Last Updated: September 22, 2026 2:37 pm
The RugbyLeagueZone NRL Injury List tracks every injured player across the competition throughout the 2026 season.
Our regularly updated casualty ward includes the latest injury news, recovery timelines and expected return dates for players from all 17 NRL clubs.
From short-term injuries and concussion protocols to long-term ACL recoveries, this page provides a complete overview of who is sidelined and when they could return to the field.
Key Injury News
Penrith Panthers monitoring Nathan Cleary (foot, TBC) heading into the finals.
Players Returning Soon (Next Fortnight)
Player Club Injury Return Tom Flegler Dolphins Head Knock Finals Week 3 Paul Alamoti Panthers Hamstring Finals Week 3 Izack Tago Panthers Knee Finals Week 3 Jack Cogger Panthers Suspended Finals Week 3 Egan Butcher Roosters Concussion Finals Week 3 Sam Walker Roosters Ankle Finals Week 3 Preston Riki Broncos Syndesmosis World Cup Morgan Smithies Raiders Concussion World Cup Tolu Koula Sea Eagles Ankle World Cup Jahrome Hughes Storm Hamstring World Cup Thomas Mikaele Cowboys Hamstring World Cup Murray Taulagi Cowboys Concussion World Cup Valentine Holmes Dragons Ankle World Cup Alex Twal Tigers Concussion World Cup
Full NRL Injury List (Club-by-Club)
Brisbane Broncos
Player Injury Return Preston Riki Syndesmosis World Cup Brendan Piakura Concussion 2027 Reece Walsh Syndesmosis 2027 Cory Paix Shoulder 2027 Blake Mozer Concussion 2027
Canberra Raiders
Player Injury Return Morgan Smithies Concussion World Cup Hudson Young Achilles 2027 Zac Hosking Hamstring 2027 Corey Horsburgh Shoulder 2027 Savelio Tamale Knee 2027
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Player Injury Return Jethro Rinakama Knee 2027 Kurt Mann Groin 2027 Sitili Tupouniua Hamstring 2027 Sam Hughes Neck 2027
Cronulla Sharks
Player Injury Return Nicho Hynes Head Knock TBC Mawene Hiroti Knee TBC Michael Gabrael Suspended Finals Week 3 Jesse Ramien Pectoral 2027
Dolphins
Player Injury Return Tom Flegler Head Knock Finals Week 3
Gold Coast Titans
Player Injury Return Lachlan Ilias Back 2027 Jaylan de Groot Knee 2027 Zane Harrison Hamstring 2027 Jojo Fifita Hip Pointer 2027 Oliver Pascoe Concussion 2027 Jensen Taumoepeau Ankle 2027 Jaimin Jolliffe Knee 2027
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Player Injury Return Tolu Koula Ankle World Cup Ethan Bullemor Concussion 2027 Taniela Paseka Knee 2027 Joey Walsh Jaw 2027 Luke Brooks Knee 2027 Kobe Hetherington Bicep 2027
Melbourne Storm
Player Injury Return Jahrome Hughes Hamstring World Cup Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown Neck TBC Jack Howarth Shoulder 2027 Will Warbrick Achilles 2027 Xavier Coates Achilles 2027 Ativalu Lisati Syndesmosis 2027
Newcastle Knights
Player Injury Return Jacob Saifiti Suspended 2027 Dylan Brown ACL 2027 Trey Mooney Shoulder 2027
North Queensland Cowboys
Player Injury Return Thomas Mikaele Hamstring World Cup Murray Taulagi Concussion World Cup
Parramatta Eels
Player Injury Return Charlie Guymer Knee 2027 J’maine Hopgood ACL 2027 Matt Doorey ACL 2027 Isaiah Iongi Knee 2027 Richard Penisini Knee 2027 Sam Tuivaiti Knee 2027
Penrith Panthers
Player Injury Return Nathan Cleary Foot TBC Luke Garner Groin TBC Paul Alamoti Hamstring Finals Week 3 Izack Tago Knee Finals Week 3
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Player Injury Return Cody Walker Calf 2027 Euan Aitken Shoulder 2027 Ashton Ward Hamstring 2027
St George Illawarra Dragons
Player Injury Return Valentine Holmes Ankle World Cup Jacob Liddle Calf 2027 Jaydn Su’A Pectoral 2027 Hame Sele Achilles TBC Clint Gutherson Knee 2027 Hayden Buchanan Shoulder 2027 David Fale Calf 2027
Sydney Roosters
Player Injury Return Egan Butcher Concussion Finals Week 3 Sam Walker Ankle Finals Week 3 Blake Steep Knee 2027
New Zealand Warriors
Player Injury Return Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad Head Knock TBC Luke Metcalf Hamstring TBC Jackson Ford Ankle TBC Tanah Boyd ACL 2027
Wests Tigers
Player Injury Return Alex Twal Concussion World Cup Adam Doueihi Shoulder 2027 Kai Pearce-Paul Pectoral 2027 Taylan May Shoulder 2027 Royce Hunt Pectoral 2027
