Titans gun David Fifita is in doubt for the start of the NRL season after suffering a setback in his recovery from ankle surgery.
Fifita missed the last game of the 2024 season to undergo surgery with the barnstorming forward bothered by an ankle issue towards the end of the season
In worrying sign for Gold Coast brass, Fifita hasn’t been able to take part in pre-season training according to Code Sports, with the recovery taking much longer than expected.
It doesn’t appear that Fifita will need to go under the knife again to rectify the issue, but it’s unknown when he’ll be fully fit.
It’s the last thing the Titans need given Fifita’s impact on a team that has been to the finals just once in the past eight seasons.
With an extremely talented backline and a forward pack littered with star power, this shapes up as being one of the Gold Coast’s best chances in recent seasons to pose a premiership threat.
However, they’ll need their $1 million man back on the park.
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Despite having to undergo off-season surgery to his neck after copping a hard knock at training, the Broncos don’t expect to be without Adam Reynolds for the start of the season.
Reynolds was training separate to the Broncos earlier this week as he recovers well from the neck surgery he had late last month.
New coach Michael Maguire said Reynolds won’t miss any game time barring any setbacks.
“He had irritation in his neck with a nerve and they’ve cleaned up around where the nerve is. He will be fine,” Maguire said via Code Sports.
“He ran (on Monday), not full-on, he’ll spend a month in rehab and then be back into training.
“He has had it for a while and he felt if we did something about it, it would help.
“He spoke to plenty of doctors and the surgeon said they could do it and fix up all his issues.”
Reynolds is expected to start the season with Ben Hunt as his halves partner given Ezra Mam’s nine-week suspension for an off-field issue.
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