South Sydney skipper Greg Inglis is reportedly out for the opening fortnight of the NRL season with knee issues.
Greg Inglis’s knee issues appear to have flared up again amid reports that the South Sydney captain has been ruled out of the opening two rounds of the NRL season.
Less than a week after Inglis was scrapped from the pre-season All Stars fixture, reports emerged that he is set to be out until late March.
Triple M also claimed Inglis is 15 kilograms over his playing weight.
The 32-year-old has a long history of knee trouble, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for all but one game of the 2017 NRL season.
Souths coach Wayne Bennett said last week that the injury wouldn’t require surgery.
Rabbitohs officials declined to comment on the latest speculation over the health of arguably their biggest star.
“Greg Inglis has had a integrated approach back to training this year,” physio Luke Annesley said on the club’s website last week.
“At the moment he’s just got a little bit of fluid in his knee which we’re managing, we’re not concerned about it at all.
“We’ll continue to work hard with him in the gym and then build his running back up in the coming weeks before he’s back out at training with the boys.”
The Rabbitohs’ first trial is against Penrith on February 23, before the annual Charity Shield against St George Illawarra on March 2.
Their NRL season-opener is against fierce rivals the Sydney Roosters on March 15 before they face the Dragons the following week.
Ray Paks
Roar Rookie
15kgs? Gee I wonder how much he'll stack on when he retires? Paul Vautin will be proud
terrykidd
Roar Pro
Yep, 15 kgs means a whole new wardrobe ..... I'm thinking its a beat up. But I also agree that GI should seriously consider retirement. I reckon he will struggle this year, chiefly because many of those opponents he used to fend off are faster and just as big now.
Dutski
Roar Guru
15kgs is a big over! Wow.
BA Sports
Roar Guru
I have to say, when I heard he had put on 15kg's I thought that was classic media beat up and when I heard them suggest he was going to miss 2 weeks because of his weight - I rolled my eyes thinking, here we go again with NRL media (because how on earth do you know a player is going to miss 2 games in 6 weeks because of his weight - just stupid). Then the cynic in me wondered if Souths - I mean GI of course - has just picked up a new TPA with YouFoodz or the Adam McDougall Man shakes or some other health food and in a couple of months when the season kicks off we will see Greg as the poster child for some product that helped him lose all this weight which he never actually gained....
johnno 2
Guest
Greg Inglis has had a fabulous career , an amazing talent worldwide . Time to hang up the boots Greg. We all appreciate all you have given. Thankyou
JOHN ALLAN
Guest
At least GI still has his Drivers Licence so he doesn't require a lift anywhere.
johnno 2
Roar Rookie
Greg Inglis , Fabulous league career, hang em up now Greg
Larry1950
Guest
Did I hear a groan from the Bennett household? Wayne has put so much of his reputation on the chances of the Rabbitohs improving on 2018 with a fully fit & committed Inglis that a knee niggle & 15kg weight gain sits up there with the Boyd, Mccullouch or Milford injuries that he probably derailed the bronco chances recently.