Jack Bird's Origin hopes have suffered a huge blow after the Broncos centre limped off Suncorp Stadium in extreme discomfort with reports he has suffered a suspected ACL injury. Bird broke four tackles in a barging run up the field until he was dragged down by Toafofoa Sipley, who had his own run of bad injury luck, where his knee jarred under the weight on the Manly prop. He bravely tried to get up and continue play, screaming and shouting as he perhaps realised the seriousness of the injury. Brisbane's medical team attempted to treat him in the back-field but his inability to put weight on the leg forced them to pull the pin and assess him in the sheds. Bird played just eight games in his first season in Brisbane colours, having season-ending surgery on his sternum. Initial concern from Broncos medical staff is L ACL injury for Jack Bird, video also shows concern for ACL/MCL injury as tackler lands on lower leg causing knee to collapse in. Significant concern as hands on test for ACL highly accurate, fingers crossed for Bird #NRLMagicRound pic.twitter.com/YYYWf7o7fO — NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) May 10, 2019 After teammate James Roberts was sensationally dropped to reserve grade during the week, Phil Gould touted Jack Bird to resurrect his Origin career at right centre as one of the few in-form centres on NSW's books. Blues coach Brad Fittler has already lost Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic to a hamstring injury and Bird's injury is a double-blow to his outside backs stocks. Meanwhile, Sipley was stretchered off the field less than a few minutes later with a suspected broken leg. MORE TO COME...<doc-sep>Rugby league is a brutal game, and round nine proved said point. Magic Round was a success, with 134,677 fans packing into Suncorp Stadium across four days to watch eight bumper games of footy. However, as is usually the case with contact sport, injuries happen. Make no mistake, many will try to draw parallels between the injuries and a tired Suncorp surface, but the turf held up to the task. MORE: Robinson admits he feared the worst over Mitchell injury WHAT MAGIC? Medical expert defends Suncorp as surface comes under fire TEAM LISTS: NRL team lists for round 10 The unlucky ones to cop concussion were Shannon Boyd, Jahrome Hughes, Josh Papalii, Boyd Cordner and Jake Granville. However, 14 non-concussion injuries cast a pall over the weekend. JACK BIRD INJURY UPDATE Perhaps the most significant injury news of the weekend considering his rep potential, Jack Bird is set to miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Bird suffered a ruptured ACL in Friday night's win over Manly. He was caught awkwardly in a tackle, and that was all she wrote. It was a killer blow considering he missed much of the 2018 season with a sternum injury. In the same game, Moses Suli suffered a suspected finger fracture, while Api Koroisau picked up an ankle complaint. Sadly, Toafofoa Sipley's season appears over after he suffered a suspected ACL injury, just minutes after being involved in the unfortunate Bird incident. Fox League https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/ff/8/jack-bird_enrmw7lh5u8l1shbe2m9zmx8w.jpg?t=-1525934086&w=500&quality=80 CURTIS SCOTT INJURY UPDATE Storm centre Curtis Scott had 59 big minutes against Parramatta, but his luck ran out on the hour mark. He was later confirmed to have fractured a bone in his foot. Scan results were received on Monday afternoon, which confirmed Scott will miss up to three months. Meanwhile, Storm teammate Jahrome Hughes has already been ruled out of Melbourne's round 10 game against the Tigers after copping a head knock in the Eels game. Ryan Papenhuyzen will start in the fullback spot. JORDAN RAPANA INJURY UPDATE Disaster already looked certain for the Raiders with star centre Joey Leilua ruled out with neck injury, but right side partner Jordan Rapana could also be set for a long layoff following Sunday's game. Rapana suffered a suspected PCL injury in his side's loss to the Roosters. Latrell Mitchell (groin/hip), Daniel Tupou (neck) and Boyd Cordner (concussion) all left the same game nursing complaints, and Mitchell is most likely of the three to play against the Broncos on Friday. Getty Images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/4c/f1/jordan-rapana_1lekmlrhd0fgf1plqu3pt3gc0m.jpg?t=-1418485678&w=500&quality=80 CONNOR WATSON INJURY UPDATE The Knights sealed their third win in a row over the Bulldogs, but it came at a cost. Fullback Connor Watson left the ground in a moon boot, nursing a foot injury, while Edrick Lee is nursing an Achilles complaint. Both players' return dates are to be confirmed. ANDREW FIFITA INJURY UPDATE Cronulla opened the weekend with a solid win over the Titans, but Andrew Fifita (hamstring) and Matt Prior (neck/shoulder) are both racing the clock to return in round 10. Both players failed to finish the side's 26-18 victory over the Titans on Thursday, but Cronulla coach John Morris was optimistic they would be available for next week's clash against Manly.