Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Anthony Seibold has provided the latest injury news on prop Matthew Lodge and second-rower Josh Schuster.
Lodge is returning from an ACL injury suffered against the Sydney Roosters in round 23 last year.
“Matthew has passed his pinch ready test which is a test for returning athletes from an ACL reconstruction,'' Seibold said.
“He is still looking to be available somewhere between round six and round eight. Matthew has shown some really good signs and is running well. We will reintroduce him to basic skills on our return from Las Vegas."
Seibold said Schuster has been given time to recover from a recent calf strain.
“The medical staff has said that due to ongoing tightness, that medically we’re not comfortable having him return to play and that we want to take a more conservative approach,'' Seibold added.
“Josh is only 21 days post initial calf strain, so we won’t take him to Las Vegas.
“We will leave him here hoping that he will return in the near future with the expectation that he will be playing again from round two.”
