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By Josh Massoud
March 07, 2008 12:00am
PENRITH prodigy Greg Waddell made headlines last year after inking a $100,000-a-season deal while he was still at high school.
Unfortunately for the immensely talented Waddell, that's where he will be confined in the foreseeable future after a horrific knee injury ruled him out for the entire season.
In a terrible blow for excited Panthers and league fans alike, doctors this week confirmed the 17-year-old had torn an anterior cruciate ligament and would require season-ending knee surgery. The Australian Schoolboys centre went under the knife yesterday.
Waddell was preparing to make his long-awaited debut in next weekend's Toyota Cup when awful luck intervened two Saturdays ago. Taking the ball up against Parramatta in an SG Ball match, he stepped awkwardly and collapsed without a tackler laying a hand on him.
Penrith general manager Mick Leary was devastated to report Waddell's injury, given the potential superstar had already been taking part in opposed training sessions with the Panthers NRL squad.
"It always seems to happen to the thoroughbreds," Leary said.
With football commitments out of the way, Waddell will now concentrate on completing his HSC at St Dominic's High this year.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23331982-14823,00.html
Article from:
</IMG>By Josh Massoud
March 07, 2008 12:00am
PENRITH prodigy Greg Waddell made headlines last year after inking a $100,000-a-season deal while he was still at high school.
Unfortunately for the immensely talented Waddell, that's where he will be confined in the foreseeable future after a horrific knee injury ruled him out for the entire season.
In a terrible blow for excited Panthers and league fans alike, doctors this week confirmed the 17-year-old had torn an anterior cruciate ligament and would require season-ending knee surgery. The Australian Schoolboys centre went under the knife yesterday.
Waddell was preparing to make his long-awaited debut in next weekend's Toyota Cup when awful luck intervened two Saturdays ago. Taking the ball up against Parramatta in an SG Ball match, he stepped awkwardly and collapsed without a tackler laying a hand on him.
Penrith general manager Mick Leary was devastated to report Waddell's injury, given the potential superstar had already been taking part in opposed training sessions with the Panthers NRL squad.
"It always seems to happen to the thoroughbreds," Leary said.
With football commitments out of the way, Waddell will now concentrate on completing his HSC at St Dominic's High this year.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23331982-14823,00.html
