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Heamasi Makasini was dropped from the Wests Tigers squad due to injury and performance issues, confirmed by his moon boot.

Zero Tackle

It has been revealed injury played as much a role in Heamasi Makasini's axing from first-grade for the Wests Tigers' Round 8 clash with the Canberra Raiders as anything else.

Makasini, alongside Patrick Herbert was left out of the 22-man squad by Benji Mrshall when teams were named for the coming weekend on Tuesday afternoon.

Herbert held onto a spot in the matchday squad by being named in jersey 18, while Makasini was left out entirely.

It came after he made a number of errors during the Tigers' Round 7 loss to the Brisbane Broncos, however, it has now emerged he has bone bruising after he arrived at training on Wednesday morning wearing a moon boot.

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Simi Sasagi is out with a hamstring injury, joining Josh Papalii on the sidelines.

Canberra Daily

Matchwinner Simi Sasagi will be missing from Canberra's line-up to face the high-flying Wests Tigers, ruled out of the Leichhardt Oval clash due to a hamstring injury.

The centre was the Raiders' biggest weapon in their four-point win over Melbourne last round, pulling off a number of crucial plays late in the match while also opening the scoring with a try.

He finished the night with a team-high 182 run metres.

But after going down at training on Tuesday, Sasagi will join Josh Papalii on the sidelines for Thursday night's contest, with the veteran prop already ruled out for six to eight weeks with a calf injury.

Coach Ricky Stuart said it was a "massive" blow to lose Sasagi, attributing it to the heavy workload...

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Simi Sasagi joins two other Raiders stars injured, missing the clash against Wests Tigers. Coach Stuart hopes for his return against the Titans next week.

The Canberra Times

Oh no, not Simi Sasagi as well.

The Canberra Raiders now have three stars out of their clash against the third-placed Wests Tigers, with a hamstring injury ruling Sasagi out of the game at Leichhardt Oval on Thursday night.

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was hopeful Sasagi would be back for their trip to the Gold Coast to face the Titans Saturday week.

The blow comes in the middle of a gruelling stretch for the Green Machine, who are playing their fourth game in 18 days - including tough trips to Perth and Newcastle.

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