Barrett knee injury
March 19, 2004
ST George Illawarra skipper Trent Barrett failed to fly out to New Zealand today for the Dragons' National Rugby League clash with the Warriors due to a knee injury.
Dragons coach Nathan Brown said Barrett had undergone an MRI scan today on a knee injury he suffered at training yesterday.
He said he would not know the extent of the injury until later this afternoon.
"Obviously he wouldn't have had an MRI scan if he wasn't a concern," Brown said.
The classy pivot had only just come back from a lengthy ankle injury.
In his first game in 10 months, Barrett last weekend committed the schoolboy error of dropping the ball over the try line in the Dragons' 21-12 loss to Canberra at Oki Jubilee Stadium.
Dragons coach Brown already had enough worries for his side's crucial round two clash with the Warriors in Auckland tomorrow.
High-profile centre Mark Gasnier was earlier granted the weekend off because his preparation had been "severely affected".
St George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust said Gasnier had been confused about his place in the game, but after talks with club officials and professional advice the 22-year-old had decided to return to training on Monday.
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