NEWS Blow for Broncos as O'Sullivan injures knee

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Blow for Broncos as O'Sullivan injures knee


Joel Gould & Troy Whittaker
NRL.com
Mon 9 Sep 2019, 03:39 PM


The Broncos halves stocks may have got thinner on the ground with fears halfback Sean O'Sullivan suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. In the closing stages of Norths Devils' 24-20 elimination semi-final loss to Easts Tigers in the Intrust Super Cup, the 21-year-old was preparing to take a pass when his left knee gave way with no-one around him.

Channel Nine commentator Scott Sattler said he hit the ground "like a sniper shot him" as O'Sullivan called immediately for the trainer who did an ACL test on his knee. O'Sullivan hobbled off the field and took no further part in the game and is set for scans on Monday. Brisbane club officials are yet to make any official announcement.

The Broncos, who will play the Eels in an elimination semi-final on Sunday, are already without teenage half Tom Dearden (ankle) for the rest of the season and former Cronulla five-eighth Jack Bird is on his way back from a knee reconstruction and will not play again until next year.

Meanwhile, Brisbane captain Darius Boyd expects the Broncos to thrive in the face of adversity as the only remaining Queensland-based team. "[It's] backs against the wall a little bit this week going down to Parra," Boyd said, "Probably no one gives us a chance to win as well and we seem to play our best then." Boyd admitted the side's attitude wasn't up to scratch in their loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday.

"It was one of those games everyone expects you to win and [we were] probably thinking about the finals next week even though we weren't assured of a position," he said. Boyd lauded Brisbane's fortitude to fight back from a horrid opening to the season. "No one gave us a chance to make the finals after the start we had. I think internally the players and coaching staff have done a great job to get where we are," he said. Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold is expected to name Boyd and Jake Turpin in the halves against the Eels but his options should one of them get injured are few.

Queensland under 20s half Cory Paix is fully recovered from an ankle injury and played 31 minutes in the Redcliffe Dolphins 25-24 win over Tweed Heads on Sunday and is available for selection for the Broncos. Troy Dargan, who partnered O'Sullivan in the halves for Norths and is bound for the Rabbitohs in 2020, is also an option.

 
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Hopefully not an ACL.. would be a huge blow for the guy.
 
Nikorima - gone. Deardon - out for the season. Dargan - going. O'Sullivan - gone.

Others left: Hunt, Norman, Taylor, Marshall,

So were are left with a busted No. 1 who should retire and a converted No. 9.

Dargan has been playing very well for Norths all season and hasn't had a look in. Paix is still recovering from injury.

Our half recruitment and retention is a complete train wreck.
 
Nikorima - gone. Deardon - out for the season. Dargan - going. O'Sullivan - gone.

Others left: Hunt, Norman, Taylor, Marshall,

So were are left with a busted No. 1 who should retire and a converted No. 9.

Dargan has been playing very well for Norths all season and hasn't had a look in. Paix is still recovering from injury.

Our half recruitment and retention is a complete train wreck.

No it’s not. We have two of the most promising young halves in the NRL - Deardan/Paix - and another guy who’s shown he’s more than capable - O’Sullivan

The recruitment and retention of these guys alone is spot on. Not to mention more young guys in the production line.

Can’t help injuries unfortunately. That has nothing to do with recruitment and retention.
 
Nikorima - gone. Deardon - out for the season. Dargan - going. O'Sullivan - gone.

Others left: Hunt, Norman, Taylor, Marshall,

So were are left with a busted No. 1 who should retire and a converted No. 9.

Dargan has been playing very well for Norths all season and hasn't had a look in. Paix is still recovering from injury.

Our half recruitment and retention is a complete train wreck.

Sure is Paul Kent, we should have recruited players that are unable to be injured.
 
No it’s not. We have two of the most promising young halves in the NRL - Deardan/Paix - and another guy who’s shown he’s more than capable - O’Sullivan

The recruitment and retention of these guys alone is spot on. Not to mention more young guys in the production line.

Can’t help injuries unfortunately. That has nothing to do with recruitment and retention.
How bout our coaching, do you think we have better options than the halves we're using atm ?
 
Oh well, he wouldn't have got a run this week anyway. Stick with the same halves and put in the same rudderless performance and get knocked out week one, as per usual.
 
No it’s not. We have two of the most promising young halves in the NRL - Deardan/Paix - and another guy who’s shown he’s more than capable - O’Sullivan

The recruitment and retention of these guys alone is spot on. Not to mention more young guys in the production line.

Can’t help injuries unfortunately. That has nothing to do with recruitment and retention.
@Smokin' Joe can you see both Paix and Dearden getting good game time next year?
 
No it’s not. We have two of the most promising young halves in the NRL - Deardan/Paix - and another guy who’s shown he’s more than capable - O’Sullivan

The recruitment and retention of these guys alone is spot on. Not to mention more young guys in the production line.

Can’t help injuries unfortunately. That has nothing to do with recruitment and retention.

I do feel like we haven't got the fullback position right in terms of recruitment.

What do you think?
 
Now Seibold has a legitimate excuse to why he hasn't selected SOS. Pfft.
 
Thats not great news, going to really hurt his pre season
 
Thats not great news, going to really hurt his pre season
Yeah, I wonder if we go to the market for another backup half. Would've been nice to have tannah boyd still on the books.
 
damn it...wishing the young fella speedy recovery...but dropping like that with no one within cooee is....not good at all!

This is his third ACL injury....man for someone so young thats not good at all....maybe if he was picked for the game against bulldogs he wouldn't be playing this game...!!!!
 

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