The coronavirus-induced NRL shutdown could have played a role in Josh Hodgson's season-ending knee injury, while their huge travel toll was exacerbating the Canberra Raiders' injury crisis. Physiotherapist Brien Seeney, more commonly known by his Twitter handle NRL Physio, said same-day travel and the NRL's six-week lockdown were both factors in the masses of injuries being suffered across professional sport. He described the carnage as the perfect storm, which has the Raiders currently without six players due to injury - although that's been as high as eight. As revealed by The Canberra Times, the Green Machine are hopeful hooker Siliva Havili (triceps) won't be added to the list as he looks likely to play the Brisbane Broncos at Canberra Stadium on Saturday. His loss would further compound the absence of Hodgson, leaving the Raiders with just one recognised hooker, Tom Starling, in their squad - although they have just brought Kurt Baptiste into their Apollo bubble on a training contract.
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Topic: Perfect coronavirus storm hits Raiders
