The Parramatta Eels have revealed halfback Mitchell Moses may return to the field earlier than expected.

Following the club’s emphatic 34-10 victory over the Penrith Panthers in Round 20, Moses went under the knife with a broken finger and was expected to return come finals.

However the club have since reported that the 27-year-old may return as early as Round 24, only ruling him out of three games.

“The Parramatta Eels will be without Mitch Moses for at least three weeks to a finger injury,” the club said in a statement.

“The halfback broke his finger in Friday’s win over the Panthers and had surgery on it yesterday.

“He is expected to be fit to return to play by Round 24 at the earliest.”

“It might only be a couple of weeks,” coach Brad Arthur said Wednesday.

TWO WARRIORS STARS LIKELY OUT FOR SEASON

Warriors duo Jazz Tevaga and playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita are likely out for the season in a huge double blow for the New Zealand team.

Interim coach Stacey Jones on Wednesday confirmed Chanel Harris-Tavita had torn an MCL, which will see him sidelined for 3-4 weeks - and therefore potentially the rest of the struggling Warriors’ season.

Harris-Tavita will take a break from the game next season, meaning the injury could take him away from the game prematurely.

Jones also stated that Tevaga was sent for scans on Wednesday for a shoulder injury also suffered on the weekend against the Storm.

“Very unlikely he will play for us again this year... it’s not a good injury,” Jones said.

TIGERS STAR HASTINGS OUT FOR YEAR WITH BROKEN LEG

The Tigers will be without Jackson Hastings for the rest of the season after he suffered an ugly leg break against the Broncos.

Hastings had his leg caught under him in an ugly tackle that saw Broncos forward Patrick Carrigan placed on report for a hip drop tackle.

Scans confirmed a broken leg for Hastings who will undergo surgery that rules him out for an extended period.

Meanwhile, the Eels have copped a massive blow in their hunt for the top four with star halfback Mitchell Moses reportedly suffering a broken finger.

Brent Read told Triple M that Moses will be ruled out for at least a month after suffering in the injury in last night’s win over the Panthers. Moses appeared to injure his finger in the 31st minute, and had it strapped by a physio shortly afterwards, but managed to finish the match.

Moses will reportedly undergo surgery and could miss the remainder of the regular season.

COWBOYS LOSE FLYER TO HAMSTRING INJURY

The Cowboys will be sweating on a hamstring injury to winger Kyle Feldt after he limped off in their 34-8 win over the Dragons.

STORM FULLBACK CRISIS WORSENS

Meanwhile, the Storm’s outside back injury crisis has worsened with replacement fullback Nick Meaney going off against the Warriors with a shoulder injury.

Meaney fell on the point of his shoulder from a great height after he was taken out in the air by Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

“He fell awkwardly and I wouldn’t be surprised if he has quite a significant AC joint injury the way that shoulder came down right on the point,” Warren Smith said on Fox League.

“Melbourne in all sorts of problems here. They were chasing Reece Walsh to be a fullback.

“Tyran Wishart will come on and play fullback now after they already lost Ryan Papenhuyzen for the season.”

Coach Craig Bellamy was hopeful after the game that it wasn’t a serious injury and revealed there are some positive signs.

“He’s done something to his right shoulder but I don’t think we’re quite sure of what he’s done,” he said.

“It looked pretty dire when he came off, he obviously had the sling on. But it’s looking a bit better at the moment, they don’t think it’s quite as bad as what they thought it was at the start.”

In the same game, Warriors five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita succumbed to a leg injury in the first half and left the field.

“We’re thinking it’s an MCL... he’ll have scans to see the extent of the injury. But our medical officer said it’s an MCL injury,” interim coach Stacey Jones said after the game.

ROOSTERS STAR SUFFERS UGLY CONCUSSION

Roosters prop Lindsay Collins has suffered a nasty head knock, colliding with the head of Morgan Boyle.

Collins bounced out of the tackle, knocking himself unconscious before leaving the field with the assistance of the club doctor and trainer.

The 26-year-old was one of three players who left the field in the first four minutes of the Origin decider and was playing his first game since the blow, spending two weeks sidelined due to ongoing concussion symptoms.

“I fear for Lindsay here, he went straight down... he has copped both head and shoulder, that is incredibly heavy on Lindsay Collins,” Andrew Voss said.

“You could see the contact,” Greg Alexander said.

“That is worrying for a player that is only returning this round because of concussion.”

Fox League’s James Hooper confirmed Collins would not return to the field in Round 20.

“Category 1 concussion, his night is over,” Fox League’s James Hooper said.

PANTHERS’ INJURY UPDATE

The Panthers have copped a significant blow with star five-eighth Jarome Luai expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks.

The club confirmed the timeline on Thursday and revealed that Luai had suffered a high grade MCL injury.

Penrith also revealed that Mitch Kenny (knee) and Stephen Crichton (ear/concussion) could return next week.

TIGERS’ BIG BLOW

Luke Brooks will miss Round 20 and likely the rest of the season after suffering a calf injury at training.

The Wests Tigers confirmed on Thursday that Brooks will be out for five to six weeks with Jock Madden the man expected to replace him in the halves.

