Gold Coast and Brisbane See Increased Injury Carnage
Ahead of the NRL Magic Round, injuries have devastated Gold Coast and Brisbane. With No. 6 AJ Brimson and winger Phil Sami (hamstring) expected to miss at least a month, the Titans are most severely impacted. Captain Kieran Foran will be out for at least a week due to a hamstring injury. Good news, though: after visiting a surgeon on Tuesday, Titans outside back Harley Smith-Shields (pectoral) was shown not to have suffered a major rupture that would have ended the season, as head coach Des Hasler had first thought.
The Titans released a statement saying, “Smith-Shields is expected to avoid surgery and will only miss six weeks with a pec strain.” The four players will not be able to play in Sunday’s 20-18 victory over North Queensland because to injuries they sustained. Coach Des Hasler has selected hookers Chris Randall and
Billy Walters, the Broncos’ hooker, will miss Friday night’s game against Manly due to a wrist injury. This has made it possible for Tyson Smoothy to start and Blake Mozer, 20, to sit on the bench. The injuries to fullback Tristan Sailor and prop Ben Te Kura, two members of the top-30 squad, are more concerning.
Ben will need surgery in the coming days after suffering a major injury to his Lisfranc joint during South Logan Magpies’ play in the Queensland Cup over the weekend, according to head of performance Dave Ballard.
He will require a minimum of four months to recuperate. “Tristan had a high ankle injury while playing for Souths-Logan in the same game as Ben, which will sideline him for four to six weeks. This week is his operation day, and after the injury heals, he will begin his rehabilitation regimen.”
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