Broncos' finals hopes rocked after triple hamstring injury update
Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam both suffered hamstring injuries in the 22-2 defeat in Melbourne while attempting to chase down Xavier Coates in the 21st minute.
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Star winger Selwyn Cobbo was then assisted from the field in the final three minutes of the game with yet another hamstring issue in a staggering injury toll from the match.
Now the Courier Mail is reporting both Mam and Coates are likely to be ruled out for the rest of the season following scans on Friday.
There is at least hope with Reynolds, who should return in time for the Broncos' finals series, provided sixth-placed Brisbane gets there.
Halfback Reynolds is a chance to return for the final match of the regular season, coincidentally against the Storm again, but is more likely to return in week one of the finals.
'We will get 'Reyno' back this season,' coach Michael Maguire told the masthead.
'The physios and doctors were pretty positive (on Friday morning), he has been through this before.'
While Reynolds is looking at roughly a month on the sidelines, the prognosis is reportedly worse for both Mam and Cobbo.
That duo is reportedly looking at more like 5-6 weeks out, meaning their seasons are likely over, barring a deep run in September.
The carnage means Maguire will need to lean heavily on 35-year-old Ben Hunt for a side that might be clinging to eighth place by the end of round 23.
After Thursday night's game, the coach was struggling to comprehend the injury cards he had been dealt.
'I just spoke to the three of them, we have to go and get our scans and go through the process, the severity of them,' Maguire said post-match.
'But they are all three hamstrings, which is quite strange because the boys are pretty measured about what they do with the players throughout the week.
'There's no real evidence of why … but we will dig in and have a look. But I have to say I am really proud of the way the players performed.
'I though the players fought right to the death, I've never been part of a game where you lose your two halfbacks.
'Then the chopping and changing of players and we were still in the game in some way towards the back end, so that says a lot about the character of this team.'
The veteran coach added the triple hamstring injuries were a first for him.
'It was crazy to be honest,' he said. 'I've never experienced that.'
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