Penrith’s hopes of an NRL three-peat have taken a major hit, with highly effective winger Taylan Might dominated out for the season with a knee harm.
Might was damage in a deal with within the first half of the Panthers’ World Membership Problem loss to St Helens, with scans confirming an ACL harm.
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The flyer had already been set to overlook the primary two matches of the yr after having an off-field ban controversially deferred by the NRL late final season.
However he’ll as a substitute now miss your entire 2023 season and can have surgical procedure on his injured knee.
It comes after Might crossed for 16 tries in a breakout rookie yr for the Panthers final season, as he proved arduous to cease on the left wing.
His work out of Penrith’s personal finish was additionally simply as precious, with him and Brian To’o commonly placing the Panthers on the entrance foot.
Fijian worldwide Sunia Turuva will virtually definitely be the person to interchange Might, with To’o more likely to revert to the left wing and Turuva to characteristic on the best.
The membership allowed back-up winger Charlie Staines to maneuver to Wests Tigers over the low season, in a participant swap with Tyrone Peachey.
The Panthers have additionally misplaced Viliame Kikau and Apisai Koroisau to Canterbury and the Tigers respectively from final yr’s premiership-winning group.
Panthers gamers claimed on Monday that Saturday night time’s 13-12 golden-point loss to St Helens had been each a wake-up name and a actuality verify for the membership.
“It’s kind of of each I believe,” five-eighth Jarome Luai stated.
“A actuality verify undoubtedly. Each group on this comp is difficult to beat and watching a couple of trial video games over the weekend there are some good groups on the market.
“All of the groups are popping out recent and able to go, so we will should hold getting higher as we go.”
