Anthony Watmough could be forced into an immediate retirement from the NRL as he continues to battle a chronic knee injury.
The 32-year-old Parramatta second-rower had surgery on his knee last July, but has struggled to train through the pre-season and is set to call it quits, according to News Corp.
The two-time premiership winner is renowned for playing through pain, but admitted last December he thought his career may have been over when he experienced a burning sensation in his leg.
The news on Friday came as a shock to club legend Nathan Hindmarsh.
“All reports I was hearing that they were having a good pre-season and then this,” he told the Triple M Grill Team.
“There were a few things last year regarding shoulders and what not, but for him to finish up now is a huge shock.”
The 303-game veteran is contracted to the Eels until the end of 2018, after signing with the club from Manly before the 2015 season.
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