{"id":398536,"date":"2024-05-30T10:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398536"},"modified":"2024-05-30T22:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T22:06:02","slug":"tigers-dealt-huge-injury-blow-after-holmes-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398536","title":{"rendered":"Tigers dealt huge injury blow after Holmes incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wests Tigers<\/a> star I\ufeffsaiah Papali'i will miss the next two months with an ankle injury caused by a hip-drop tackle from Valentine Holmes<\/a> in round 12.<\/p>\n

The back-rower was forced from the field after the Cowboys centre collapsed on his lower leg in an ugly moment during the clash in Townsville.<\/p>\n

The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/a> has now revealed Papali'i \ufeffwill undergo tightrope surgery to repair the damage and could be out for the next 10 weeks.<\/p>\n

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Holmes was fined $1800 for the incident but avoided suspension, allowing him to line up for the Maroons<\/a> in Wednesday's State of Origin series opener.<\/p>\n

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Papali'i is set to depart Concord at the end of this season after being granted an early release from his contract to join the Penrith Panthers.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old joins fellow star forward John Bateman on the sidelines, with the Englishman out of action due to a pectoral injury.<\/p>\n

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David Klemmer and Aidan Sezer are also unavailable for the Tigers through suspension, with the club earning a bye in round 13.<\/p>\n

Benji Marshall'<\/a>s men have lost their past eight games in a row and will take on the Dragons in their next match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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