KFC SuperCoach NRL: Bradman Best to miss early rounds with foot injury
One of the most popular cheapies in SuperCoach looks to miss the start of the 2020 NRL season, with the Newcastle Knights confirming he requires surgery on a foot fracture
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Boom Newcastle centre Bradman Best has been ruled out of early rounds due to a foot injury.
“Best will miss the weekend trial (against the Dragons) due to a fractured foot,” The Knights said in a statement.
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“The centre is poised to have surgery this week which will see him miss the early rounds of the season.
“It’s a minor set-back for the teenage workhorse but his impressive work throughout the pre-season has him positioned well ahead of his return to play.
Best is currently the third most popular player in KFC SuperCoach at almost 50 per cent ownership but his popularity will plummet following this news.
Best was virtually assured a left centre spot for Round 1 prior to his injury, with first grade regulars Jesse Ramien and Shaun Kenny-Dowall having left the club.
The Central Coast junior weighs in at a hefty 103kg and showed in three games last year he is not physically intimidated by playing against seasoned men in the NRL (rare for an 18-year-old).
Jayden Brailey had a planta fascia (foot) concern in pre-season but will trial this weekend.
Knights squad for weekend trial: Tex Hoy, Hymel Hunt, Enari Tuala, Tyronne Roberts-Davis, Gehamat Shibasaki, Edrick Lee, Matt Soper-Lawler, Starford Toa, Mason Lino, Kurt Mann, Mitchell Pearce, Simi Sasagi, Bayden Searle, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Aidan Guerra, Brodie Jones, Sione Mata’utia, Jirah Momoisea, Jayden Brailey, Luke Huth, Chris Randall, Mitch Barnett, Jack Cameron, Mathew Croker, Tim Glasby, Zac Hosking, David Klemmer, Brandon Russell, Daniel Saifiti, Jacob Saifiti, Josh King, Matt Cooper, Dylan Lucas, Mitch Black