Melbourne Storm legend Cameron Smith has accidentally revealed Cameron Munster's groin injury might be far worse than first feared.
Munster has been sidelined by a groin injury he suffered during pre-season, which he then re-aggravated when he slipped in the shower on a team trip in Fiji.
Smith made the revelation in a hot-mic moment while recording SEN's Captains Run podcast with former Bronco Denan Kemp.
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"It's a bit concerning the Munster thing, hey," Smith said.
"They have no idea – they actually have no idea when he is going to be okay. He can hardly run.
"The last I heard, which was before last week's game, they (were) just like 'mate, it's a day-by-day thing'."
The audio was accidentally published when the podcast was released. It was hastily removed, but not before the clip was circulated on social media.
Munster was named in the Storm's extended round one side to face the Panthers but obviously didn't play. His name has not been seen since.
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In an interview on Nine's post-game coverage of the Storm's win over the Panthers, Munster joked the root of the problem was "old hips", but hinted he could be out for some time.
"The physios haven't really given me a timeframe and today I was pretty sore," he said.
"I'm pretty restricted, I can only use a band at the moment and can't really get out of a jog. I can't really put my finger on it, we did scans and everything."
With Munster and Jahrome Hughes both out, Jonah Pezet and Tyran Wishart have been named as the Storm's halves against the Knights on Sunday.
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