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I like him but it does not look like melbourne will let him go. Drinkwater is behind hughes and papenhuyzen and has expressed interest in leaving melbourne, so is a more likely pick up
PRE-GAME Round 14 - Eels vs Broncos
- Thread starter Foordy
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- May 21, 2013
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Dearden out for 8-10 weeks, had surgery today.
Alex Glenn & Joe Ofahengaue also unavailable for this game, Glenn out for 1-2 weeks with an MCL strain.
Alex Glenn & Joe Ofahengaue also unavailable for this game, Glenn out for 1-2 weeks with an MCL strain.
Wolfie
International Captain
- Jan 14, 2015
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Probably ended up at the wrong club in the Warriors.
- Jan 25, 2014
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I hope he doesn't fall behind in the pecking order due to this.
I think he is our future. But I guess this means O'Sullivan has his chance to stake his claim for the halfback spot moving forward.
Battler
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- Dec 4, 2013
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I know we have to upgrade blokes, but we've flicked a fair few players and hopefully have 750kish from Boyd going and will probably cut Bird when he's off contract so we should be able to afford a million dollar player.
Finbar
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- May 21, 2018
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Hopefully Dearden makes a quicker recovery than estimated 8-10 weeks. DCE and Foran made it back in 5-6 weeks according to NRL Physio.
This season has been all over the place. Season ending injury to our highly paid centre who was just starting to hit some real good form. New halfback who is looking really solid and helping us win some games by tightening up that right edge defence, out for 5-10 weeks.
Let's hope we can get another winning streak going with Turpin at hooker and O'Sullivan at halfback. Turpin just gives us so much more width, he can pass it further, faster and more accurately than Macca. He is faster, reads the game better and hits harden in defence. Come on Seibold, time to prove yourself as the head coach of the Brisbane Broncos and make the big calls!
This season has been all over the place. Season ending injury to our highly paid centre who was just starting to hit some real good form. New halfback who is looking really solid and helping us win some games by tightening up that right edge defence, out for 5-10 weeks.
Let's hope we can get another winning streak going with Turpin at hooker and O'Sullivan at halfback. Turpin just gives us so much more width, he can pass it further, faster and more accurately than Macca. He is faster, reads the game better and hits harden in defence. Come on Seibold, time to prove yourself as the head coach of the Brisbane Broncos and make the big calls!
- Jan 25, 2014
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It sounds like the medical staff aren't going to take chances with him so I think it's very very unlikely he returns early.
NRL.com says Dearden is out for five weeks
- Aug 25, 2018
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Pretty sure the spoon is out of our reach now, but if we wanted a crack at it, scratching our nuts over Macca would be giving it a good shot.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Nor should they, he is just a boy, give him all the time he needs.
- Aug 25, 2018
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5 weeks is a ballpark estimate. It's on the wire.
Brisbane halfback Tom Dearden is facing several weeks on the sidelines following confirmation he will need surgery on his injured ankle. The 18-year-old limped off in the opening minutes of Sunday's 26-18 loss to NRL rivals Gold Coast at Suncorp Stadium, and scans have confirmed a syndesmosis injury.
Tom Deardon at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. Credit:Dave Hunt/AAP
Dearden will have surgery on Tuesday, and Broncos head of performance Paul Devlin said a cautious approach will be taken with the youngster's recovery. "It is a fairly sensible rehab time of five weeks plus, but he is an 18-year-old player so we will take maximum caution with that," Devlin said.
"Daly Cherry-Evans got it down to five and-a-half weeks, which is pretty impressive.
"But he is a young player so we won't be putting any pressure on him in that regard and we will do what is best for him." Dearden's absence means Anthony Seibold is light on halfback options following Kodi Nikorima's departure for the Warriors earlier this season.
Former Sydney Rooster Sean O'Sullivan has been plying his trade in the Queensland Cup for Norths Devils but is yet to play for the Broncos. Impressive youngster Jake Turpin filled in for Dearden at halfback on Sunday with returning hooker Andrew McCullough coming off the bench, and Seibold indicated he may consider sticking with that line-up for Saturday's clash with Parramatta in Sydney.
The Broncos will head south without veteran backrower Alex Glenn, who suffered a medial collateral ligament injury during his 250th NRL appearance. The club has also received good news on representative prop Joe Ofahengaue's knee. The 23-year-old suffered a bad cut to his knee during his State of Origin debut for Queensland last week, which required surgery.
Ofahengaue visited his surgeon on Monday and, with the wound showing no signs of infection, it is hoped he will be fit to return for the Broncos following the bye against Newcastle on June 29.
AAP
Broncos halfback facing ankle surgery
Young Brisbane halfback Tom Dearden will have to undergo surgery on the injured ankle he hurt early in Sunday's NRL loss to Gold Coast.
au.sports.yahoo.com
- Jan 25, 2014
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NRL Physio saying 8-10 weeks.
I would trust his judgement over someone managing a webpage.
I would trust his judgement over someone managing a webpage.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Ponga but he isn't available yet. Drinkwater is available and will be dirt cheap, it makes so much sense.
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- Apr 21, 2015
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Moving nikorima on has come back to bite us big time.
- Jan 25, 2014
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I don't think so. It's one position we have good depth in and the depth we have, they are going to be stars.
