{"id":233925,"date":"2022-08-22T01:33:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T01:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=233925"},"modified":"2022-08-22T10:59:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T10:59:15","slug":"pain-off-the-charts-in-injury-to-cowboys-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=233925","title":{"rendered":"'Pain off the charts' in injury to Cowboys gun"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Queensland<\/a> five-eighth Tom Dearden<\/a> is unlikely to feature in this week's game against Souths<\/a> after rupturing a testicle last week.<\/p>\n

"Tom Dearden suffered a ruptured testicle in Friday night's win over the Warriors<\/a>," the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n

"Dearden had surgery on Saturday afternoon and the club is hopeful he will return to play before the finals."<\/p>\n

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Dearden's condition wasn't immediately obvious; the 21-year-old played the full 80 minutes and scored a second half double as the Cowboys racked up a 48-4 win.<\/p>\n

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Brien Seeney, better known as NRL Physio on social media, said that Dearden would likely make a full recovery.<\/p>\n

"Pain obviously off the charts – thankfully if treatment performed within 2-3 days 90% make a full recovery with no long term implications," he wrote.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/nrlphysio\/status\/1561469035698855936<\/a><\/p>\n

"2-4 weeks is the usual return to play range. Meaning best case he's back in 2 weeks."<\/p>\n

The Cowboys have secured a top four spot, but a single slip up could cost them second place, where they currently sit.<\/p>\n

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With games against both of last year's grand finalists still on the cards, they would have loved to have been as close to full-strength as possible.<\/p>\n

Dearden is a contender for the most-improved player in the NRL this year, as a resurgent Cowboys continue to shock a fair chunk of fans and experts alike, who had them pegged for a finish near the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n

The former Bronco struggled initially when he was thrown in to first grade as a teenager, but has thrived under Todd Payten this year.<\/p>\n

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