Panthers‘ five-eighth Jarome Luai left the sector early within the second half of the Panthers’ 26-24 grand last victory over the Broncos after showing to reinjure his troublesome left shoulder, with the gamble to carry him again into the group for the final two video games of the season backfiring.
Luai’s season regarded over after he dislocated his shoulder in Penrith’s spherical 26 loss to Parramatta earlier than he made an earlier-than-expected comeback in final week’s preliminary last.
Luai got here from the sector within the 51st minute of the decider. In his absence, livewire Broncos five-eighth Ezra Mam scored two fast tries to seize the grand last by the scruff of the neck. At that time the Panthers regarded shot.
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“When he got here from the sector in entrance of us it was not wanting good in any respect,” 9’s sideline commentator Danika Mason mentioned.
“His arm was hanging limp by his facet.”
Driving the pine underneath damage evaluation, the Panthers’ medical group mentioned they have been hopeful that Luai would return however the 26-year-old performed no additional half as his group launched a shocking comeback and achieved a historic three-peat.
“It is not about me, it is about this group and it is a couple of group,” Luai advised 9 post-match.
“Folks thought we have been down, I used to be sitting on the bench and we have been by no means out.
“I really like these boys.”
Giving an perception into the seriousness of his damage, Luai admitted he tried ache administration on the primary break to assist him play out the rest of the match.
“I attempted needles at halftime. It obtained me on the market however then it simply felt the identical,” he mentioned.
“I did my finest and the boys introduced it residence.”
Luai will most certainly require post-season surgical procedure to help his restoration.
