Canterbury Bulldogs forward Dylan Napa is expected to miss 5-6 weeks after suffering an ankle injury during his side's loss to the Storm on Sunday.
Napa sustained a grade two syndesmosis injury to his right ankle, which is the same injury teammate Kieran Foran suffered last week.
Concern per video for Dylan Napa is R syndesmosis injury (high ankle sprain) as foot gets caught and rolls out here. Mechanism can stress MCL in knee too but would think less likely. If confirmed recovery time can be anywhere from 2-4wks (Gr1) to 8-12wks (Gr3) #NRLStormBulldogs pic.twitter.com/IuajtFnc9o
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) April 7, 2019
The Dogs are 1-3 on the season so far, and begin life with Napa this Sunday against the Dragons.
St George will be without Korbin Sims for the next 6-8 weeks, after he broke his forearm against the Knights.
"Korbin Sims suffered a broken forearm in the Dragons' win over the Newcastle Knights on Sunday afternoon," St George Illawarra Head of Athletic Performance Nathan Pickworth told the club's website.
"Korbin will undergo surgery on Monday afternoon to stabilise the fracture; his return to play will be approximately six to eight weeks."
I think St.Georgeโs luck will run out this coming week. Who could forget the 38-0 humiliating loss to the Bulldogs in Round 23 last year. It was the biggest loss since McGregor took over the coaching role from Steve Price. The bulldogs are in very good form at the moment so a similar loss this coming week should be the final nail in McGregors coffin.
I don’t think we’ll get smashed this time, but losing Sims is big blow. Luckily Frizzel is back. Our worry will be that bulldogs winger. If he’s on Aitken/Ravalawa side of the field we’re in trouble, even Sotrm couldn’t handle him.