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NRL Physio Injury Updates: Round 19

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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 19 of the NRL.

 

Tohu Harris

The New Zealand International was named to start for the Warriors this week. He will have only missed three weeks after having surgery on a meniscus injury suffered in Round 16. There is a low chance of re-injury, so he should be close to 100%.

 

Kalyn Ponga

Knights coach Nathan Brown is hopeful it is only a minor ankle issue for Kalyn Ponga and that he will be fit to play this weekend. He was named today in the #1 jersey today. Often minor ankle sprains can be strapped well and played through.

 

Jai Arrow

Recovery after a Grade 1 PCL injury is usually only 2-3 weeks from the initial injury , but because Arrow aggravated it on the weekend it is possibly another two weeks or so before he is 100% again. Therefore Arrow is a risk of decreased minutes/output this week. I wouldn’t think that will extend past this week though if he comes through unscathed. I have to choose between Arrow vs Tohu in my NRLCEO team this week and at the moment I’m going Tohu.

 

Nene Macdonald

Straight from the source himself, Macdonald is hoping to return from his Lisfranc injury in two weeks time which is right on time for NRLCEO Finals.

 

Josh Dugan

The Sharks centre is at least two weeks from returning for the Sharks after missing the past eight weeks after suffering a stress fracture to his lower leg. He was reportedly travelling well with rehab but suffered a setback. Some bones in the lower leg have decreased blood supply and therefore require a longer healing time.

 

Jarome Luai

Unfortunate info from  on Twitter. The young Panthers gun has a syndesmosis tear. Full ATFL, CFL tear (lateral ligs) and partial medial ligament tear. Talar dome osteochondral lesion. Translation: high + low + medial ankle sprains/tears and cartilage/bone lesion to weight bearing bone in foot. He has quite the rehab process ahead though. Best case would be six weeks and worst case would be 4-6 months.

 

Josh Aloiai

The Tigers backrower had surgery for a broken hand today, but there is no word on expected recovery time as yet. Most require 4-8 weeks.

 

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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