Melbourne’s livewire fullback hobbled off the field in the first half of a match that kept North Queensland on track for a home final.
Ryan Papenhuyzen was an early casualty as North Queensland’s scrappy defeat of a patchwork Melbourne went closer to locking in a Townsville start to their NRL finals campaign.
Papenhuyzen lasted just 14 minutes though, the injury-plagued fullback grabbing at his lower leg after returning a ball from the in-goal area.He didn’t return, but the club dismissed fears of another serious injury, stating he had suffered a lower leg cork as he cut a relaxed figure on the sideline. Two errors in as many minutes to begin the contest allowed Lazarus Vaalepu to barge over for his first NRL try.Kyle Feldt and Murray Taulagi responded with four-pointers for the hosts before Alec MacDonald kept his elbow off the turf to register another soft Melbourne try.
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