The Newcastle Knights have suffered a double injury blow in their loss to the Canberra Raiders on Thursday evening.
Selected on the wing, taking over the role from the departed Dominic Young, Enari Tuala is set to undergo scans after sustaining a quad injury.
According toย NRL Physio, the injury could see him miss between one to three weeks, depending on the severity and if it is a minor or major strain.
The club's leading try-scorer in two out of four seasons with the Knights, Tuala will likely be replaced by Tom Jenkins next week if he is unavailable.
Recruited from the Penrith Panthers, Jenkins has scored five tries from fiveย NRLย games and scored 14 more four-pointers in theย NSW Cup.
โI'm not coming here saying โthat spot's mine' because nothing's yours until you earn it," Jenkins said earlier this year after signing with the club.
โWe're all keen to earn it, and that's going to push us to be better.
โIt all comes down to reliability, and if you're going to get that 50-50 shot of scoring a try, I like to think that I can do it more times than not, and that's a big focus playing on the wing.
โYou're usually the last one that's going to touch it when scoring in the corner situation, so I hope that bringing (my skills) into it is a big part.
โThere are so many other things like yardage carries, being good defensively and helping out your mates, and that's a big part of (winning the wing spot).โ
The club will also be sweating on the fitness of forward Dylan Lucas after he went off for a HIA and failed to return back to the field.
Enari Tuala ruled out for the Knights after suffering a quad injury. Will likely undergo scans in the coming days - if he can escape with a minor strain most result in a 1-3 week return to play. pic.twitter.com/Va4cS9Q7fM
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) March 7, 2024
