Haven't seen it posted anywhere yet so here it is..
NSW's Buderus suffers back problem
Sunday May 21 11:19 AEST
NSW State of Origin captain Danny Buderus has failed to finish training on Sunday morning after suffering a back problem.
Buderus will be assessed on Sunday afternoon with Blues coach Graham Murray hopeful his chief dummy-half will be fit for Wednesday's Telstra Stadium showdown against Queensland.
"I'm not a medical expert but he's a bit sore so he's just with the medical staff now, the doctor and the physio, and we'll just monitor him for the rest of the day and see how he pulls up," Murray said.
"The doctor's fairly confident but at the same stage there's got to be some doubt there.
"I'd like to know a little bit more today but the doc's saying we'll see how he wakes up tomorrow."
A Blues spokesman said Buderus had suffered a back spasm which may have been the result of his long drive back from Newcastle after watching the Knights win over Canberra on Saturday night.
Penrith utility Luke Lewis had been brought into the NSW squad as 18th man, but Murray said Panthers hooker Luke Priddis would be called up if Buderus could not overcome the injury.
"It was always the case that shadow players were selected ... Luke Priddis is the shadow player there," Murray said.
"He was thought of very highly in the selection meetings."
Centre Mark Gasnier (hip) ran freely at training.
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NSW's Buderus suffers back problem
Sunday May 21 11:19 AEST
NSW State of Origin captain Danny Buderus has failed to finish training on Sunday morning after suffering a back problem.
Buderus will be assessed on Sunday afternoon with Blues coach Graham Murray hopeful his chief dummy-half will be fit for Wednesday's Telstra Stadium showdown against Queensland.
"I'm not a medical expert but he's a bit sore so he's just with the medical staff now, the doctor and the physio, and we'll just monitor him for the rest of the day and see how he pulls up," Murray said.
"The doctor's fairly confident but at the same stage there's got to be some doubt there.
"I'd like to know a little bit more today but the doc's saying we'll see how he wakes up tomorrow."
A Blues spokesman said Buderus had suffered a back spasm which may have been the result of his long drive back from Newcastle after watching the Knights win over Canberra on Saturday night.
Penrith utility Luke Lewis had been brought into the NSW squad as 18th man, but Murray said Panthers hooker Luke Priddis would be called up if Buderus could not overcome the injury.
"It was always the case that shadow players were selected ... Luke Priddis is the shadow player there," Murray said.
"He was thought of very highly in the selection meetings."
Centre Mark Gasnier (hip) ran freely at training.
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©AAP 2006
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=101044