio is back with a wrap-up of the injuries and recoveries after Round 23.
Tohu Harris
Tohu will face a fitness test on his injured shoulder this week. He’s listed as #18 this week so keep an eye on the late mail on Saturday.
Ben Hunt
After an incident during wrestling drill at training this week, scans cleared Ben Hunt of fracture to arm. He should be fit to play this week
Video unclear on Joey Leilua knee injury. Reported as knock to knee, minor worry would be MCL. Trainer didn’t do ligament testing on field pic.twitter.com/ofNw0yaCxZ
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) August 13, 2017
Joey Leilua
Leilua’s knee injury is believed to be minor and he has been cleared to play this week for the Raiders.
Jarryd Hayne
Hayne has been confirmed to miss this week’s game against his former club with minor lateral ankle sprain. It shouldn’t cause him to miss multiple weeks. Expect him to be back next week.
Michael Gordon
After narrowly avoiding surgery on his pec injury, Michael Gordon will return this wk. It will be a six week return to play whereas surgery would’ve been 10 plus weeks.
Great to see @rossdog4 back doing some running drills! #goKnights pic.twitter.com/D4DOPSBNqm
— Newcastle Knights (@NRLKnights) August 15, 2017
Nathan Ross
As expected Nathan Ross is aiming to return before end of the season for the Knights. Great news in recovery from transverse process fracture.
Peter Wallace
Wallace has had a plate inserted in his broken hand and is hopeful of only missing one week. It’s more likely a two week absence, but surgery does shorten recovery.
Josh Reynolds
Reynolds is sidelined this week with a minor calf strain – likely grade 1. It is usually a one to three week recovery, which means he should play for Bulldogs again this season.
Josh McCrone
McCrone has been dealing with bilateral (both sides) groin issues for the past six weeks. Hopefully it’s not the dreaded osteitis pubis.
Gavin Cooper and Antonio Winterstein
Cooper and Winterstein are not expected back for at least another two weeks for the Cowboys.
Kaysa Pritchard
In other surprising news, Kaysa Pritchard is back training for the Eels despite his initial prognosis of PCL/LCL surgery/season over. Pritchard has avoided surgery thus far which would assume damage to his LCL not as bad as first feared. It’s a relief as PCL/LCL surgery is a long recovery.
Moses Suli
Suli will be unavailable this week for the Tigers as he is managing stress fractures in his ankle. This explains his prolonged absence from the top grade.
Others:
- Beau Scott has returned to training. He will see surgeon at the end of this month and the earliest he could return likely mid September.
- Sam Kasiano will miss this week with sternum injury. It is usually a pain management issue in guiding return to play.
- Tim Glasby will not make the trip to Newcastle due to a minor shoulder complaint.
- Brad Parker suffered a lateral meniscus tear and not ACL as reported. It is usually four to six weeks recovery. Injury video didn’t suggest ACL and this is great news for Parker.
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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