The Wests Tigers 2023 season looks set to go from bad to worse, with confirmation one star’s season is all but over, while another will face a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
Injuries to Brent Naden and Adam Doueihi came within minutes of each other as the Tigers looked to mount a comeback against the Eels, before eventually falling short 28-22.
First it was Naden who went down with a suspected broken collarbone, sustained as he scored the Tigers’ third of the day just after the hour mark.
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Cameras captured Naden clutching at his shoulder immediately after scoring, with replays showing the centre landing heavily on it.
Barely minutes later, the Tigers’ injury woes deepened in a nightmare incident.
With a comeback charge against the Eels in full swing, Doueihi made a great take off a short Clint Gutherson dropout. As he landed however, something in his left knee could visibly be seen giving out.
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The Tigers half immediately went to ground and was helped from the field. After the match, coach Tim Sheens revealed club doctors suspected a second ACL injury.
Doueihi’s 2018 season at South Sydney was ended by an ACL injury to the same knee.
Earlier in the day, the club’s depth took a hit when young winger Jordan Hill suffered his second ACL injury playing for the Tigers’ feeder club, Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSW Cup.
“Not a good day for us in that regard,” a deflated-looking Tim Sheens said after the match.
Former Tiger Mitch Moses almost single-handedly led the Eels to victory, setting up three tries from kicks and a fourth from a long pass to Maika Sivo on the wing.
“Three tries from kicks, his goal kicking – hitting the posts and going in all that sort of thing. When it’s your day, it’s your day isn’t it,” Sheens said.
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