Connor Watson in a wheelchair after surgery on his ruptured patella.
A debilitating recovery required him to keep his leg straight for two months as he was confined to a wheelchair,ruling him out of the Roosters’ entire season while off-contract and unable to play for his future.
He’s back with a smile,and stories too. Like how his partner Kiana went above and beyond as “hygiene had to go out the window for a few weeks”.
“For the first week,I reckon I didn’t shower,” Watson says.
“It was so gross. When I did it,it was a wet day and I had to ring a mate to drive me home with the straight brace,[telling him] ‘You’re going to have to carry me up the stairs’. One mate is holding my leg straight,two are carrying me up the stairs.