Billy Slater could possibly be pressured right into a reshuffle of his Maroons backline for the State of Origin decider with Xavier Coates unsure with a suspected hamstring harm.
Coates suffered a suspected hamstring harm making an attempt to attain a late strive within the Storm’s 16-6 win over the Raiders in Melbourne.
The Maroons winger didn’t have fun the try to appeared to instantly mouth “hammy” to teammate Jahrome Hughes.
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Coates left the sector with a hamstring harm and is unsure for State of Origin III. Getty
To make issues worse, the strive was disallowed by the Bunker after replays confirmed he’d knocked the ball on within the area of play earlier than sliding into the in-goal.
He went straight up the tunnel after coming from the sector.
“He regarded in actual concern,” Michael Ennis mentioned in commentary for Fox Sports activities.
“Abruptly Selwyn Cobbo comes proper again into these calculations having been overlooked of recreation two.”
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Coates grimmaced after scoring the strive. NRL Photos
It is Coates’ second hamstring for the season. He missed two weeks after an identical harm within the Storm’s large win over the Rabbitohs in spherical eight.
“Till he will get a scan we’re not going to know the extent of the harm, however I do not assume it is too good,” coach Craig Bellamy mentioned.
“I would not assume he’d be obtainable (for Origin), however I do not assume the medical workers will make that prediction till they see a scan.”
Coates seemed to be preventing again tears as he went up the tunnel.
“It was in all probability made just a little bit worse given it was his fiftieth Storm recreation. He is in there fairly upset for the time being,” Bellamy mentioned.
It was an uncharacteristically scrappy efficiency from the Storm, who made 18 errors on a moist evening in Melbourne. The Raiders made 17 as cameras caught each coaches at totally different phases fuming.
Josh King, Shawn Blore and Jack Howarth have been the Storm’s try-scorers, whereas Kaeo Weekes was the lone Raider to get within the books.
