The Sea Eagles had been dealt a blow late of their Round 1 win victory over the Rabbitohs in Las Vegas with Jason Saab struggling a hamstring harm.
The prolific winger was having a time out on Manly’s proper edge, scoring an intercept attempt to operating 248 metres earlier than leaving the sphere within the 76th minute clutching his proper hamstring.
Manly coach Anthony Seibold stated post-match he expects Saab to be sidelined for his or her Round 2 match in opposition to the Roosters on March 17.
“Anytime you see one in all your actual pace males pull up like that it isn’t ideally suited. Obviously he’ll get scans once we get again to Australia,” Seibold stated.
“We’ve acquired a protracted turnaround and it is in all probability uncertain he’ll play in that Roosters recreation however everytime you see a participant come off with a hamstring harm it is by no means going to be a 5 or seven day turnaround.”
Meanwhile, the Broncos misplaced Brendan Piakura early of their Las Vegas season opener with the backrower failing a head harm evaluation.
Piakura left the sphere in simply the fourth minute of the match after his head got here into contact with Brandon Smith’s hip in an try to make a deal with and was dominated out later within the first half.
Roosters centre Billy Smith was dominated out on the eve of the Las Vegas conflict with a hamstring harm.
A backline shuffle noticed Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii transfer to the centres and Junior Pauga are available on the wing.
The Cowboys have confirmed consultant ahead Coen Hess suffered a season-ending ACL harm in Sunday’s Pre-Season Challenge match.
After leaving the sphere early within the second half of the win over the Raiders, the 27-year-old underwent scans which confirmed a torn ACL.
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Hess will bear surgical procedure within the coming weeks and will likely be sidelined for the rest of the 2024 season.
Following information of Tom Gilbert’s season-ending ruptured ACL, the Dolphins had one other scare at coaching on Tuesday when star centre Herbie Farnworth harm his knee.
Farnworth was seen with ice on his proper knee after choosing up a knock, however the membership say he’s in little doubt for Round 1.
Gilbert in the meantime will bear surgical procedure after breaking down away from contact early within the second half of the Pre-Season Challenge conflict in opposition to the Warriors, with scans later confirming a ruptured ACL.
“Tom is now effectively out for the 2024 season because of this injury, which generally requires a 9-12 month rehab period,” Dolphins’ Head of Performance Jeremy Hickmans stated in a press release on the membership’s web site.
“On a constructive word, he has already proven us how devoted he’s and that he’s prepared to go to all lengths by means of a protracted rehabilitation together with his comeback from final 12 months’s shoulder surgical procedure.
“I have no doubt he will replicate those efforts and be back ready to go for the 2025 season.”
The information comes after Gilbert missed a big portion of final 12 months following a shoulder harm within the 2023 State of Origin opener which required a reconstruction.
The Eels will likely be with out prop Wiremu Greig for his or her Round 1 match in opposition to the Bulldogs with the 24-year-old struggling a hamstring pressure forward of their Pre-Season conflict with the Titans.
After that includes in Week 1 of the Parramatta’s Pre-Season Challenge, young ahead Toni Mataele may also be unavailable for Round 1 as a result of a hamstring difficulty.
In higher information, centre Bailey Simonsson has been cleared of harm regardless of leaving the sphere early of their victory over the Titans with a hamstring difficulty.
Later within the match his Gold Coast counterpart AJ Brimson failed a HIA in the course of the second half.
Over in England Panthers winger Sunia Turuva was pressured from the sphere in the course of the second half of his aspect’s World Club Challenge loss to Wigan with a leg harm, however later informed NRL.com he was assured of nonetheless being available for Round 1.
Scans have revealed that Dragons prop Blake Lawrie suffered a rib cartilage harm in opposition to Wests Tigers in Mudgee however he and hooker Jacob Liddle (hamstring) are aiming to be on proper for Round 1.
Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes missed the pre-season conflict with the Bulldogs as a result of a minor quadriceps harm however is predicted to play in Round 1, whereas the Sharks will likely be with out ahead Jesse Colquhoun indefinitely due a foot harm.
Kade Dykes will miss the opening rounds with a hamstring downside.
Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is racing the clock to beat a hamstring difficulty in time for Round 1, with coach Andrew Webster saying they may take a cautious method together with his return.
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Your membership’s NRL Casualty Ward
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Brisbane Broncos
- Brendan Piakura (head knock, TBC)
Canberra Raiders
- Seb Kris (suspended, Round 2)
- Corey Horsburgh (suspended, Round 4)
- Corey Harawira-Naera (seizure/medical, indefinite)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Karl Oloapu (neck, indefinite)
- Ryan Sutton (knee, indefinite)
Cronulla Sharks
- Nicho Hynes (quad, Round 1)
- Dale Finucane (biceps, Round 1)
- Braden Hamlin-Uele (knee, Round 2-3)
- Kade Dykes (hamstring, TBC)
- Jesse Colquhoun (foot, indefinite)
Dolphins
- Herbie Farnworth (knee, Round 1)
- Tom Gilbert (knee, 2025)
- Sean O’Sullivan (head knock, TBC)
- Anthony Milford (hamstring, Round 1)
- Max Plath (facial harm, TBC)
Gold Coast Titans
- Kieran Foran (calf, Round 1)
- Brian Kelly (virus, Round 1)
- AJ Brimson (head knock, Round 1)
- Jayden Campbell (knee, Round 3-4)
- David Fifita (pec, TBC)
- Isaac Liu (knee, TBC)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Jason Saab (hamstring, TBC)
- Josh Schuster (calf, Round 2)
- Toafofoa Sipley (suspended, Round 4)
- Matt Lodge (knee, Round 6-8)
Melbourne Storm
- Alec MacDonald (hamstring, Round 1)
- Sualauvi Fa’alogo (shoulder, Round 1)
Newcastle Knights
- Jayden Brailey (hamstring, Round 1)
- Krystian Mapapalangi (head knock. Round 1)
North Queensland Cowboys
- Coen Hess (knee, 2025)
- Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (Achilles, mid-season)
Parramatta Eels
- Ryan Matterson (again, Round 1)
- Wiremu Greig (hamstring, Round 2)
- Toni Mataele (hamstring, Round 2)
- Arthur Miller-Stephen (knee, 2025)
Penrith Panthers
- Sunia Turuva (leg, Round 1)
- Jarome Luai (shoulder, Round 1)
South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Jack Wighton (suspended, Round 3)
- Campbell Graham (sternum, Round 20-22)
St George Illawarra Dragons
- Blake Lawrie (ribs, Round 1)
- Jacob Liddle (hamstring, Round 1)
- Corey Allan (knee, 2025 season)
Sydney Roosters
- Billy Smith (hamstring, TBC)
- Dom Young (neck, Round 2)
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (suspended, Round 2)
Warriors
- Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (hamstring/again, TBC)
- Edward Kosi (hand, early rounds)
- Demitric Sifakula (knee, indefinite)
Wests Tigers
- Declan Casey (head knock, TBC)
- Josh Feledy (shoulder, TBC)
- Adam Doueihi (knee, indefinite)
