Cameron Munster is ready for a stint on the sidelines after struggling a severe harm in Melbourne’s win at Magic Spherical that additionally casts doubt over his availability for the State of Origin collection.
Munster has been managing a nagging groin harm within the early a part of the season and he appeared to reaggravate the harm late within the first half of the Storm’s conflict with Parramatta on Sunday.
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The Storm five-eighth twinged his groin innocuously in defence, and when he tackled Parramatta’s Bryce Cartwright within the final minute of the primary half he was in excruciating ache, writhing round on the Suncorp Stadium turf.
“He’s nearly gone, Cam Munster,” Fox League commentator Dan Ginnane mentioned.
“Oh geez, that’s spasming.”
Play was stopped as Munster lay on the bottom earlier than being helped off the sector. He eliminated strapping from round his groin and changed it with ice as he sat on the bench.
Watch Cameron Munster’s sickening harm within the video above
In a sorry sight for Storm followers, sitting behind him was Ryan Papenhuyzen, who sustained a fracture in his foot earlier this month.
“I can’t imagine the variety of stars we’ve received sitting on the sideline,” Greg Alexander mentioned.
“Even the Melbourne Storm with Ryan Papenhuyzen, Jahrome Hughes and now Cameron Munster.”
The sight of Munster convulsing on the scene of his many State of Origin triumphs was a brutal one for Storm and Queensland Maroons followers, simply over two weeks out from the Origin collection opener in Sydney.
The Melbourne Storm mentioned Munster had strained his abductor (muscular tissues across the hip and glutes) and he could be assessed and go for scans.
Munster gained the Wally Lewis Medal as the most effective participant within the 2020 Origin collection and he could be one of many first picked in coach Billy Slater’s staff.
Fox League host Lara Pitt mentioned: “Billy Slater’s head can be spinning.”
“It regarded like he simply received overstretched there,” Corey Parker mentioned.
“Then a few moments later we noticed Cameron Munster in immense ache on the bottom.
“He grabs at his groin proper there. Then it’s the play after when he goes into the sort out. He lays on the bottom and he reels in ache.
“That appears actually extreme. The way in which he’s carried on there would recommend both one thing has pulled away off the bone or one thing has significantly pulled within the groin space.
“Large issues for Cam Munster, the Melbourne Storm and the Queensland State of Origin staff.
“That’s actually regarding. That was like an actual jerk response to be like ‘one thing’s not proper right here’ and go away the sector.”
Harry Grant lifted in Munster’s absence and the Storm confirmed robust depth to run away with the sport and declare a dominant 48-16 win over Parramatta.
But when Munster is required to endure surgical procedure, it could be a serious blow to the Storm’s premiership aspirations and Queensland’s hopes of third consecutive Origin collection win.
The 29-year-old gained premierships with the Storm in 2017 and 2020 and has performed 18 video games for the Maroons.
“He missed a variety of video games firstly of the season and so they couldn’t get to the basis of the issue,” Alexander mentioned.
“It appears like one thing he’s going to should battle all through the season earlier than he can have surgical procedure. He would possibly require to have one thing accomplished about it now.
“That’s an enormous concern, an enormous story.”
