"Scans today revealed Luai suffered a medial ligament injury in his left knee during the second half of the clash at BlueBet Stadium," a club statement read.<\/p>\n
"At this stage, the 24-year-old is expected to wear a knee brace for at least the next week."<\/p>\n
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Shortly after the announcement, Blues assistant coach Greg Alexander revealed any hopes of Luai recovering in time for Game Three would be impossible.<\/p>\n
The injury means the Blues will need two new halves after halfback Nathan Cleary was also ruled out<\/a> earlier in the week due to a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n "He won't play, Jarome is no chance of playing," Alexander told Fox League.<\/p>\n "It's very disappointing. We've lost Nathan and now Jarome, so we need a new half and five-eighth." <\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"