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‘Not a good sign’: Ponga injury blow for Maroons, Knights…<\/p>\n

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Newcastle Knights captain Ponga exited their recent 22\u201318 loss to Canberra limping heavily after a tackle. He was wearing a moon boot by game’s end .<\/p>\n

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Scans confirmed a Lisfranc injury (midfoot), potentially mirroring last year\u2019s injury: it\u2019s serious, and coach Adam O\u2019Brien noted, \u201cYou have to drag him off the field \u2026 it\u2019s probably not a good sign\u201d .<\/p>\n

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Early indications suggest his season is over if surgery is required. Even a midfoot sprain recovery would take 2\u20136 weeks; but high-grade injury could end his year .<\/p>\n

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Ponga is officially out of the July 9 decider at Accor Stadium, leaving Queensland in search of a new fullback .<\/p>\n

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Reece Walsh (recovering from PCL, returned with Broncos) is now the frontrunner to reclaim the No.\u202f1 jersey .<\/p>\n

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Other options include shifting Hamiso Tabuai\u2011Fidow to fullback, but that position change hasn\u2019t been widely favored .<\/p>\n

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Losing Ponga is a major blow. He\u2019s been instrumental in their recent form and their Finals push .<\/p>\n

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Already missing Fletcher Sharpe to injury, Newcastle has limited cover and will have to reshuffle for upcoming matches .<\/p>\n

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Kalyn Ponga\u2019s significant Lisfranc injury likely rules him out for both State of Origin III and the rest of the NRL season\u2014impacting both the Maroons\u2019 selection and the Knights\u2019 finals hopes. Look out for an Origin squad announcement soon, where Reece Walsh is the leading candidate to fill the void.<\/p>\n\n

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