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The Advertiser
29-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Titans sweat on Tino after nasty eye injury
Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. "I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play," he said. "I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm." Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display. Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. "I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play," he said. "I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm." Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display. Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. "I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play," he said. "I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm." Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display.
7NEWS
29-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Gold Coast captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui hoping to back up for Titans after nasty eye injury
Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. 'I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play,' he said. 'I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm.' Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display.
West Australian
29-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Titans sweat on Tino after nasty eye injury
Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. "I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play," he said. "I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm." Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display.
Perth Now
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Titans sweat on Tino after nasty eye injury
Gold Coast are sweating on the availability of captain Tino Fa'asuamaleaui after he was wearing the scars of battle following his return to the State of Origin arena. The Maroons prop, who missed last season with an ACL rupture, had stitches in a badly cut left eye that had gone black after the 18-6 loss to NSW on Wednesday night. Of concern was the swelling around his eye socket area. AAP was told the Titans skipper may require scans to confirm there is no fracture as he aims to line up on Saturday afternoon against his former club Melbourne. "I pride myself on backing up from Origin. I intend to play," he said. "I hope to be back again (for game two of the Origin series) in Perth but first of all I want to perform for the Titans against the Storm." Fa'asuamaleaui won a title with Melbourne in 2020 and it is a match he always marks on his calendar. Fellow Gold Coast and Maroons forwards Moeaki Fotuaika and Beau Fermor have been cleared to play at Cbus Super Stadium. North Queensland quartet Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden and Reece Robson were also cleared of any injuries and should back up against Wests Tigers on Saturday night. Brisbane had two players involved in Origin - NSW's man of the match Payne Haas and Maroons lock Pat Carrigan. Both were set for medicals on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday night's away clash with Manly. Haas battled a quad injury in the 10 days leading up to Origin but still was the best player on the park in a remarkable display.
Perth Now
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Tino cleared as Maroons star accepts his Origin fate
Ben Hunt doubts he'll be fit for the State of Origin series opener but fellow Queenslander Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is in the clear after avoiding a ban for his high shot. Hunt suffered the first hamstring injury of his long career in Brisbane's 22-14 loss to South Sydney on Friday night and immediately left the field. "I knew it wasn't a cramp or something like that, it felt a bit more than that. I knew something was pretty wrong straight away," he said. The Broncos booked the 35-year-old playmaker in for scans in Brisbane on Saturday afternoon to determine the severity of his injury. But even before meeting with the medicos, Hunt was pessimistic about his chances of featuring in Billy Slater's team for Origin I on May 28. "It definitely hurts," he said. "Whether Billy was going to have me in there again or not, I'm unsure, but it's definitely disappointing to know that you're definitely not in the picture." Hunt has been one of Queensland's most consistent performers in recent years and was awarded their player of the series in 2021. He has typically played as a back-up hooker at Origin level, with Slater now needing to look elsewhere if he wants cover for likely No.9 Harry Grant. Reed Mahoney and Kurt Mann are options, or Slater could choose to play an additional half on his bench - presumably the loser of the selection battle between five-eighths Cameron Munster and Tom Dearden. The news is better for Hunt's would-be Maroons teammate Fa'asuamaleaui, who has not been charged for the hit that landed him on report on Friday night. Fa'asuamaleaui hit Newcastle's Leo Thompson high in the opening set of the Titans' 24-20 comeback defeat so faced a nervous wait for the match review committee's charge sheet. A two-match ban would have thwarted his hopes of playing in Origin I but Fa'asuamaleaui, the Titans' best player this year, is set to be available.