The Tigers also revealed Luke Garner is a good chance of returning from a neck injury in Round 21, Stefano Utoikamanu has commended a running program after undergoing wrist surgery and Tommy Talau will return to full team training over the next month.

 

Read on for the full NRL casualty ward.

 

ROUND 20 INJURIES

Lindsay Collins (head knock) - TBC

Nick Meaney (shoulder) - TBC

Chanel Harris-Tavita (knee) - Rd 25 or season

Jazz Tevaga (shoulder) - season

Mitchell Moses (finger) - Finals

Adam Elliott (hip) - TBC

Jackson Hastings (leg) - season

Kyle Feldt (hamstring) - TBC

 

FULL CASUALTY WARD

BRONCOS

Selwyn Cobbo (concussion) - Round 21

Albert Kelly (foot) - Round 21

TC Robati (arm) - Round 21

Te Maire Martin (ribs) - indefinite

Herbie Farnworth (biceps) - indefinite

Jordan Pereira (illness) - indefinite

RAIDERS

Adam Elliott (hip) - TBC

James Schiller (ankle) - Round 21

Jordan Rapana (suspended) - Round 21

Semi Valemei (knee) - Round 21

Harry Rushton (jaw) - Round 25

Trey Mooney (ankle) - indefinite

Jarrod Croker (shoulder) - season

Josh Hodgson (knee) - season

Harley Smith-Shields (knee) - season

BULLDOGS

Paul Alamoti (cheekbone) - Round 21

Corey Allan (groin) - Round 22

Ava Seumanufagai (calf) - Round 22

Corey Waddell (suspension) - Round 25

Luke Thompson (concussion) - indefinite

Jack Hetherington (shoulder) - season

Billy Tsikrikas (knee) - season

Raymond Faitala-Mariner (ribs) - Round 21

SHARKS

Dale Finucane (suspension) - Round 22

Royce Hunt (shoulder) - indefinite

Jack Williams (shoulder) - season

Sione Katoa (pectoral) - season

 

TITANS

Joe Vuna (knee) – indefinite

Shallin Fuller (leg) – season

SEA EAGLES

Sean Keppie (shoulder) - Round 21

Ben Trbojevic (head knock) - TBC

Tom Trbojevic (shoulder) – finals/World Cup

Karl Lawton (knee) – season

Morgan Boyle (ankle) - indefinite

STORM

Nick Meaney (shoulder) - TBC

Jack Howarth (shoulder) - Round 21

Will Warbrick (quad) - Round 21

Tepai Moeroa (shoulder) - Round 21

Brandon Smith (suspended) - Round 21

Xavier Coates (ankle) - Round 22

Trent Loiero (back) - indefinite

Ryan Papenhuyzen (knee) - season

Reimis Smith (pectoral) - season

Christian Welch (Achilles) - season

George Jennings (knee) - season

KNIGHTS

Kalyn Ponga (concussion) - indefinite

Kurt Mann (quad) - Round 21

Bradman Best (thumb) - Round 22

Lachlan Fitzgibbon (shoulder) - indefinite

Chris Vea’ila (leg) - indefinite

Bailey Hodgson (elbow) - season

Dylan Lucas (pectoral) - season

COWBOYS

Kyle Feldt (hamstring) - TBC

Jordan McLean (hamstring) - Round 24

Mitch Dunn (knee) - season

Heilum Luki (knee) - season

EELS

Haze Dunster (knee) – season

Ray Stone (knee) – season

Mitch Moses (finger) - Finals

PANTHERS

Eddie Blacker (hamstring) - Round 21

Mitch Kenny (knee) - Round 21-22

Stephen Crichton (ear/concussion) - Round 21

Kurt Falls (leg) - Round 21

Mavrik Geyer (thumb) - Round 21

Jarome Luai (knee) - Round 25-finals

Nathan Cleary (suspension) - Finals

RABBITOHS

Peter Mamouzelos (wrist) - Round 24

Hame Sele (hamstring) - Round 25

Michael Chee Kam (thumb) - Round 25

Campbell Graham (cheekbone) - indefinite

Liam Knight (knee) - season

Jacob Host (shoulder) - season

Jed Cartwright (hamstring) - TBC

Taane Milne (hand) - Round 21

DRAGONS

Cody Ramsey (knee) - Round 22

Jayden Sullivan (shoulder) - Round 23

Mikaele Ravalawa (hamstring) - Finals

Moses Suli (ankle) - Finals

ROOSTERS

Siosiua Taukeiaho (cheekbone) - Round 21

Lindsay Collins (concussion) - TBC

Billy Smith (knee) - season

Sitili Tupouniua (knee) - season

Renouf Atoni (knee) - indefinite

WARRIORS

Chanel Harris-Tavita (knee) - Round 25 or season

Jazz Tevaga (shoulder) - season

Bayley Sironen (eye socket) - Round 21

Ben Murdoch-Masila (elbow) - Round 24

Aaron Pene (ilness) - Round 21

Jack Murchie (personal) - Round 21

Jesse Arthars (quad) - Round 22

TIGERS

Luke Garner (neck) - Round 21

Tommy Talau (knee) - Round 21

Stefano Utoikamanu (wrist) - Round 24

Luke Brooks (calf) - Round 24

Jackson Hastings (leg) - season

Alex Twal (concussion) - season

Shawn Blore (ACL) - season