HORROR DISGNOSIS FOR TIGER
Wests Tigers star Samuela Fainu is set to miss around six weeks with a foot fracture, in another huge blow to Benji Marshall’s outfit.
Fainu failed to finish Sunday’s heavy loss to Cronulla after an innocuous looking tackle on Sharks prop Toby Rudolf left the back rower grimacing with pain.
Unable to bear any weight on his right foot, Fainu had to be chaired off the field into the sheds by Tigers trainers late in the second half.
Fainu was sent for scans on Monday, which confirmed the 22-year-old had suffered a fractured foot.
It comes as Marshall prepares to spend the next four to six weeks without star playmaker Adam Doueihi, whose career best form has helped drive the Tigers’ resurgence this season.
Doueihi dislocated his shoulder scoring a try against Cronulla, leaving the field after just 10 minutes.