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Sean O'Sullivan says the hardest thing about a long-term rehabilitation is watching your teammates out on the field.
O'Sullivan made his debut for the Broncos last year at halfback and was pressuring to be a weekly starter.
But a hamstring injury and then an ACL tear while playing Intrust Super Cup cut his dreams short.
One of the most difficult outcomes from undergoing a knee reconstruction so late in the year is that you know it will affect next season's progress.
O'Sullivan will not be back playing until at least June.
"The timing of it was shattering and that probably added to me being upset about it," he said.
"Being my third one (knee injury), I was really down in the dumps.
"With other injuries like tearing a hamstring, you know it is a four or five-week injury.
"This one I knew there was a long road ahead of me."
O'Sullivan has been working through his rehab alongside forward Keenan Palasia, who did his knee early in the pre-season.
But at last O'Sullivan is seeing some progress, beginning running on a supported machine last week.
He will soon be doing straight-line running on the field, and will be at last be on the paddock.
They are all steps towards getting back to where he wants to be.
"I got over the little speed hump of feeling sorry for yourself after a couple of months," he said.
"I am just getting stuck into training now with Keenan (Palasia).
"He did his injury a little bit later than me, but we have each other during rehab, which has been awesome.
"I have just started running again - you look for the little things and be grateful for them.
"(Rehab) is just boring conditioning, just on the bike or the skier (machine).
"And you are watching the boys do what they love doing.
"It is a sad time - but it makes you grateful for what you can do where you are out there."
Sean O'Sullivan says the hardest thing about a long-term rehabilitation is watching your teammates out on the field.
O'Sullivan made his debut for the Broncos last year at halfback and was pressuring to be a weekly starter.
But a hamstring injury and then an ACL tear while playing Intrust Super Cup cut his dreams short.
One of the most difficult outcomes from undergoing a knee reconstruction so late in the year is that you know it will affect next season's progress.
O'Sullivan will not be back playing until at least June.
"The timing of it was shattering and that probably added to me being upset about it," he said.
"Being my third one (knee injury), I was really down in the dumps.
"With other injuries like tearing a hamstring, you know it is a four or five-week injury.
"This one I knew there was a long road ahead of me."
O'Sullivan has been working through his rehab alongside forward Keenan Palasia, who did his knee early in the pre-season.
But at last O'Sullivan is seeing some progress, beginning running on a supported machine last week.
He will soon be doing straight-line running on the field, and will be at last be on the paddock.
They are all steps towards getting back to where he wants to be.
"I got over the little speed hump of feeling sorry for yourself after a couple of months," he said.
"I am just getting stuck into training now with Keenan (Palasia).
"He did his injury a little bit later than me, but we have each other during rehab, which has been awesome.
"I have just started running again - you look for the little things and be grateful for them.
"(Rehab) is just boring conditioning, just on the bike or the skier (machine).
"And you are watching the boys do what they love doing.
"It is a sad time - but it makes you grateful for what you can do where you are out there."
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