Manly Sea Eagles prop Matt Lodge departed the field in the eighth minute of Thursday night's match against the Sydney Roosters, with it later confirmed that he had suffered an ACL injury.
It is a cruel blow for Lodge and the Sea Eagles, joining fellow forwards Josh Aloiai (shoulder) and Taniela Paseka (knee) in the Manly casualty ward.
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Matt Lodge NRL news: Manly prop suffers ACL injury against former club
Lodge will miss the remainder of the 2023 NRL season after suffering an ACL injury against the Roosters.
The incident occurred as he tackled Lindsay Collins, with his right knee appearing to buckle before he fell to the ground in clear pain.
"He has done his ACL, so he is going to be out for an extended period of time," Manly coach Anthony Seibold said in his post-match press conference.
"He is obviously shattered. We will pick up the pieces over the next couple of days but I feel for him and his family."
—="" NRL="" PHYSIO="" (@nrlphysio)="" >August="" 3,="" 2023=""Unfortunate news with Manly suspecting an ACL injury for Matt Lodge. Hands on tests very accurate in these cases. Worth noting in 2020 Lodge suffered an ACL sprain in the same knee. If rupture confirmed would be facing likely reconstruction surgery & 6-9 month recovery period pic.twitter.com/aNSIpEBNkn
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) August 3, 2023
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