{"id":682887,"date":"2026-07-09T19:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682887\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:33:11","slug":"huddersfield-giants-man-could-miss-rest-of-season-as-updates-shared-on-tom-burgess-liam-sutcliffe-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/682887\/","title":{"rendered":"Huddersfield Giants man could miss rest of season as updates shared on Tom Burgess, Liam Sutcliffe and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Huddersfield Giants have been dealt some crushing news on the injury front, with forward Asher O\u2019Donnell possibly set to miss the rest of the season through injury.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell was the victim of a hip-drop tackle in the Giants\u2019 Magic Weekend defeat to York Knights. The incident went unpunished at the time, but York\u2019s Cody Hunter was handed five penalty points by the Match Review Panel earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The lack of punishment is something that boss Jim Lenihan spoke out about post-match, but the boss is now more concerned with his back rower, who is set for an extended spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The boss said: \u201cAt the moment, it looks like it could be fairly long term, which is very disappointing.\u00a0At this point in time, I think they\u2019re having a second opinion done with a specialist,\u00a0but it looks like some sort of ankle\u00a0reconstruction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s done his ligaments, I think, on the inside and outside. It\u2019s not syndesmosis, but it\u2019s the other ligaments around his ankle. So not great news there at that point.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026He\u2019s one of our strike players on our edge. Our back row has been going pretty good of late. And to go down in that manner,\u00a0a bit of a hip drop sort of style tackle, going in for a try, it\u2019s unfortunate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know no one\u00a0means to do those types of tackles, but we are the ones who end up paying the price for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An update was also given on Chris Patolo, who suffered a failed HIA in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll miss this weekend, with HIA protocol,\u00a0and probably the next one as well,\u201d Lenihan confirmed. \u201cHe\u2019s sort of come back a little bit groggy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on who could replace the forward pair, Lenihan said that Sam Hewitt will return in the back row, whilst there Matty English could come into the side after being 18th man at the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Huddersfield Giants boss issues extended injury latest<\/p>\n

The boss also issued updates on other members of the squad. Jacob Gagai is in contention to return, should he come through captain\u2019s run unscathed, but Tom Burgess is more of a longer-term problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s suffering a bit of a hip,\u201d Lenihan said on the experienced prop. \u201cHe\u2019s had a bit of a hip issue for a while. Because he\u2019s been playing and training and elevated, with that, other parts of his body now are starting to get a little bit offset by that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point in time, we\u2019re just looking at what we do with Tom long-term and how we take\u00a0management of his injury at this point. It\u2019s going to be an unknown length of time at this point\u00a0working out Tom\u2019s injury.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liam Sutcliffe is fit and healthy, but won\u2019t feature this week, whilst Fenton Rogers could make a return to the matchday 17.<\/p>\n

Lenihan didn\u2019t rule out a potential loan spell for Sutcliffe, who last played Super League in April 2025.<\/p>\n

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