{"id":51647,"date":"2025-06-30T00:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=51647"},"modified":"2025-06-30T00:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T00:10:09","slug":"queensland-crisis-kalyn-ponga-ruled-out-of-origin-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=51647","title":{"rendered":"Queensland crisis: Kalyn Ponga ruled out of Origin decider&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Queensland crisis: Kalyn Ponga ruled out of Origin decider&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Queensland in crisis: Kalyn Ponga ruled out of Origin decider<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga has been officially ruled out of Game\u202f3 of the State of Origin on Wednesday, July\u202f9 at Accor Stadium, after scans confirmed a Lisfranc injury to his left foot\u2014mirroring the same injury he suffered last year . He picked up the injury in Round\u202f17, during Newcastle\u2019s 22\u201118 defeat to Canberra, and was seen departing the field in a moon boot .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/r0_0_800_600_w800_h600_fmax-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/r0_0_800_600_w800_h600_fmax-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/r0_0_800_600_w800_h600_fmax-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/r0_0_800_600_w800_h600_fmax-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a significant blow for both the Maroons and Newcastle Knights, with scans suggesting he may miss the remainder of the 2025 NRL season . Queensland coach Billy Slater now faces a critical fullback dilemma. Leading candidates include Broncos\u2019 Reece Walsh, who could return if he clears another match without aggravating his knee injury, or Dolphins\u2019 Hamiso Tabuai\u2011Fidow, who has already played fullback in Game\u202f2 .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Maroons have also shuffled their backline, moving Tabuai\u2011Fidow from wing to fullback and deploying Valentine Holmes on the wing. Meanwhile, veteran Josh Papali\u2019i makes a shock return in the pack .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Game\u202f3 now carries even greater weight: Queensland must replace their star fullback and maintain momentum after leveling the series in Game\u202f2.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queensland crisis: Kalyn Ponga ruled out of Origin decider&#8230;. &nbsp; Queensland in crisis: Kalyn Ponga ruled out of Origin decider Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga has been officially ruled out of Game\u202f3 of the State of Origin on Wednesday, July\u202f9 at Accor Stadium, after scans confirmed a Lisfranc injury to his left foot\u2014mirroring the same injury 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