The Melbourne star has been secretly floated to at least one other club as a potential recruit,but the Storm say he is going nowhere.
The Panthers halfback will sit out the Pacific Championships after injuring his knee in the grand final,opening the door for the Sharks star to make his Test debut.
The Storm star says it was the worst pain of his life. But he’s already come through the darkest period of his latest setback – with the help of Billy Slater.
The Panthers have less than a month to stop Jarome Luai hitting the open market,but there’s one thing they won’t be able to avoid after he aggravated a shoulder injury during the grand final.
The biggest challenge for Luai will be moving his shoulder into extreme and involuntary positions,something he will be required to do on Monday.
Do you think the Broncos would be withdrawing stars en masse if the minor premiership was worth $2 million instead of just $200,000?
Brisbane’s plans to put finals fitness ahead of their minor premiership tilt is set to be matched by their top-four rivals,which has big ramifications for the four teams fighting for two finals spots.
The controversial tackle has been in the headlines all year,but few have been willing to challenge it at the judiciary. But St George Illawarra might buck the trend.
Josh Aloiai has spoken of the excruciating pain of popping his shoulder three times against the Sharks,an injury which will rule him out of Daly Cherry Evans’ 300th NRL game.
The Sydney Roosters halfback was sent to Townsville with the club’s team physio to see an ACL specialist after straining the ligament earlier in the year.
The Wests Tigers skipper is back early from a broken jaw but believes he was the one at fault in the tackle on Tino Fa’asuamaleaui that led to the blow.