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NRL Physio Injury Updates: Round 11

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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 11.

 

Sam Burgess

Burgess had a reported minor (likely grade 1) glute strain. It is usually 1-3 weeks recovery, but he was moving well on the sidelines and @WackosWhispers says he could have returned to the field last week and the rest was just precautionary. He has been named to play this week.

 

Nathan Brown

There is really limited information out of Parramatta on Nathan Brown. They changed his estimated return to Round 12 pretty quickly so it must have been worse than initially expected. Then last week they pushed it out further again to Round 13.

 

Alex Johnston

The Rabbitohs flyer has a minor hamstring injury with no muscle tear and just fascial disruption. It is smart of him to take week off and he will look to return next week.

 

Josh McGuire

As seen in the video, Josh McGuire is making strides in his rehab from an ankle injury. I would want to see some direction change at speed too. This week might be too soon but he should be fine for Origin if selected.

 

Daniel Tupou

It was expected to be a 10 week return for Tupou to return after a pec rupture in Round 2. It is likely that he will return next week in Round 13.

 

Josh Morris

Morris will miss the next eight weeks after injuring his LCL (lateral collateral ligament, on the outside of his knee) this past weekend. The good news is he does not require surgery, but it is likely a significant sprain (grade 2-3) with that recovery time frame.

 

Dylan Walker

The fiery Sea Eagles centre is expected to miss six weeks (return Round 18) with a fractured eye socket after the well documented altercation with Curtis Scott.

 

Korbin Sims

Sims unfortunately did fracture his jaw in the head clash with Dylan Napa. He had surgery over the weekend and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of footy.

 

Richie Kennar

Kennar is progressing well with his running program and is hoping to return in Round 13-14.

 

Beau Scott

Unfortunately Beau suffered an ACL rupture on Friday night and will require surgery. This means he has 6-9 months recovery ahead of him which sadly means his season is over. It is the 10th ACL injury in the NRL this season. I wish Scott the best with surgery and recovery.

 

Jacob Saifiti

My worst fears have been confirmed for Jacob Saifiti as a fractured shoulder has been confirmed and likely 10-12 week recovery.

 

Brock Lamb

The young Knights half suffered a fractured cheekbone on the weekend and will require four weeks on the sidelines. The halves are not having a lot of luck in Newcastle.

 

Kelepi Tanginoa

Tanginoa is actually hoping to return in four to six weeks. Initial scans showed a ruptured MCL and partially torn ACL. After Tanginoa came out of brace for MCL (6 weeks), tests showed his knee was stable and functional and a follow up MRI showed intact/healthy ACL which is great news.

A partial ACL tear is quite a rare injury and even when it does occur NRL players often undergo reconstruction surgery as knee is unstable. The Sea Eagles announced Tanginoa’s injury as season ending as they thought he would require surgery, but has come out of brace much better than expected.

The important thing with his partial ACL injury is his ACL is still functional (the knee is still stable with direction change etc). NRL players can have a 60% tear and knee still be stable (rehab), or can have a 40% tear and knee collapses with direction change (surgery).

 

Sandor Earl

Sandor Earl is in full training and unrestricted contact. He is functioning really well and medical staff will finalise a return date for him soon, which is likely to be sometime in June. Late June would be seven months post ACL reconstruction surgery.

 

Adam Gee

Usually outside my remit but I was asked about this on Twitter. Referee Adam Gee was erported as having a hamstring injury in the warm up. Even minor hamstring strains usually require two or more weeks recovery, so might not see Gee until after the bye.

 

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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