St George Illawarra captain Ben Hunt has sustained a broken leg during his side's 38-12 win over Manly on Friday.
The Dragons confirmed on Saturday that Hunt has suffered an impact fracture in his fibula, with a rehabilitation timeframe currently unknown until further consultation.
Unfortunately scans revealed Ben Hunt suffered an impact fracture to his fibula. Good news fibula is a non weight bearing bone, have to hope fracture just to bone surface.
Best case: minor surface fracture, 2-3 weeks
Most common: 4-6 weeks
Worst case (rare): surgery & 8-10 weeks— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) March 27, 2021
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Hunt played 71 minutes in the Round 3 win at Kogarah, managing 294 kick metres, one try assist and two offloads for the match.
The 31-year-old has had a stellar season so far since taking on the captain's armband, scoring one try and handing off a further five from his three matches.
Damn Ben Hunt can't take a trick. He has two awesome games in a row and then fractures his fibula. FMD.
Hope regardless, he has a good birthday today! @NRL_Dragons
— Nadine (@nlm78) March 27, 2021
