After hurting his shoulder against the Sea Eagles, second-rower Jack Hetherington will have scans on Monday, and the Bulldogs will be worried about his health.
On Sunday night, Cowboys prop Cohen Hess and Broncos second-rower Jordan Riki had early ends to their respective gamesRiki exited the pitch in the 20th minute after taking a blow to the ribcage, while Hess left the game in the 10th minute due to a shoulder injury.
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Both injuries were deemed significant enough that neither player continued to participate in the match.
Riki won’t be available in Round 4, according to Kevin Walters, although he will require scans this week.
Todd Payten expressed optimism that Hess would be ready to play next week or that he will be sidelined for a few weeks, but his second-rower appeared to be in good shape following the Broncos victory.
In the first half, Kobe Hetherington and Jake Turpin of the Broncos were both placed on report.
Ray Stone, the star of the Eels, tore his ACL over the course of Parramatta’s exciting 28-24 victory over the Storm, when he scored the game-winning golden point try.
Stone became Parramatta’s hero by grounding the ball while clearly in discomfort and suffering a severe knee injury.
On Monday, The Eels issued a statement confirming the worst.
After it was confirmed that Ray Stone had torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Saturday night’s game versus Melbourne, the statement said that Stone will not be playing in 2022.
“In the next few days, he will have surgery, after which he will start his recovery for the 2023 campaign.
After playing his final game with the Eels, Stone will join the Dolphins of Wayne Bennett in 2023.
Now that Maika Sivo, Ryan Matterson, Sean Russell, and Marata Niukore are out, Brad Arthur has a long list of injuries.
After taking an elbow from Mitch Barnett, Panthers forward Chris Smith failed his HIA and was unable to play in the second half of his team’s game against the Knights.
Barnett was dismissed for the behaviour.
Coach Ivan Cleary of the Panthers stated after the game, “We will have to wait for scans, but he is not too bad.”
While Kurt Mann was injured, the Knights will be worried about the health of captain Tyson Frizell (knee).
Frizell stated, “It’s okay now, but we’ll see how I pull up tomorrow.”
In their Friday night matchup against the Warriors, the Wests Tigers suffered a major setback when their star prop Stefano Utoikamanu went down.
A limping Utoikamanu was observed prior to his removal from the pitch. The diagnosis made by Fox League sideline reporter Matt Russell was a high ankle sprain.The Sharks will be worried about the health of their backs, Matt Ikuvalu and Connor Tracey, who were hurt during the Dragons’ victory.
Ikuvalu was knocked out with an ankle injury, and Tracey was hurt in the head and groyne.
We must examine them, I guess. They don’t seem good, but it’s too soon to tell how terrible they are,” Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon said after the game.
“Obviously, Ronaldo will return; he will be fine for next week.”
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According to reports, Jake Arthur, the backup half and son of Eels coach Brad Arthur, had an appendectomy last Saturday night.
The youthful half, who played in the Round 1 victory against the Titans, was 18th man in the Parramatta team’s close loss to the Sharks.
David Riccio told Triple M, “Jake Arthur, the son of Brad Arthur, had to be rushed to the hospital last Saturday night for an appendectomy, which is the removal of his appendix. This can be quite a serious procedure.”
Fortunately, Jake is doing well and recovering. He has returned home and will be back on the paddock in a few weeks.
“From a football perspective, Jake provides plenty of cover to that Eels halves depth, so his absence from action is just another setback for the Parramatta Eels’ growing casualty ward.”
In order to play at WIN Stadium, Dragons recruit Jaydn Su’A will receive painkiller injections prior to the team’s Round 3 matchup against the Sharks.
According to reports, the 24-year-old sustained a plantar fasciitis ailment. If left untreated, this condition could require surgery.
“Having a significant player, like you mentioned only three weeks into the season, and he needs this—Jaydn Su’A—it is never good,” Riccio remarked.
“South Sydney native, a key addition to the Dragons, is their backrower. He has excelled in the first two weeks of play, but his week is severely restricted by plantar fasciitis.
“Jaydn has a foot issue; in order to play tonight, he will need to take painkillers. This will essentially continue until, if necessary, surgery is needed. Although he will play tonight, he is by no means 100 percent Jaydn Su’A.”
