The Dolphins have been dealt a massive blow to their 2024 campaign, with forward Tom Gilbert leaving the field with a reported knee injury.
Not yet confirmed, Gilbert hobbled off the field against the New Zealand Warriors in the club's second pre-season match before the season begins.
The enforcer played only 11 games last season after sustaining a long-term shoulder injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the 2023 season.
Gilbert dislocated his shoulder during the first-half of Game 1 of Origin last year and didn't return back to the field. Although, he did try to play on with the injury and even managed a tackle.
โThat's such a shame,โ James Graham said onย Fox League.
Non-contact R knee injury for Tom Gilbert. Mechanism very concerning for ACL injury - non-contact + direction change + shift in bone below knee. Havenโt seen one with visible shift not come back as an ACL tear.
Devastating especially considering Gilbertโs 2023, thoughts with him pic.twitter.com/lNRrv9Depn
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) February 24, 2024
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