North Queensland star Jason Taumalolo is set to too miss six to 10 weeks after suffering a ligament injury in his side's loss to Brisbane on Friday.
25-year old was hurt in a tackle by Bronco Tevita Pangai Jr early in the contest and after struggling through the first half, not return after the main break.
Jason Taumalolo has sustained a grade 3 medial ligament injury.
He is expected to miss 6-10 weeks. #ridemcowboys pic.twitter.com/Jq6wCegm2w
— NQ Cowboys (@nthqldcowboys) March 25, 2019
The lock was sent for scans on Monday which revealed a grade three medial ligament injury in a major blow for the club.
Taumalolo was coming off a an impressive round one performance but now faces the prospect of missing half of the regular season.
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