Shaun Johnson has failed to finish the Warriors’ conflict towards Roosters, exiting the sphere with a suspected pectoral harm late within the second half.
The 33-year-old has been battling with Achilles tendinitis in current weeks, with the halfback unable to coach for greater than 20 minutes for him to have the ability to take to the sphere with the crew on sport days.
However on Sunday afternoon, Johnson appeared to be combating a peck harm, continually proven clutching at his chest all through the match, with experiences suggesting he could possibly be set to face over two weeks on the sidelines.
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Regardless of the harm, Johnson went over the road for the Warriors however the attempt was overturned by the Bunker as Jackson Ford took out Angus Crichton with a lead run.
Johnson powered by way of 66 minutes of the match earlier than he was taken from the sphere, with Penrith nice Greg Alexander questioning how for much longer the star halfback has left within the competitors.
“There isn’t any doubt that his type has been down. He began the 12 months on hearth,” Alexander stated on Fox League.
“Within the opening month, I believed this is a bloke who may play once more subsequent 12 months. He hasn’t made that call but… However during the last month, it is regarded like perhaps he hasn’t received one other 12 months in him. He hasn’t received a lot time.
“He’s not having enjoyable on the market at the moment – the Roosters are aiming loads at him.
“If you get previous, it occurs rapidly, you lose your legs and you end up on the bottom quite a bit. At any time when there’s contact, you are not successful it. That is what’s occurring to Shaun Johnson.”
The hosts scored 4 occasions inside 15 minutes to depart a visiting Warriors aspect shocked.
The primary factors got here off the again of a Luke Keary cost down, with a pointy play of the ball by way of to Dominic Younger noticed the winger energy over to attain.
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A line break from Younger noticed Crichton put an additional 4 factors on the board.
Crichton and Younger each went over the road minutes later to attain a first-half double.
“The Warriors have solely had three touches of the ball… The Roosters are at 110% and the Warriors battery wants recharging,” Steve Roach stated on Fox League’s commentary.
“They’re struggling to get again up and go once more.”
Johnson was denied a attempt late within the first half earlier than the Bunker denied Angus Crichton a hat-trick, with the Bunker ruling that Joseph-Aukuso Suaa’li’i knocked the ball on earlier than passing it to Crichton.
Daniel Tupou prolonged the Roosters result in 26, smashing the ball down out huge.
Simply in need of half-time, Crichton was positioned on report for tripping Dallin Watene-Zelezniak simply metres out from the purpose. The Warriors put their first factors on the board on the subsequent play, with Edward Kosi diving over within the nook.
The Roosters placed on one other 4 factors earlier than Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad discovered an open hole within the line to energy over.
Addin Fonua-Blake adopted to carry the customer’s rating to 18.
With 5 minutes remaining on the clock, Sam Walker charged over the road to seal the Roosters victory at Allianz Stadium, 38-18.
