The Storm leaked 64 factors as they slumped to back-to-back defeats on Thursday evening, however maybe their most worrying concern is an more and more heavy damage toll.
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is lamenting a expensive evening out in a 28-6 loss to Cronulla, after the squad suffered one other 4 damage blows at Shark Park.
Ryan Papenhuyzen (finger), Grant Anderson (arm), Marion Seve (head) and Kenneath Bromwich (leg) all completed the sport beneath an damage cloud.
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Reimis Smith had already been dominated out for the season after re-injuring a pectoral muscle throughout the week, whereas George Jennings was struck down by a season-ending knee damage in spherical one and Xavier Coates harm his ankle in State of Origin I. The previous Broncos flyer is not anticipated again till spherical 22.
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Bellamy admitted he’d take into account recruiting a participant mid-season to fill out his top-30 squad.
“It has been a very powerful yr, to be trustworthy, so far as accidents go,” Bellamy stated in his post-match press convention.
“Hopefully these guys (who bought injured within the Sharks sport are) not too dangerous.”
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In an incident that made for agonising viewing, Anderson departed the sector within the 52nd minute after hyper-extending his left elbow as he tried to play the ball.
Melbourne has been hit significantly onerous within the backs on the damage entrance, with Anderson, Papenhuyzen, Seve, Coates and Jennings all on the listing.
“I am not fairly positive the place we go from right here,” Bellamy stated.
However the three-time premiership-winning mentor tried onerous to dig up a constructive.
“When somebody misses out another person will get an opportunity,” he stated.
“So, we’ll simply have to search out that any individual.”
Melbourne’s 28-6 loss to Cronulla adopted a 36-30 defeat to Manly per week earlier.
Bellamy’s males are actually set to face the Raiders in Melbourne subsequent Sunday afternoon.
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