Josh Papalii suffers significant ankle injury, raising concerns about his fitness for Raiders' final against Broncos.
The Canberra Raiders have been rocked by a potentially devastating blow ahead of their qualifying final against the Broncos, with veteran Josh Papalii reportedly racing the clock to be fit. Papalii is said to have suffered a 'significant' ankle injury at training on Friday and required assistance.
The injury is said to have occurred in a scrimmage at training and Papalii needed to be helped from the field. The 33-year-old has been in a moon boot ever since, and the Raiders are holding out hope he'll be right for Sunday's showdown with Brisbane.
Papalii was one of 10 players rested by coach Ricky Stuart for Canberra's loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. The veteran prop will reportedly be kept on ice and won't train before Saturday's captain's...