Melbourne will be without young fullback Scott Drinkwater for an extended period of time, after the 21-year-old suffered a ruptured pec during the Storm's 14-6 trial loss to North Queensland on Saturday.
Drinkwater will now miss the next 3-4 months, as he prepares for surgery in the coming days.
Injury Update ⚠️
Unfortunately, Drinky has a confirmed ruptured pec and will be seeing a surgeon in the coming days.
He is expected to be out for 3-4 months - All the best with your recovery, Drinky! pic.twitter.com/NDxuzcaRQI
— Melbourne Storm (@storm) March 4, 2019
Drinkwater was firming as Melbourne's fullback replacement for the now-retired Billy Slater, although Craig Bellamy must now go down a different route to fill the vacant slot.
