NRL 2021 casualty ward: Bulldogs lose Christian Crichton to serious knee injury
Just days after securing the signature of one of the NRL’s best wingers Josh Addo-Carr, the Bulldogs have suffered a huge loss for the 2021 season.
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Canterbury have been dealt a shattering pre-season blow with winger Christian Crichton set to miss the 2021 campaign with a serious knee injury.
Crichton was injured at training on Thursday, with fears he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
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Crichton played eight games for the Bulldogs in 2020, scoring two tries.
His absence would hurt Canterbury’s outside back depth, following the off-season departures of Reimis Smith (Melbourne) and Marcelo Montoya (Warriors).
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