{"id":170481,"date":"2025-09-26T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170481\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:50:08","slug":"storm-star-delivers-after-miracle-recovery-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170481\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm star delivers after miracle recovery from injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jahrome Hughes has scored a try in a successful return for Melbourne from a broken arm. (Joel Carrett\/AAP PHOTOS)<\/p>\n

A big left-arm fend on his way to the tryline was all that was needed to silence the doubters that star Melbourne halfback Jahrome Hughes was a liability for the Storm in the preliminary final.<\/p>\n

Hughes returned for the NRL grand final qualifier at AAMI Park just 22 days after fracturing his arm in round 27, the injury requiring surgery with a plate and screws inserted.<\/p>\n

It easily eclipsed the five weeks that was previously believed to be fastest comeback by an NRL player from a broken arm, held by prop Shane Webcke, who played in Brisbane’s preliminary final win over Parramatta back in 2000.<\/p>\n

Hughes suffered the injury after five weeks out with a dislocated shoulder, limiting his game time to just one match in two months which made his selection a seemingly even more risky decision.<\/p>\n

\"JahromeJahrome Hughes shows the effects of a physical preliminary final against Cronulla. (Joel Carrett\/AAP PHOTOS)<\/p>\n

But the Kiwi Test No.7 revealed on his own podcast this week that he’d done more tackling practice in the lead-up to the match that he’d done all season.<\/p>\n

Wearing an arm-guard, Hughes was in the thick of the action from the kick-off.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Dally M Medallist then took centre stage with a brilliant individual try in the 15th minute.<\/p>\n

Hughes ran on to a quick offload and then used his bandaged arm to fend off a would-be tackle by Cronulla lock Jesse Colquhoun.<\/p>\n

He then scrambled through the remainder of the Sharks defence to dive over the line to the delight of his teammates.<\/p>\n

Cronulla didn’t target Hughes but also didn’t treat him with kid gloves, with the Storm gun’s face left bloodied during the second half after a desperate high tackle by Braydon Trindall.<\/p>\n

But Hughes shrugged off the hit to help steer his team into consecutive grand finals, looking to atone for last year’s loss to Penrith.<\/p>\n

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