‘Do the right recovery’: Victor Radley to meet with independent specialist following latest head knock
Victor Radley will meet with a specialist this week following his latest head knock, while there’s more bad news for the Roosters.
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Victor Radley will see an independent specialist later this week as the Roosters deal with several significant injuries, including the latest head knock to their fearless lock forward.
Radley was taken from the field six minutes before halftime during Saturday’s gritty win over the Knights and did not return after he failed his head injury assessment.
That was his seventh failed HIA in the past four years, with the English international failing two in 2025.
The Roosters have erred on the side of caution with concussions in the past, with the club confirming in its latest medical report that Radley will meet an independent specialist in the coming days.
Both Radley and Egan Butcher will follow standard concussions protocols and will miss Sunday’s match against the Cowboys, with the pair to have another week to recover during the round 17 bye.
“They said they were close to passing (head injury assessments),” Roosters coach Trent Robinson said following Saturday’s win over the Knights.
“They’re going to have this week and then our bye week, so they’re going to have some rest on the back of that.
“Do the right recovery, and he gets the bonus of an extra week (off).”
In further bad news for the club, halfback Sam Walker will miss a month after he suffered a fractured right thumb at training last week ahead of what would have been his first NRL appearance of the season.
Walker had surgery last Thursday and has already started his rehab after missing the first half of the season as he recovered from a serious knee injury that ruled him out of the 2024 finals series.
Veteran forward Nat Butcher is also set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines, with the club confirming he won’t need surgery but will miss roughly six weeks after aggravating an MCL strain at training.
Originally published as ‘Do the right recovery’: Victor Radley to meet with independent specialist following latest head knock
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