{"id":659813,"date":"2026-05-09T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659813\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:55:11","slug":"concerning-scenes-as-manly-star-siua-taukeiaho-suffers-suspected-broken-leg-in-win-over-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659813\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Concerning\u2019 scenes as Manly star Siua Taukeiaho suffers suspected broken leg in win over Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manly<\/a> veteran Siua Taukeiaho faces a fight to continue his NRL<\/a> career after the two-time premiership winner was taken to hospital with a suspected lower-leg fracture.<\/p>\n

On a night where teenage halfback Joey Walsh again showed why he is a star of the future, the Sea Eagles\u2019 oldest player suffered a devastating blow when scoring a try in the 32-4 win over Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Charging onto a ball from close to the line after halftime, Taukeiaho\u2019s leg twisted beneath two Broncos defenders as he fought to get the ball down.<\/p>\n

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The off-contract 34-year-old was given the pain-relieving green whistle as he lay stricken on the ground, before being stretchered off the field in a medicab.<\/p>\n

Taukeiaho\u2019s injury soured what was an otherwise brilliant Saturday night for Manly at Brookvale Oval, who have now won five of six matches since Kieran Foran took over as coach.<\/p>\n

\"SiuaSiua Taukeiaho has enjoyed the highs and lows of an NRL footballer, injured in a Sea Eagles win. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

Albeit against a depleted Broncos who were wasteful with most of their attacking opportunities, Manly\u2019s defence had real punch and physicality.<\/p>\n

Haumole Olakau\u2019atu spent 80 minutes whacking visiting players, at one stage flattening Reece Walsh in a moment that summed up the second half.<\/p>\n

So much has Manly\u2019s defence improved, they have now conceded 82 points in six games under Foran compared to 98 in the first three matches before Anthony Seibiold was sacked.<\/p>\n

In attack, the Sea Eagles are clicking and now entrenched in the NRL\u2019s top eight.<\/p>\n

Starting for just the second time in the NRL, Joey Walsh scored Manly\u2019s first try when he ran through a gaping hole from close distance.<\/p>\n

He also kicked a massive first-half 40-20, and helped the Sea Eagles regain possession at a crucial point in the first half with a pinpoint perfect short dropout.<\/p>\n

Tolu Koula was a threat after being moved back to left centre, while five-eighth Luke Brooks is playing as well now as any point since he joined Manly in 2024.<\/p>\n

Brooks helped lay on one try, when he ran it on the last and went short side before the much-improved Brandon Wakeham sent Hopoate over.<\/p>\n

And Koula also finished the night with a try, when Wakeham chipped ahead for stand-in fullback Clayton Faualalo, who found Koula on the inside to score.<\/p>\n

Brisbane, in comparison, were ordinary.<\/p>\n

Even with more than 10 players out through injury, there was little excuse for their poor handling in attack.<\/p>\n

The defending premiers squandered almost every good opportunity, with their only points coming from a Walsh cut-out ball for winger Antonio Verhoeven early in the match.<\/p>\n

But they completed at just 47 per cent in an error-riddled second half, leaving them with only two tackles in Manly\u2019s 20-metre zone.<\/p>\n

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