Foran 'not great' after limping off in Tigers clash

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The Gold Coast Titans are sweating connected the results of scans connected prized enlistee Kieran Foran's genu aft helium limped disconnected successful symptom against the Wests Tigers.

The prima off-season recruit, who enjoyed a beardown pre-season, limped disconnected successful the 55th infinitesimal and did not instrumentality successful his team's 22-10 win astatine Leichhardt Oval.

Following the match, Titans manager Justin Holbrook admitted the 32-year-old was "not great" erstwhile asked astir his condition.

"His genu is benignant of swollen up but I don't deliberation is the large one, which is good," helium said.

"I deliberation the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is OK, truthful it's much possibly the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament), the backmost one.

"Not definite till helium gets scans, but we cognize however bully he's been for america successful pre-season.

"So, you know, we're hoping to get him backmost quickly."

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Foran refused to remark connected whether helium would beryllium disposable for the Titans' circular 2 clash with the Dragons, but said helium would "be each right".

"Just took a tally determination mid-way done the 2nd fractional and got chopped connected my kneecap there," helium said.

"I got up and it was feeling not truthful good, truthful I'll conscionable get it assessed and spell from there. I'll spot (about adjacent week).

Speedy Doueihi effort keeps Tigers successful the hunt

"Obviously I had to travel disconnected and I wasn't capable to tally there."

It was an awesome archetypal outing successful 2023 for Holbrook's men, who scored 4 tries to 2 to flooded the Tigers successful beforehand of a raucous crowd.

The Titans scored 3 four-pointers successful the archetypal fractional arsenic Phillip Sami registered a double, portion Sam McIntyre besides crossed over.

The Tigers concisely threatened a comeback done tries to Adam Doueihi and Daine Laurie, but had their hopes snuffed retired by AJ Brimson's 69th-minute try.

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