Roger Tuivasa-sheck will undergo scans today after limping from the field in the Warriors’ 30-12 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons at Jubilee Stadium, raising fears he could have ruptured an ACL. The centre lasted just 11 minutes before leaving after a tackle on Hayden Buchanan.
Warriors coach Andrew Webster said he was not yet sure whether Tuivasa-Sheck had suffered an ACL injury, but the club will not know until the scans are done. “He can walk, he’s walking around,” Webster said after the victory. “We should have a scan machine at every ground. Then we could walk in here and give you guys feedback straight away, and we’d have clarity.” He added: “Until we get a scan, we’ll just wait and see.”
The stakes are high because the Daily Telegraph reported the Warriors fear the injury could be season-ending. Tuivasa-Sheck has already signed with Wakefield Trinity for next season, and an ACL rupture would almost certainly spell the end of his Warriors and NRL career. Recovery from that kind of injury can take nine to 12 months, which would push any return well beyond the finish of this campaign.
The club has already been through a similar blow this month. Tanah Boyd went down in the opening minutes of the Warriors’ Magic Round victory over the Brisbane Broncos, and scans later confirmed his season was over and surgery was needed. That leaves the Warriors short of options at a point in the year when every absence matters.
The immediate replacement picture is not much clearer. The Warriors are due to play the Penrith Panthers in Sydney on Sunday, with Rocco Berry yet to take the field this season and Adam Pompey looming as the likely option at centre if Tuivasa-Sheck cannot play. For now, the outcome of the scans will shape not just one match, but the final chapter of Tuivasa-Sheck’s time in Warriors colours.
