{"id":118185,"date":"2021-08-23T09:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=118185"},"modified":"2021-08-23T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:58:00","slug":"sharks-star-opens-up-on-season-ending-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=118185","title":{"rendered":"Sharks star opens up on season-ending injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharks star Ronaldo Mulitalo has revealed the full extent of his season-ending injury after shattering his jaw in two places against Wests Tigers at the weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mulitalo was instrumental in the 50-20 drubbing, scoring two tries and setting up another as the Sharks firmed up their top-eight hopes ahead of finals football.<\/p>\n

But the winger's afternoon, and season, was cut short when he broke his jaw in a thumping tackle.<\/p>\n

Fresh out of surgery on Monday, Mulitalo reflected on the moment he knew his 2021 campaign had come to a premature end.<\/p>\n

"I just knew straight away I broke my jaw," Mulitalo told Nine News' Danny Weidler.<\/p>\n

\"Ronaldo<\/p>\n

"I just felt my jaw kind of swinging, and I just knew from there it was done.<\/p>\n

"I thought I'd try stand up and see if I could shake it off but I tried to move my head and it just started giving way. I could feel my whole mouth at the bottom moving.<\/p>\n

"A few of the boys came running over and said I had a big gash on my jaw, as well.<\/p>\n

"I actually clean snapped it, there's a few pieces missing. And I also clean snapped it on the other side."<\/p>\n

\"Sharks<\/p>\n

Despite his gruesome injury, Mulitalo still found time to hand his boots to a young Sharks fan in the crowd at full-time in an incredible gesture of kindness.<\/p>\n

"If I can make someone's day or change a difference in someone's life, in any aspect of life, then I'm going to do that," he said.<\/p>\n

His kindness also stretched onto the park when he gave up a chance to bag a hat-trick in favour of giving his good friend and teammate Luke Metcalf his first try in the NRL.<\/p>\n

"I feel like that's a massive milestone for anyone in their footy career, is to score their first try," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Josh<\/p>\n

"I wanted to let him tick that box as soon as he could. He was next to me when it was happening and he was just calling for it and I looked at him. It was a good thing I saw him.<\/p>\n

"Like I said, just trying to look after teammates."<\/p>\n

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