<doc-sep>He was reluctant to jump the gun but Brisbane Broncos coach Anthony Seibold all-but confirmed Jack Bird suffered an ACL injury following Friday’s 26-10 Magic Round victory over Manly. Bird suffered the potentially season-ending injury to his left knee when he fell awkwardly in a tackle in the 60th minute at Suncorp Stadium. The NSW Blues hopeful was in obvious discomfort at the time of the injury and Seibold revealed Bird was mentally distressed in the sheds after the game. “Birdy, he’s going to go straight to get a scan now,” Seibold said at his post-match press conference. MORE: Bewildered Ivan Cleary signals changes are coming for hapless Panthers | NRL Integrity Unit to review court documents before clearing Dylan Walker to play | “It looks to be quite serious but I don’t want to pre-judge what we’re going to find. “He’s injured his knee and it seems to be quite bad, but we’ll see. “… I’d prefer not to comment publicly until we get the scan but it appears to be not great.” If scans confirm the early prognosis of an ACL injury, Bird will miss the remainder of the NRL season and the Blues’ upcoming Origin series against Queensland. After a disastrous first season at the Broncos in 2018, the 24-year-old had recaptured the form that saw him play five Origins for the Blues in 2016-17 to start the 2019 campaign. He was considered a likely selection in Brad Fittler’s squad for the Origin series opener on June 5 but instead now faces up to nine months on the sidelines if scans confirm the early prognosis. “Again I don’t want to sort of pre-judge what we’re going to find there but he’s pretty upset in the change rooms so that’s never a good sign,” Seibold said when asked if Bird would have been picked for the Blues. “But I would have expected Birdy to be in contention there (for the Blues), definitely.” Meanwhile, Manly coach Des Hasler confirmed prop Toafofoa Sipley also suffered a suspected ACL injury in the loss, while centre Moses Suli (finger) and hooker Api Koroisau (ankle) also joined Manly’s star-studded casualty ward. “It’s his knee, a possible ACL but we won’t know until we get it scanned,” Hasler said of Sipley. “Api was just ankle related but he should be OK and Moses is a possible compound fracture of his finger.” The Sea Eagles are already missing Daly Cherry-Evans, Tom Trbojevic, Addin Fonua-Blake and Lachlan Croker due through injury.<doc-sep>Disaster has been confirmed at Red Hill, with Jack Bird to miss the rest of the season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The Broncos confirmed the news on Saturday following an incident during Brisbane's win over Manly on Friday night. Bird was left clutching his left knee after he was caught up in a tackle during in the second half. He left the field under his own steam, but it wasn't without the former rep player cutting a forlorn look as he left up the tunnel. He underwent scans late on Friday night, which confirmed a ruptured ACL. DISASTER: Bird ‘pretty upset’ on suspected ACL injury, says Seibold MORE: Wayne Bennett rules out signing James Roberts It's a major blow for Bird who missed the bulk of the 2018 season, his first in Brisbane, with a sternum injury. He was firmly in the discussion to make an Origin return for NSW, with teammate and Blues incumbent James Roberts battling in 2019, and likely to leave the club. 🚑 Jack Bird's season is over with the bad news confirmed today, get the full report https://t.co/RJBHABPliO pic.twitter.com/6hehHUNrtX — Brisbane Broncos (@brisbanebroncos) May 11, 2019 It's the second serious knee injury in a week for the Broncos, with incumbent Maroons hooker Andrew McCullough going down at Monday training. McCullough was later confirmed to have suffered an MCL injury, and is expected to return by round 15.<doc-sep>
Jack Bird's horror run since joining Brisbane continues, the centre ruled out for the rest of the NRL season with scans revealing a ruptured ACL. The high-profile Broncos' recruit played just eight games last year in an injury-marred arrival from Cronulla, and had just started to hit his straps when he fell awkwardly in a tackle on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium. Bird had scans later that night which confirmed the extent of the injury. He will undergo surgery and faces a six-to-nine month rehabilitation process. It is a massive setback for the NSW State of Origin hopeful after he had begun to show signs of his best following a 2018 season ruined by a persistent sternum complaint. Bird had been one of the side's standouts in a disappointing opening eight rounds under the Anthony Seibold reign, although Friday's 26-10 defeat of Manly took them to 3-6 and eased some pressure. Jack Bird (R) will miss the remainder of the NRL season Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images His resurgence hadn't been missed by former coach Wayne Bennett, who was forced to put him to pasture early last season to recover fully. "It looked terrible last night; he's had such a horrific year last year and has been playing really good football," Bennett said. "It's good to see him playing that, reminded everyone how good he was and he'll be pretty devastated today, I'd assume." The injury leaves coach Seibold pondering his centre options for next weekend's clash with Latrell Mitchell's Sydney Roosters, with dumped duo James Roberts and Jamayne Isaako both a chance of receiving a lifeline. An immediate return for Roberts, who hasn't played this weekend given the Queensland Cup bye, is an option for Seibold. But after the Manly win, the coach said he would also consider injecting Isaako or Gehamat Shibasaki into the centres for the round-10 match. "It's a big challenge for whoever plays at centre there, whether it is Jimmy, Gehamat or Jamayne," Seibold said. "I want to have a good look at the game and then pick a team (based) on what we are confronting, which is Latrell, who is the best left centre in the competition."