Round 10 NRL Casualty Ward: Blake Austin boost, Broncos injury crisis worsens

BLAKE Austin cleared of serious ankle injury, Brisbane’s forward stocks are paper thin, North Queensland’s season goes from bad to worse — all the injury latest from around the NRL.

Blake Austin is helped from the field by the trainers.

BLAKE Austin has received “positive results” on his ankle injury and could be back as early as this week.

Austin was helped off by trainers after being injured while scoring Canberra’s second try late in the first half of Sunday’s loss to Cronulla.

The off-contract five-eighth is set to be named for the Raiders’ Round 11 clash with the Dragons and will be given every chance of proving his fitness.

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Blake Austin is helped from the field by the trainers.

In other injury news from Round 10:

* Giant Manly forward Taniela Paseka will miss up to four weeks with an ankle injury.

* Broncos forward Alex Glenn faces a month on the sidelines while the immediate future of highly-rated teenager Payne Haas is unknown. Glenn (knee) is eying a June 10 return against Melbourne and Haas will see a specialist after fully dislocating his shoulder in the loss to Manly.

* North Queensland’s year threatens to go from bad to worse with big-name recruit Jordan McLean in danger of missing the entire season, while Shaun Fensom (elbow) and Ben Hampton (ankle) picked up injuries in the loss to Wests Tigers.

* The injury-hit Titans can’t take a hit. Captain Kevin Proctor (groin) headlines five new additions to the casualty ward from Saturday night’s loss to Melbourne. Jarrod Wallace, Will Matthews and Jack Stockwell all suffered head knocks while Keegan Hipgrave played on with a wrist. Hipgrave has since been cleared of injury.

* In some welcome good news for Gold Coast, coach Garth Brennan says Jai Arrow (ribs) is set to return in Round 11.

* Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith has been suspended for a week for a “wishbone” tackle, while teammate Sam Kasiano has also copped a one-match ban.

* Storm halfback Ryley Jacks was also ruled out of the Titans clash with concussion.

* Warriors hooker Issac Luke was a late withdrawal after failing to recover from a shoulder injury

* Eels co-captain Tim Mannah will miss up to a month with a fractured eye socket, while Kaysa Pritchard (groin) also missed Friday’s clash against the Bulldogs.

* Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary (knee) has been cleared to return for Penrith’s clash against Wests Tigers on Thursday night

* Canberra suffered a key injury blow in the lead-up to their match against Cronulla, with off-contract forward Junior Paulo (foot) facing up to 10 weeks on the sidelines.

* Dragons forward Jack De Belin played only 27 minutes after failing to train all week because of a hip pointer injury. However coach Paul McGregor bizarrely refused to clarify what the aspiring Blues back-rower had injured. “I can’t tell you that,” McGregor said. “It’s on his body.”

* Sharks skipper Paul Gallen failed to recover from a knee injury in time for Cronulla’s clash with Canberra, while teammate Jason Bukuya is in hospital on a drip.

FULL NRL CASUALTY WARD

BRONCOS

Josh McGuire (Ankle, Round 14)

Jordan Kahu (Broken jaw, Round 12)

Andre Savelio (ACL, season)

Matt Gillett (Broken neck, Round 14-18)

Alex Glenn (Knee, Round 14-15)

Payne Haas (Shoulder, TBC)

Alex Glenn (left) has joined Brisbane’s growing injury list.

BULLDOGS

Aiden Tolman (Ankle, Round 13)

COWBOYS

Shaun Fensom (Elbow, TBC)

Ben Hampton (Ankle, TBC)

Kane Linnett (Pectoral, Round 13)

Jordan McLean (Foot, Round 16)

Josh Chudleigh (Knee, Season)

John Asiata (Pectoral, Round 18)

DRAGONS

Luciano Leilua (Ankle, Round 11)

Jack De Belin (Hip, TBC)

Jacob Host (ankle, round 11)

Darren Nicholls (throat, indefinite)

Jack De Belin (Hip, TBC)

Ben Hunt (Cork, TBC)

EELS

Tim Mannah (Eye, Round 14)

Kaysa Pritchard (Groin, Round 11)

Kane Evans (Calf, Round 12)

Jarryd Hayne (Hip flexor, Round 12)

Nathan Brown (Ankle, Round 12)

Greg Leleisiuao (Thumb, Round 15)

Beau Scott (Ribs, Indefinite)

Tony Williams (ACL, Season)

KNIGHTS

Mitchell Pearce (Pectoral, Round 19-23)

Tautau Moga (ACL, Season)

PANTHERS

Nathan Cleary (Knee, Round 11)

Sam McKendry (ACL, Season)

Tim Browne (Ruptured bowel, Retired)

Waqa Blake (Ankle, Round 14)

Josh Mansour (Fractured cheekbone, Round 19)

Dylan Edwards (Shoulder, Season)

Jack Hetherington (Suspension, Round 11)

Moses Leota (Pec, Round 17)

RABBITOHS

Richie Kennar (Foot, Round 13)

Zane Musgrove (Ankle, Round 13)

RAIDERS

Joseph Paulo (Foot, Round 18)

Josh Hodgson (ACL, Round 16-20)

Blake Austin (Ankle, Round 11-12)

ROOSTERS

Daniel Tupou (Pectoral, Round 12)

Bernard Lewis (ACL, Season)

Victor Radley (Suspension, Round 11)

Dylan Napa (Suspension, TBC)

SEA EAGLES

Jorge Taufua (Collarbone, Round 12)

Curtis Sironen (ACL, Season)

Kelepi Tanginoa (ACL, Season)

Brad Parker (Knee, Round 12)

Lachlan Croker (ACL, Season)

Jack Gosiewski (Hand, Round 12)

Jono Wright (Broken hand, Round 13)

Taniela Paseka, (Ankle, Round 14)

SHARKS

Wade Graham (Hamstring, Round 13)

Paul Gallen (Knee, Round 11)

Luke Lewis (Calf, Round 12)

Josh Dugan (Foot, Round 12-14)

Scott Sorensen (Broken hand, TBC)

Jayson Bukuya (Virus, TBC)

STORM

Tim Glasby (Broken thumb, Round 14-15)

Sandor Earl (ACL, July)

Jesse Bromwich (Knee, Round 11-13)

Cameron Smith (Suspension, Round 12)

Sam Kasiano (Suspension, Round 12)

TITANS

Nathan Peats (Ribs, Round 11-13)

Jai Arrow (Ribs, Round 11)

Will Matthews (Concussion, TBC)

Kevin Proctor (Groin, TBC)

Keegan Hipgrave (Wrist, Round 11)

Jarrod Wallace (Concussion, TBC)

Jack Stockwell (Concussion, TBC)

WARRIORS

Nathaniel Roache (Back, Season)

Leivaha Pulu (Ankle, Round 20)

Shaun Johnson (Ankle, Round 11-12)

Issac Luke (Shoulder, TBC)

Blake Ayshford (Back, TBC)

Bunty Afoa (Suspension, TBC)

Jazz Tevaga (Suspension, TBC)

WESTS TIGERS

Josh Reynolds (Shoulder, Round 11-13)