Knights marquee man Dylan Brown does ACL, Dylan Lucas also out for season
Both players have been in fine form this season under coach Justin Holbrook, but their absence could hurt Newcastle’s chances of playing finals footy. Asked whether Mitchell had played his last game for the season, the veteran coach replied: “We don’t know that. We’ll see where that goes.“He wants to play, so it’s not that he’s trying to avoid playing.
- ▪Both players have been in fine form this season under coach Justin Holbrook, but their absence could hurt Newcastle’s chances of playing finals footy.
- ▪Asked whether Mitchell had played his last game for the season, the veteran coach replied: “We don’t know that.
- ▪We’ll see where that goes.“He wants to play, so it’s not that he’s trying to avoid playing.
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