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NRL 2022 injuries, suspension, team lists, casualty ward

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March 21, 2022

Raiders veteran Josh Hodgson has played his last game for the club after he was booked in for knee surgery this week, which will rule him out for the remainder of the 2022 season.

Hodgson, who has signed to play with Parramatta next year, suffered the injury in the Round 1 win over Cronulla and club doctor Greg Macleod said after scans and further assessment, it was decided he needed an operation.

The English hooker said he was gutted for his time at the Green Machine to end like this.

“It’s certainly not the way I wanted to finish up at Canberra. After a disappointing year last year, it was probably the best I’ve felt this year in terms of my body, and I was feeling really fit and really fresh after a good pre-season with no internationals and no rehab. To do it in such a minor way and sustain such a big injury is really frustrating,” Hodgson said.

“I’ve really found a home away from home here in Canberra and I absolutely love the place. It means as much to me as my hometown club and I’ll be forever grateful to call myself Raider number #325.

“I’m gutted to go out like this, but I’ll be doing everything I can to support the boys before I leave at the end of the year.”

Dr Macleod said the initial injury was minor, “however his return to training has since uncovered some instability in his knee which appears to have caused his current injury.

“After further scans and diagnosis, the decision has been made that it’s the club’s duty of care to Josh for him to have an ACL reconstruction due to a partial tear in his ACL and associated injuries.”

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Jackson Hastings of the Wests Tigers is tackled during the round two NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the Wests Tigers at McDonald Jones Stadium, on March 20, 2022, in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Jackson Hastings. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Wests Tigers’ woes got worse on Monday when five-eighth Jackson Hastings was charged with a dangerous throw in their loss to Newcastle and is facing a three-match ban.

Hastings and Joe Ofahengaue were both charged for a tackle on fullback Tex Hoy in the 13th minute of the Knights’ big win.

Ofahengaue was handed a grade-one offence so will escape with a fine of $1000-$15000 but Hasting was considered a grade-two offence so he is looking at two games with an early guilty plea or three if he contests the charge unsuccessfully at the judiciary.

“It wasn’t intentional,” Hastings said. “Obviously he got put in a bit of an awkward situation at the top there, but I feel like he landed OK.”

Sharks forward Teig Wilton has accepted a one-game suspension after being charged by the match review committee for dangerous contact on Mitch Moses.

Wilton, who scored the match-winning try in the final minute of Saturday night’s 18-16 win over Parramatta at Shark Park, was charged for grade-two dangerous contact for tackling Moses in mid air after the halfback had booted the ball downfield in the 54th minute.

Eels utility Ray Stone ($1000 for dangerous contact), Dragons veteran George Burgess ($1000 for dangerous contact) and Cowboys forward Tom Gilbert ($1500 for a crusher tackle) were the only other players charged from Round 2.

Titans NRLW star Georgia Hale has copped a one-game ban for a crusher tackle in her team’s upset win over Brisbane.

Cowboys forward Mitchell Dunn‘s season is over after he suffered an ACL tear in the victory over the Raiders in a non-contact incident in the 30th minute of the match in Townsville.

Panthers winger Brian To’o is looking at 6-8 weeks out after tearing his MCL in Friday’s victory over the Dragons, while James Fisher-Harris (shoulder) and Scott Sorensen (wrist) are likely to only miss a match after being cleared of serious injury.

St George Illawarra veteran Andrew McCullough is hopeful of not missing any time after damaging his shoulder in the same game.

Roosters trio Connor Watson (shoulder), Sitili Topouniua (concussion) and Joey Manu (knee) are under a cloud heading into the Round 3 showdown with South Sydney while Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo (concussion) will also be monitored during the week after failing to finish the tussle with the Eels.

Kalyn Ponga was ruled out of Newcastle’s Round 2 tussle with the Tigers due to a knee injury but club officials are confident he will be back next week.

NRL 2022 injuries, suspension, team lists, casualty ward

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